Quad/Graphics (QUAD) Competitors

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

Do analysts rate QUAD or DLX?

Quad/Graphics currently has a consensus target price of $10.15, indicating a potential upside of 69.03%. Deluxe has a consensus target price of $31.00, indicating a potential upside of 82.19%. Given Deluxe's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Deluxe is more favorable than Quad/Graphics.

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

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, QUAD or DLX?

Deluxe has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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
Quad/Graphics	$2.67B	0.12	-$55.40M	-$1.09	-5.51
Deluxe	$2.12B	0.36	$52.80M	$1.18	14.42

Which has more volatility & risk, QUAD or DLX?

Quad/Graphics has a beta of 1.57, suggesting that its share price is 57% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Deluxe has a beta of 1.52, suggesting that its share price is 52% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is QUAD or DLX 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
Quad/Graphics	-1.90%	58.44%	3.06%
Deluxe	2.49%	21.33%	4.84%

Does the media favor QUAD or DLX?

In the previous week, Quad/Graphics had 14 more articles in the media than Deluxe. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Quad/Graphics and 5 mentions for Deluxe. Deluxe's average media sentiment score of 0.20 beat Quad/Graphics' score of 0.06 indicating that Deluxe is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Quad/Graphics	3 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	10 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Deluxe	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer QUAD or DLX?

Quad/Graphics received 19 more outperform votes than Deluxe when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 67.23% of users gave Deluxe an outperform vote while only 66.97% of users gave Quad/Graphics an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Quad/Graphics	Outperform Votes 296 66.97%	Underperform Votes 146 33.03%
Deluxe	Outperform Votes 277 67.23%	Underperform Votes 135 32.77%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in QUAD or DLX?

39.5% of Quad/Graphics shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.9% of Deluxe shares are owned by institutional investors. 13.0% of Quad/Graphics shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.2% of Deluxe shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is QUAD or DLX a better dividend stock?

Quad/Graphics pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Deluxe pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.1%. Quad/Graphics pays out -18.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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.

Summary

Deluxe beats Quad/Graphics on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.