Quad/Graphics' (QUAD) "Outperform" Rating Reiterated at Barrington Research

Barrington Research reissued their outperform rating on shares of Quad/Graphics (NYSE:QUAD - Free Report) in a research note published on Friday,Benzinga reports. The brokerage currently has a $10.00 target price on the business services provider's stock. Barrington Research also issued estimates for Quad/Graphics' Q1 2025 earnings at $0.07 EPS, Q2 2025 earnings at $0.09 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.26 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.37 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $0.87 EPS.

Several other research firms have also recently issued reports on QUAD. StockNews.com cut shares of Quad/Graphics from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, January 31st. Rosenblatt Securities reiterated a "buy" rating and set a $10.30 target price on shares of Quad/Graphics in a research report on Tuesday, February 18th.

Quad/Graphics Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:QUAD traded up $0.07 during trading on Friday, reaching $6.26. The company had a trading volume of 387,651 shares, compared to its average volume of 286,214. Quad/Graphics has a fifty-two week low of $4.06 and a fifty-two week high of $9.13. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 8.35, a current ratio of 0.85 and a quick ratio of 0.56. The stock's fifty day moving average price is $6.97 and its 200 day moving average price is $6.21. The firm has a market capitalization of $326.00 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -5.74 and a beta of 1.57.

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Quad/Graphics (NYSE:QUAD - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 18th. The business services provider reported $0.36 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.38 by ($0.02). Quad/Graphics had a negative net margin of 1.90% and a positive return on equity of 58.44%. The firm had revenue of $708.40 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $726.70 million. As a group, equities research analysts predict that Quad/Graphics will post 1.08 EPS for the current year.

Quad/Graphics Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 14th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 28th will be issued a $0.075 dividend. This represents a $0.30 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.80%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 28th. This is an increase from Quad/Graphics's previous quarterly dividend of $0.05. Quad/Graphics's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently -27.52%.

Institutional Trading of Quad/Graphics

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Miller Value Partners LLC lifted its position in shares of Quad/Graphics by 33.7% during the 4th quarter. Miller Value Partners LLC now owns 2,518,130 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $17,551,000 after acquiring an additional 634,315 shares during the period. Heartland Advisors Inc. purchased a new position in Quad/Graphics in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $2,091,000. Bank of New York Mellon Corp increased its stake in Quad/Graphics by 171.3% in the 4th quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 293,552 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $2,046,000 after purchasing an additional 185,344 shares in the last quarter. Inspire Investing LLC acquired a new position in Quad/Graphics during the fourth quarter worth $1,150,000. Finally, HighTower Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Quad/Graphics during the fourth quarter worth $847,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 39.52% of the company's stock.

Quad/Graphics Company Profile

Quad/Graphics, Inc provides marketing solutions worldwide. The company operates through United States Print and Related Services, and International segments. It offers printing services, such as retail inserts, publications, catalogs, special interest publications, journals, direct mail, directories, in-store marketing and promotion, packaging, newspapers, custom print products, and other commercial and specialty printed products; and paper procurement services.