Barrington Research Weighs in on Quad/Graphics Q4 Earnings

Quad/Graphics, Inc. (NYSE:QUAD) – Stock analysts at Barrington Research upped their Q4 2024 earnings per share estimates for Quad/Graphics in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, October 30th. Barrington Research analyst K. Steinke now forecasts that the business services provider will post earnings of $0.36 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.34. Barrington Research currently has a “Outperform” rating and a $10.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Quad/Graphics’ current full-year earnings is $0.84 per share. Barrington Research also issued estimates for Quad/Graphics’ FY2025 earnings at $1.08 EPS.

Quad/Graphics (NYSE:QUAD) last released its earnings results on Monday, October 28th. The business services provider reported $0.26 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.20 by $0.06. The business had revenue of $674.80 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate 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 period in the previous year, the company posted $0.11 earnings per share.

Several other research firms have also recently weighed in on QUAD. Rosenblatt Securities restated a “buy” rating and issued a $7.60 price target on shares of Quad/Graphics in a research note on Friday, October 25th. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Quad/Graphics from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, October 26th.

Quad/Graphics Trading Up 8.6 %

NYSE:QUAD opened at $7.19 on Monday. The stock has a market cap of $375.04 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -4.36 and a beta of 1.57. The company has a quick ratio of 0.56, a current ratio of 0.85 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 8.35. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $5.06 and its 200-day moving average price is $5.04. Quad/Graphics has a 52 week low of $4.06 and a 52 week high of $7.71.

Quad/Graphics Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, December 6th. Stockholders of record on Monday, November 18th will be paid a dividend of $0.05 per share. This represents a $0.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.78%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, November 18th. Quad/Graphics’s dividend payout ratio is presently -12.12%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Quad/Graphics

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. SG Americas Securities LLC bought a new position in shares of Quad/Graphics in the third quarter worth about $54,000. GAMMA Investing LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Quad/Graphics in the second quarter worth $68,000. Quadrature Capital Ltd purchased a new position in shares of Quad/Graphics during the 1st quarter valued at $104,000. Heron Bay Capital Management bought a new position in Quad/Graphics in the 2nd quarter worth $124,000. Finally, Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC increased its stake in Quad/Graphics by 20.7% in the 2nd quarter. Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC now owns 23,486 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $128,000 after buying an additional 4,023 shares in the last quarter. 39.52% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.