Quad/Graphics (NYSE:QUAD) Rating Increased to Strong-Buy at StockNews.com

StockNews.com upgraded shares of Quad/Graphics (NYSE:QUAD - Free Report) from a buy rating to a strong-buy rating in a report published on Saturday.

A number of other research analysts have also recently commented on QUAD. Rosenblatt Securities increased their price target on Quad/Graphics from $7.70 to $10.30 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Monday, November 25th. Barrington Research reiterated an "outperform" rating and issued a $10.00 target price on shares of Quad/Graphics in a research report on Tuesday, November 26th.

Quad/Graphics Price Performance

NYSE:QUAD traded up $0.07 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $6.72. The company's stock had a trading volume of 145,575 shares, compared to its average volume of 168,538. 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 company has a market capitalization of $350.24 million, a P/E ratio of -4.07 and a beta of 1.59. Quad/Graphics has a twelve month low of $4.06 and a twelve month high of $9.13. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $7.35 and a 200-day simple moving average of $5.85.

Quad/Graphics (NYSE:QUAD - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, October 28th. The business services provider reported $0.26 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.20 by $0.06. The company had revenue of $674.80 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $654.90 million. Quad/Graphics had a negative net margin of 2.82% and a positive return on equity of 42.63%. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.11 EPS. On average, analysts anticipate that Quad/Graphics will post 0.84 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Quad/Graphics Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 6th. Stockholders of record on Monday, November 18th were issued a dividend of $0.05 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, November 18th. This represents a $0.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.98%. Quad/Graphics's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently -12.12%.

Institutional Trading of Quad/Graphics

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. SG Americas Securities LLC bought a new stake in shares of Quad/Graphics in the 3rd quarter valued at about $54,000. FMR LLC lifted its stake in shares of Quad/Graphics by 1,103.6% in the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 22,050 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $100,000 after acquiring an additional 20,218 shares during the period. Heron Bay Capital Management bought a new stake in Quad/Graphics in the second quarter valued at approximately $124,000. Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC increased its position in Quad/Graphics by 20.7% during the 2nd quarter. Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC now owns 23,486 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $128,000 after purchasing an additional 4,023 shares during the period. Finally, Stifel Financial Corp raised its holdings in Quad/Graphics by 61.9% during the 3rd quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 31,060 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $141,000 after purchasing an additional 11,874 shares during the last quarter. 39.52% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Quad/Graphics

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.