Quad/Graphics (QUAD) Competitors

Deluxe (NYSE:DLX) and Quad/Graphics (NYSE:QUAD) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, risk, media sentiment, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability and valuation.

Is DLX or QUAD more profitable?

Deluxe has a net margin of 2.49% compared to Quad/Graphics' net margin of -1.90%. Quad/Graphics' return on equity of 58.44% beat Deluxe's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Deluxe	2.49%	21.33%	4.84%
Quad/Graphics	-1.90%	58.44%	3.06%

Does the media favor DLX or QUAD?

In the previous week, Deluxe had 3 more articles in the media than Quad/Graphics. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Deluxe and 3 mentions for Quad/Graphics. Deluxe's average media sentiment score of 1.27 beat Quad/Graphics' score of 0.63 indicating that Deluxe is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Deluxe	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Quad/Graphics	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals believe in DLX or QUAD?

93.9% of Deluxe shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.5% of Quad/Graphics shares are held by institutional investors. 5.6% of Deluxe shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 13.0% of Quad/Graphics shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts prefer DLX or QUAD?

Deluxe currently has a consensus target price of $31.00, suggesting a potential upside of 96.20%. Quad/Graphics has a consensus target price of $10.15, suggesting a potential upside of 85.56%. Given Deluxe's higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Deluxe is more favorable than Quad/Graphics.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Deluxe	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Quad/Graphics	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer DLX or QUAD?

Quad/Graphics received 18 more outperform votes than Deluxe when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 67.39% of users gave Deluxe an outperform vote while only 67.04% of users gave Quad/Graphics an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Deluxe	Outperform Votes 279 67.39%	Underperform Votes 135 32.61%
Quad/Graphics	Outperform Votes 297 67.04%	Underperform Votes 146 32.96%

Which has more volatility & risk, DLX or QUAD?

Deluxe has a beta of 1.46, meaning that its share price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Quad/Graphics has a beta of 1.76, meaning that its share price is 76% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is DLX or QUAD a better dividend stock?

Deluxe pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.6%. Quad/Graphics pays an annual dividend of $0.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.5%. Deluxe pays out 101.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Quad/Graphics pays out -27.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, DLX or QUAD?

Deluxe has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Quad/Graphics. Quad/Graphics is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Deluxe, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Deluxe	$2.12B	0.33	$52.80M	$1.18	13.39
Quad/Graphics	$2.67B	0.11	-$55.40M	-$1.09	-5.02

Summary

Deluxe beats Quad/Graphics on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.