FY2025 EPS Estimates for Quad Graphics Boosted by Analyst

Quad Graphics, Inc (NYSE:QUAD) – Investment analysts at Barrington Research boosted their FY2025 earnings estimates for shares of Quad Graphics in a report released on Thursday, July 31st. Barrington Research analyst K. Steinke now expects that the business services provider will post earnings of $0.96 per share for the year, up from their previous forecast of $0.89. Barrington Research has a “Outperform” rating and a $10.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Quad Graphics’ current full-year earnings is $1.08 per share.

Other equities analysts have also issued reports about the stock. Rosenblatt Securities decreased their target price on shares of Quad Graphics from $8.90 to $8.60 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Quad Graphics from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday.

Quad Graphics Price Performance

QUAD stock opened at $5.71 on Monday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.64, a current ratio of 0.92 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.85. Quad Graphics has a 12 month low of $4.06 and a 12 month high of $9.13. The firm has a market cap of $288.98 million, a P/E ratio of -17.84 and a beta of 1.43. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $5.60 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $5.79.

Quad Graphics (NYSE:QUAD) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July 29th. The business services provider reported $0.14 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.12 by $0.02. Quad Graphics had a negative net margin of 0.55% and a positive return on equity of 70.06%. The business had revenue of $571.90 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $555.05 million.

Quad Graphics Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, September 5th. Investors of record on Monday, August 18th will be issued a dividend of $0.075 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, August 18th. This represents a $0.30 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.3%. Quad Graphics’s payout ratio is -93.75%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Quad Graphics

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in QUAD. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its holdings in shares of Quad Graphics by 467.6% during the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 80,250 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $559,000 after purchasing an additional 66,111 shares during the last quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership grew its holdings in shares of Quad Graphics by 50.7% during the 4th quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 254,479 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $1,774,000 after purchasing an additional 85,565 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in Quad Graphics by 1.6% during the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 679,717 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $4,739,000 after acquiring an additional 10,681 shares during the last quarter. Trexquant Investment LP grew its holdings in Quad Graphics by 110.3% during the 4th quarter. Trexquant Investment LP now owns 59,204 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $413,000 after acquiring an additional 31,050 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA bought a new stake in Quad Graphics during the 4th quarter worth approximately $195,000. 39.52% of the stock is owned by 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.