Donnelley Financial Solutions (NYSE:DFIN) Upgraded to “Buy” at Wall Street Zen

Donnelley Financial Solutions (NYSE:DFIN) was upgraded by stock analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report issued to clients and investors on Saturday.

Other equities analysts also recently issued reports about the company. Needham & Company LLC lowered their price target on Donnelley Financial Solutions from $72.00 to $57.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Thursday. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Donnelley Financial Solutions in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, DA Davidson set a $70.00 price target on Donnelley Financial Solutions in a report on Friday, October 24th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $65.67.

Donnelley Financial Solutions Stock Performance

Shares of DFIN opened at $45.98 on Friday. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $53.14 and a 200 day moving average price of $54.89. The company has a quick ratio of 1.29, a current ratio of 1.13 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35. The company has a market capitalization of $1.22 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 43.79 and a beta of 1.07. Donnelley Financial Solutions has a 52-week low of $37.80 and a 52-week high of $69.93.

Donnelley Financial Solutions (NYSE:DFIN) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 29th. The company reported $0.86 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.57 by $0.29. The firm had revenue of $175.30 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $169.70 million. Donnelley Financial Solutions had a return on equity of 22.46% and a net margin of 4.33%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was down 2.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.48 earnings per share. Donnelley Financial Solutions has set its Q4 2025 guidance at EPS.

Insider Buying and Selling at Donnelley Financial Solutions

In other news, Director Luis A. Aguilar sold 7,421 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, August 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $56.71, for a total transaction of $420,844.91. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 53,343 shares in the company, valued at $3,025,081.53. This represents a 12.21% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Insiders own 4.30% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Donnelley Financial Solutions

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. raised its stake in shares of Donnelley Financial Solutions by 77.8% during the second quarter. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 108,891 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,713,000 after purchasing an additional 47,632 shares during the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. raised its stake in shares of Donnelley Financial Solutions by 6.4% during the first quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 172,622 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,545,000 after purchasing an additional 10,375 shares during the last quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC raised its stake in shares of Donnelley Financial Solutions by 43.5% during the second quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 176,885 shares of the company’s stock worth $10,937,000 after purchasing an additional 53,598 shares during the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp raised its stake in shares of Donnelley Financial Solutions by 7.7% during the first quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 587,158 shares of the company’s stock worth $25,665,000 after purchasing an additional 41,955 shares during the last quarter. Finally, William Blair Investment Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Donnelley Financial Solutions by 4.9% during the second quarter. William Blair Investment Management LLC now owns 410,773 shares of the company’s stock worth $25,324,000 after purchasing an additional 19,261 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 93.84% of the company’s stock.

Donnelley Financial Solutions Company Profile

Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc provides innovative software and technology-enabled financial regulatory and compliance solutions in the United States, Asia, Europe, Canada, and internationally. It operates through four segments: Capital Markets Software Solutions (CM-SS); Capital Markets Compliance and Communications Management (CM-CCM); Investment Companies Software Solutions (IC-SS); and Investment Companies Compliance and Communications Management (IC-CCM).