Barrington Research Predicts Quad/Graphics Q1 Earnings

Quad/Graphics, Inc. (NYSE:QUAD) – Research analysts at Barrington Research issued their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Quad/Graphics in a note issued to investors on Friday, February 21st. Barrington Research analyst K. Steinke forecasts that the business services provider will post earnings per share of $0.07 for the quarter. Barrington Research currently has a “Outperform” rating and a $10.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Quad/Graphics’ current full-year earnings is $1.08 per share. Barrington Research also issued estimates for Quad/Graphics’ Q2 2025 earnings at $0.09 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.26 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.37 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $0.87 EPS.

QUAD has been the topic of a number of other reports. Rosenblatt Securities reissued a “buy” rating and set a $10.30 price objective on shares of Quad/Graphics in a report on Tuesday, February 18th. StockNews.com cut Quad/Graphics from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, January 31st.

Quad/Graphics Stock Performance

Shares of QUAD opened at $6.01 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $312.97 million, a PE ratio of -5.51 and a beta of 1.57. The company has a current ratio of 0.85, a quick ratio of 0.56 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 8.35. Quad/Graphics has a 12-month low of $4.06 and a 12-month high of $9.13. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $7.00 and a 200-day moving average price of $6.20.

Quad/Graphics (NYSE:QUAD) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 18th. The business services provider reported $0.36 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.38 by ($0.02). The business had revenue of $708.40 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $726.70 million. Quad/Graphics had a negative net margin of 1.90% and a positive return on equity of 58.44%.

Quad/Graphics Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 14th. Investors of record on Friday, February 28th will be issued a dividend of $0.075 per share. This represents a $0.30 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 5.00%. This is a boost from Quad/Graphics’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.05. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 28th. Quad/Graphics’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently -27.52%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Quad/Graphics

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of QUAD. Miller Value Partners LLC increased its stake in Quad/Graphics by 33.7% in the 4th quarter. Miller Value Partners LLC now owns 2,518,130 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $17,551,000 after purchasing an additional 634,315 shares during the period. Heartland Advisors Inc. purchased a new position in Quad/Graphics in the 4th quarter worth approximately $2,091,000. Bank of New York Mellon Corp increased its stake in Quad/Graphics by 171.3% in the 4th quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 293,552 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $2,046,000 after purchasing an additional 185,344 shares during the period. Inspire Investing LLC purchased a new position in Quad/Graphics in the 4th quarter worth approximately $1,150,000. Finally, HighTower Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Quad/Graphics in the 4th quarter worth approximately $847,000. 39.52% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About Quad/Graphics

Quad/Graphics, Inc provides marketing solutions worldwide. The company operates through United States Print and Related Services, and International segments. It offers printing services, such as retail inserts, publications, catalogs, special interest publications, journals, direct mail, directories, in-store marketing and promotion, packaging, newspapers, custom print products, and other commercial and specialty printed products; and paper procurement services.