Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc. provides innovative software and technology-enabled financial regulatory and compliance solutions in the United States, Asia, Europe, Canada, and internationally. It operates through four segments: Capital Markets Software Solutions (CM-SS); Capital Markets Compliance and Communications Management (CM-CCM); Investment Companies Software Solutions (IC-SS); and Investment Companies Compliance and Communications Management (IC-CCM). The CM-SS segment provides Venue and ActiveDisclosure solutions to public and private companies to manage public and private transactional and compliance processes; collaborate; and tag, validate, and file SEC documents. The CM-CCM segment offers tech-enabled services and print and distribution solutions to public and private companies for deal solutions and SEC compliance requirements. The IC-SS segment provides clients with the Arc Suite platform that contains a comprehensive suite of cloud-based solutions, including ArcDigital, ArcReporting, ArcPro, and ArcRegulatory, as well as services that enable storage and management of compliance and regulatory information in a self-service and central repository for accessing, assembling, editing, translating, rendering, and submitting documents to regulators and investors. The IC-CCM segment offers tech-enabled solutions for creating, filing and distributing regulatory communications, and solutions for investor communications, as well as XBRL and iXBRL-formatted filings pursuant for Investment Company Act through the SEC's EDGAR system. This segment also provides turnkey proxy services, including discovery, planning and implementation, print and mail management, solicitation, tabulation services, stockholder meeting review, and expert support. Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc. was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $59.27 to $60.29
• 50-Day Range: $56.49 to $69.93
• 52-Week Range: $56.02 to $71.01
• Volume: 108,645 shs
• Average Volume: 222,001 shs
• Market Capitalization: $1.73 billion
• P/E Ratio: 18.77
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $76.33
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Donnelley Financial Solutions Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Donnelley Financial Solutions scored higher than 84% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 160th out of 649 stocks in the computer and technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Donnelley Financial Solutions has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 3 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Donnelley Financial Solutions has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 11.46%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Donnelley Financial Solutions are expected to grow by 11.46% in the coming year, from $3.23 to $3.60 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Donnelley Financial Solutions is 18.77, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 136.33.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Donnelley Financial Solutions is 18.77, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Computer and Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 268.73.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Donnelley Financial Solutions has a P/B Ratio of 4.35. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

4.33% of the float of Donnelley Financial Solutions has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Donnelley Financial Solutions has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 7.3.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Donnelley Financial Solutions has recently decreased by 0.84%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Donnelley Financial Solutions does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Donnelley Financial Solutions does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

4.33% of the float of Donnelley Financial Solutions has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Donnelley Financial Solutions has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 7.3.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Donnelley Financial Solutions has recently decreased by 0.84%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.49

News Sentiment

Donnelley Financial Solutions has a news sentiment score of 1.49. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.58 average news sentiment score of Computer and Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Donnelley Financial Solutions this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

2 people have searched for DFIN on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

2 people have added Donnelley Financial Solutions to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Donnelley Financial Solutions insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $26,738,613.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

11.90% of the stock of Donnelley Financial Solutions is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

93.84% of the stock of Donnelley Financial Solutions is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

DFIN Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have DFIN shares performed this year?

Donnelley Financial Solutions' stock was trading at $62.37 at the beginning of 2024. Since then, DFIN stock has decreased by 3.7% and is now trading at $60.06.
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How were Donnelley Financial Solutions' earnings last quarter?

Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:DFIN) issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October, 31st. The company reported $0.48 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.76 by $0.28. The firm's revenue was down .3% on a year-over-year basis.

Does Donnelley Financial Solutions have any subsidiaries?

Donnelley Financial Solutions subsidiaries include these companies: Guardum, eBrevia Inc., Bowne International L.L.C., DFS International Holdings Inc., Donnelley Financial Data Solutions Deutschland GmbH, Donnelley Financial LLC, Donnelley Financial Solutions Australia Pty Limited, and others.

Who are Donnelley Financial Solutions' major shareholders?

Donnelley Financial Solutions' top institutional shareholders include Mawer Investment Management Ltd. (7.00%), State Street Corp (3.68%), Simcoe Capital Management LLC (3.49%) and Rice Hall James & Associates LLC (3.07%). Insiders that own company stock include Jeffrey Jacobowitz, Daniel Leib, David A Gardella, Craig Clay, Eric J Johnson, Simcoe Capital Management, Llc, Robert Kirk Williams, Luis A Aguilar, Gary G Greenfield, Jennifer B Reiners and Kami Turner.
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How do I buy shares of Donnelley Financial Solutions?

Shares of DFIN stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.
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What other stocks do shareholders of Donnelley Financial Solutions own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Donnelley Financial Solutions investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Broadcom (AVGO), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Adobe (ADBE), ServiceNow (NOW) and Arista Networks (ANET).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 10/31/2024
• Today: 11/21/2024
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2024
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 2/18/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Computer and Technology
• Industry: Miscellaneous business services
• Sub-Industry: Business Services
• Current Symbol: NYSE:DFIN
• Previous Symbol: NASDAQ:DFIN
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: 1669811
• Web: www.dfinsolutions.com
• Phone: (800) 823-5304
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 1,900
• Year Founded: 1983

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $76.33
• High Stock Price Target: $80.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $70.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +27.1%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 3 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $3.20
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 18.77
• Forward P/E Ratio: 18.59
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $82.20 million
• Net Margins: 12.06%
• Pretax Margin: 15.55%
• Return on Equity: 22.70%
• Return on Assets: 11.33%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.28
• Current Ratio: 1.15
• Quick Ratio: 1.15

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $797.20 million
• Price / Sales: 2.17
• Cash Flow: $5.43 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 11.06
• Book Value: $13.82 per share
• Price / Book: 4.35

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 28,860,000
• Free Float: 25,424,000
• Market Cap: $1.73 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.38