Barrington Research restated their outperform rating on shares of Quad/Graphics (NYSE:QUAD – Free Report) in a report released on Friday morning, Benzinga reports. Barrington Research currently has a $8.50 target price on the business services provider’s stock.
A number of other brokerages also recently issued reports on QUAD. StockNews.com raised Quad/Graphics from a buy rating to a strong-buy rating in a report on Tuesday, July 16th. Rosenblatt Securities boosted their price target on Quad/Graphics from $7.50 to $7.60 and gave the company a buy rating in a report on Thursday, August 1st.
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Quad/Graphics Trading Up 2.6 %
Quad/Graphics (NYSE:QUAD – Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July 30th. The business services provider reported $0.12 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.07 by $0.05. Quad/Graphics had a positive return on equity of 26.62% and a negative net margin of 2.00%. The company had revenue of $634.20 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $645.70 million. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.02 earnings per share. Equities analysts predict that Quad/Graphics will post 0.74 EPS for the current year.
Quad/Graphics Announces Dividend
The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, September 6th. Stockholders of record on Monday, August 19th will be paid a dividend of $0.05 per share. This represents a $0.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.65%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, August 19th. Quad/Graphics’s payout ratio is -16.00%.
Institutional Inflows and Outflows
Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in QUAD. GAMMA Investing LLC acquired a new position in shares of Quad/Graphics during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $68,000. Mackenzie Financial Corp acquired a new position in shares of Quad/Graphics during the 4th quarter worth approximately $72,000. Quadrature Capital Ltd acquired a new position in shares of Quad/Graphics during the 1st quarter worth approximately $104,000. D Orazio & Associates Inc. raised its stake in shares of Quad/Graphics by 47.1% during the 4th quarter. D Orazio & Associates Inc. now owns 21,642 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $117,000 after buying an additional 6,933 shares during the period. Finally, EMC Capital Management raised its stake in shares of Quad/Graphics by 11.7% during the 1st quarter. EMC Capital Management now owns 25,020 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $133,000 after buying an additional 2,623 shares during the period. 39.52% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
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.
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