Trexquant Investment LP Acquires 6,958 Shares of Quad Graphics, Inc $QUAD

Trexquant Investment LP raised its position in Quad Graphics, Inc (NYSE:QUAD) by 11.8% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 66,162 shares of the business services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 6,958 shares during the period. Trexquant Investment LP owned approximately 0.13% of Quad Graphics worth $361,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of QUAD. Nuveen LLC bought a new stake in Quad Graphics in the first quarter valued at approximately $714,000. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA grew its position in Quad Graphics by 468.5% in the first quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 158,714 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $865,000 after purchasing an additional 130,794 shares in the last quarter. PharVision Advisers LLC bought a new position in Quad Graphics in the fourth quarter valued at $732,000. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH bought a new stake in Quad Graphics during the fourth quarter worth $545,000. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC grew its position in shares of Quad Graphics by 442.0% in the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 66,534 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $363,000 after acquiring an additional 54,259 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 39.52% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research analysts have recently commented on QUAD shares. Barrington Research restated an “outperform” rating and set a $10.00 target price on shares of Quad Graphics in a research note on Tuesday, July 29th. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Quad Graphics from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, August 2nd. Finally, Rosenblatt Securities cut their target price on shares of Quad Graphics from $8.90 to $8.60 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, July 31st. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $9.30.

Quad Graphics Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:QUAD opened at $6.56 on Wednesday. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $6.06 and a 200-day moving average of $5.69. The stock has a market capitalization of $331.08 million, a PE ratio of -20.50 and a beta of 1.44. The company has a current ratio of 0.92, a quick ratio of 0.64 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.85. Quad Graphics, Inc has a 12 month low of $4.13 and a 12 month high of $9.13.

Quad Graphics (NYSE:QUAD) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, July 29th. The business services provider reported $0.14 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.12 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $571.90 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $555.05 million. Quad Graphics had a negative net margin of 0.55% and a positive return on equity of 70.06%. On average, equities research analysts predict that Quad Graphics, Inc will post 1.08 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Quad Graphics Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 5th. Investors of record on Monday, August 18th were given a dividend of $0.075 per share. This represents a $0.30 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.6%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, August 18th. Quad Graphics’s dividend payout ratio is currently -93.75%.

Quad Graphics 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.