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Quad/Graphics (QUAD) Competitors

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$6.83 -0.20 (-2.84%)
(As of 11/20/2024 ET)

QUAD vs. DLX, EBF, PMTS, SFHG, MGIH, CMPR, LNN, NSSC, CDRE, and LZ

Should you be buying Quad/Graphics stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Quad/Graphics include Deluxe (DLX), Ennis (EBF), CPI Card Group (PMTS), Samfine Creation Holdings Group (SFHG), Millennium Group International (MGIH), Cimpress (CMPR), Lindsay (LNN), Napco Security Technologies (NSSC), Cadre (CDRE), and LegalZoom.com (LZ).

Quad/Graphics vs.

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

In the previous week, Deluxe had 8 more articles in the media than Quad/Graphics. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Deluxe and 4 mentions for Quad/Graphics. Deluxe's average media sentiment score of 0.80 beat Quad/Graphics' score of 0.50 indicating that Deluxe is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Deluxe$2.14B0.47$26.12M$1.2418.15
Quad/Graphics$2.96B0.12-$55.40M-$1.65-4.14

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
Deluxe2.58% 21.15% 4.66%
Quad/Graphics -2.82%42.63%2.54%

93.9% of Deluxe shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.5% of Quad/Graphics shares are held by institutional investors. 4.2% 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 endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Deluxe pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.3%. Quad/Graphics pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. 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. Quad/Graphics pays out -12.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Deluxe has a beta of 1.46, indicating that its stock price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Quad/Graphics has a beta of 1.57, indicating that its stock price is 57% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Quad/Graphics received 12 more outperform votes than Deluxe when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 67.24% of users gave Deluxe an outperform vote while only 66.28% of users gave Quad/Graphics an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
DeluxeOutperform Votes
275
67.24%
Underperform Votes
134
32.76%
Quad/GraphicsOutperform Votes
287
66.28%
Underperform Votes
146
33.72%

Deluxe presently has a consensus price target of $31.00, suggesting a potential upside of 37.78%. Quad/Graphics has a consensus price target of $8.80, suggesting a potential upside of 28.84%. Given Deluxe's higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly 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)
0 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Quad/Graphics
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

Summary

Deluxe beats Quad/Graphics on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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QUAD vs. The Competition

MetricQuad/GraphicsCommercial printing IndustryIndustrial SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$366.40M$758.81M$9.79B$19.84B
Dividend Yield2.85%3.46%2.01%3.50%
P/E Ratio-4.143.8518.9737.73
Price / Sales0.121.167.6518.01
Price / Cash2.286.0919.0217.90
Price / Book6.972.464.264.86
Net Income-$55.40M$60.63M$413.78M$985.93M
7 Day Performance-5.79%-5.84%-1.88%0.45%
1 Month Performance17.15%8.49%0.97%1.05%
1 Year Performance39.67%40.40%29.38%24.67%

Quad/Graphics Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
QUAD
Quad/Graphics
3.424 of 5 stars
$6.83
-2.8%
$8.80
+28.8%
+35.5%$366.40M$2.96B-4.1413,150Ex-Dividend
DLX
Deluxe
4.887 of 5 stars
$22.50
-1.1%
$31.00
+37.8%
+20.1%$1.01B$2.14B18.155,170Analyst Downgrade
EBF
Ennis
2.6989 of 5 stars
$20.69
-0.8%
N/A-4.7%$542.44M$420.11M13.091,941
PMTS
CPI Card Group
4.3456 of 5 stars
$27.75
+4.6%
$36.50
+31.5%
+77.7%$295.95M$444.55M21.181,448
SFHG
Samfine Creation Holdings Group
N/A$11.93
+3.6%
N/AN/A$230.20MN/A0.00N/AQuiet Period Expiration
News Coverage
MGIH
Millennium Group International
N/A$1.58
-0.6%
N/A+61.2%$17.89M$38.53M0.00792
CMPR
Cimpress
4.8805 of 5 stars
$78.38
+1.8%
$114.50
+46.1%
+8.0%$1.94B$3.29B13.4716,000Positive News
LNN
Lindsay
3.8078 of 5 stars
$128.01
+2.5%
$132.50
+3.5%
+4.0%$1.35B$607.07M21.261,280Positive News
NSSC
Napco Security Technologies
4.4907 of 5 stars
$36.94
+2.0%
$47.14
+27.6%
+27.5%$1.33B$188.82M27.161,070Positive News
CDRE
Cadre
3.391 of 5 stars
$32.43
+1.5%
$39.75
+22.6%
+1.4%$1.32B$516.16M39.072,435Insider Trade
LZ
LegalZoom.com
2.3401 of 5 stars
$7.63
+1.2%
$8.67
+13.6%
-33.2%$1.30B$660.73M58.701,190

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This page (NYSE:QUAD) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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