Quad/Graphics (QUAD) Competitors

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

Which has higher 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	$2.75B	0.13	-$55.40M	-$1.65	-4.09
Deluxe	$2.19B	0.45	$26.12M	$1.24	18.15

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 3.0%. Deluxe pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.3%. Quad/Graphics pays out -12.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Deluxe pays out 96.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in QUAD or DLX?

Quad/Graphics received 16 more outperform votes than Deluxe when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 67.32% of users gave Deluxe an outperform vote while only 66.67% of users gave Quad/Graphics an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Quad/Graphics	Outperform Votes 292 66.67%	Underperform Votes 146 33.33%
Deluxe	Outperform Votes 276 67.32%	Underperform Votes 134 32.68%

Does the media favor QUAD or DLX?

In the previous week, Deluxe had 1 more articles in the media than Quad/Graphics. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Deluxe and 2 mentions for Quad/Graphics. Quad/Graphics' average media sentiment score of 0.34 beat Deluxe's score of -0.27 indicating that Quad/Graphics is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Is QUAD or DLX more profitable?

Deluxe has a net margin of 2.58% compared to Quad/Graphics' net margin of -2.82%. Quad/Graphics' return on equity of 42.63% beat Deluxe's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Quad/Graphics	-2.82%	42.63%	2.54%
Deluxe	2.58%	21.15%	4.66%

Do analysts recommend QUAD or DLX?

Quad/Graphics presently has a consensus price target of $10.15, suggesting a potential upside of 50.26%. Deluxe has a consensus price target of $31.00, suggesting a potential upside of 37.73%. Given Quad/Graphics' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Quad/Graphics is more favorable than Deluxe.

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)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of 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, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility & risk, QUAD or DLX?

Quad/Graphics has a beta of 1.59, indicating that its stock price is 59% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Deluxe has a beta of 1.52, indicating that its stock price is 52% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

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