Quad/Graphics (NYSE:QUAD) Rating Increased to Strong-Buy at StockNews.com

StockNews.com upgraded shares of Quad/Graphics (NYSE:QUAD) from a buy rating to a strong-buy rating in a report published on Monday morning.

Separately, TheStreet upgraded shares of Quad/Graphics from a d+ rating to a c rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 14th.

Quad/Graphics Stock Up 1.8 %

Shares of NYSE QUAD opened at $4.60 on Monday. Quad/Graphics has a one year low of $2.68 and a one year high of $6.75. The company has a current ratio of 0.74, a quick ratio of 0.52 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.08. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $5.18 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $5.12.

Quad/Graphics (NYSE:QUAD) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 20th. The business services provider reported $0.23 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.13 by $0.10. Quad/Graphics had a negative net margin of 1.87% and a positive return on equity of 18.28%. The business had revenue of $787.90 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $758.40 million. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.41 earnings per share. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Quad/Graphics will post 0.74 EPS for the current year.

Quad/Graphics Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 7th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, May 22nd will be paid a dividend of $0.05 per share. This represents a $0.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.35%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, May 21st. Quad/Graphics’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently -17.39%.

Institutional Trading of Quad/Graphics

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Quad/Graphics by 64.7% during the third quarter. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC now owns 277,878 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $1,398,000 after purchasing an additional 109,150 shares during the period. Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. lifted its stake in Quad/Graphics by 1.3% in the third quarter. Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. now owns 196,365 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $988,000 after acquiring an additional 2,425 shares during the period. Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC purchased a new stake in Quad/Graphics in the third quarter worth $468,000. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC lifted its position in Quad/Graphics by 17.1% during the fourth quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 81,834 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $444,000 after buying an additional 11,970 shares during the period. Finally, Crescent Grove Advisors LLC lifted its position in Quad/Graphics by 19.8% during the first quarter. Crescent Grove Advisors LLC now owns 60,490 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $321,000 after buying an additional 10,000 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 39.52% of the company’s stock.

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.