Quad/Graphics (NYSE:QUAD) Receives “Outperform” Rating from Barrington Research

Barrington Research reaffirmed their outperform rating on shares of Quad/Graphics (NYSE:QUAD) in a research note published on Tuesday,Benzinga reports. The firm currently has a $10.00 price target on the business services provider’s stock.

A number of other equities research analysts have also weighed in on the company. StockNews.com upgraded Quad/Graphics from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, October 26th. Rosenblatt Securities increased their price objective on shares of Quad/Graphics from $7.70 to $10.30 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, November 25th.

Quad/Graphics Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:QUAD opened at $7.22 on Tuesday. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $6.07 and its 200-day simple moving average is $5.37. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 8.35, a current ratio of 0.85 and a quick ratio of 0.56. The firm has a market capitalization of $376.31 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -4.38 and a beta of 1.57. Quad/Graphics has a 12 month low of $4.06 and a 12 month high of $7.94.

Quad/Graphics (NYSE:QUAD) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Monday, October 28th. The business services provider reported $0.26 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.20 by $0.06. The firm had revenue of $674.80 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $654.90 million. Quad/Graphics had a positive return on equity of 42.63% and a negative net margin of 2.82%. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.11 EPS. As a group, equities analysts forecast that Quad/Graphics will post 0.84 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Quad/Graphics Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, December 6th. Shareholders of record on Monday, November 18th will be paid a $0.05 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, November 18th. This represents a $0.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.77%. Quad/Graphics’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently -12.12%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Quad/Graphics

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. SG Americas Securities LLC bought a new position in Quad/Graphics during the third quarter worth $54,000. GAMMA Investing LLC bought a new stake in shares of Quad/Graphics during the second quarter valued at approximately $68,000. FMR LLC increased its stake in shares of Quad/Graphics by 1,103.6% in the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 22,050 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $100,000 after buying an additional 20,218 shares during the period. Quadrature Capital Ltd acquired a new stake in Quad/Graphics in the first quarter worth about $104,000. Finally, Heron Bay Capital Management bought a new stake in shares of Quad/Graphics during the second quarter worth approximately $124,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 39.52% of the company’s stock.

Quad/Graphics Company Profile

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.