Research Analysts’ Weekly Ratings Updates for Quad/Graphics (QUAD)

Several analysts have recently updated their ratings and price targets for Quad/Graphics (NYSE: QUAD):

• 10/30/2024 – Quad/Graphics had its price target raised by analysts at Barrington Research from $8.50 to $10.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 10/26/2024 – Quad/Graphics was upgraded by analysts at StockNews.com from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating.
• 10/25/2024 – Quad/Graphics had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Rosenblatt Securities. They now have a $7.60 price target on the stock.
• 10/18/2024 – Quad/Graphics was downgraded by analysts at StockNews.com from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating.
• 10/10/2024 – Quad/Graphics was upgraded by analysts at StockNews.com from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating.
• 10/2/2024 – Quad/Graphics was downgraded by analysts at StockNews.com from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating.
• 9/24/2024 – Quad/Graphics had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Rosenblatt Securities. They now have a $7.60 price target on the stock.
• 9/20/2024 – Quad/Graphics had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Barrington Research. They now have a $8.50 price target on the stock.

Quad/Graphics Stock Performance

Shares of QUAD traded up $0.66 on Wednesday, reaching $6.53. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 961,286 shares, compared to its average volume of 159,370. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $4.86 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $4.97. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.83, a current ratio of 0.85 and a quick ratio of 0.56. The stock has a market capitalization of $340.60 million, a P/E ratio of -5.49 and a beta of 1.60. Quad/Graphics, Inc. has a 12-month low of $3.96 and a 12-month high of $6.75.

Quad/Graphics (NYSE:QUAD) last released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, October 28th. The business services provider reported $0.26 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.20 by $0.06. Quad/Graphics had a positive return on equity of 26.62% and a negative net margin of 2.00%. The business had revenue of $674.80 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $654.90 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.11 earnings per share. Research analysts forecast that Quad/Graphics, Inc. will post 0.76 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Quad/Graphics Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, December 6th. Shareholders of record on Monday, November 18th will be issued a dividend of $0.05 per share. The ex-dividend date is Monday, November 18th. This represents a $0.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.06%. Quad/Graphics’s dividend payout ratio is presently -16.81%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in QUAD. Inspire Investing LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Quad/Graphics in the second quarter worth about $850,000. Bank of Montreal Can purchased a new stake in shares of Quad/Graphics during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $408,000. LSV Asset Management boosted its position in shares of Quad/Graphics by 5.8% during the 1st quarter. LSV Asset Management now owns 1,118,383 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $5,939,000 after acquiring an additional 61,431 shares during the last quarter. Privium Fund Management UK Ltd purchased a new position in shares of Quad/Graphics in the second quarter valued at $262,000. Finally, Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Quad/Graphics by 125.4% in the third quarter. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 72,538 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $329,000 after purchasing an additional 40,363 shares in the last quarter. 39.52% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.