Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. Cuts Stake in Donnelley Financial Solutions $DFIN

Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. decreased its stake in Donnelley Financial Solutions (NYSE:DFIN) by 16.5% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 26,869 shares of the company’s stock after selling 5,325 shares during the period. Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. owned approximately 0.10% of Donnelley Financial Solutions worth $1,656,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors have also modified their holdings of the stock. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. grew its position in Donnelley Financial Solutions by 6.4% in the first quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 172,622 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,545,000 after acquiring an additional 10,375 shares in the last quarter. Gallacher Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in Donnelley Financial Solutions during the 1st quarter valued at $204,000. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank grew its holdings in Donnelley Financial Solutions by 12.3% during the 1st quarter. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank now owns 9,947 shares of the company’s stock valued at $435,000 after purchasing an additional 1,093 shares in the last quarter. Meeder Asset Management Inc. increased its stake in Donnelley Financial Solutions by 100.5% during the 1st quarter. Meeder Asset Management Inc. now owns 2,484 shares of the company’s stock worth $109,000 after buying an additional 1,245 shares during the period. Finally, XTX Topco Ltd acquired a new position in Donnelley Financial Solutions in the 1st quarter worth $667,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.84% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Donnelley Financial Solutions

In related news, Director Luis A. Aguilar sold 7,421 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction 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 transaction, the director directly owned 53,343 shares in the company, valued at $3,025,081.53. This represents a 12.21% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. 11.90% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several analysts have recently weighed in on DFIN shares. Wall Street Zen upgraded Donnelley Financial Solutions from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, November 1st. Needham & Company LLC lowered their price objective on Donnelley Financial Solutions from $72.00 to $57.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, October 30th. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Donnelley Financial Solutions in a report on Thursday. Finally, DA Davidson set a $70.00 target price on Donnelley Financial Solutions in a research note on Friday, October 24th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $63.50.

Donnelley Financial Solutions Trading Down 1.1%

Donnelley Financial Solutions stock opened at $45.96 on Monday. Donnelley Financial Solutions has a 1 year low of $37.80 and a 1 year high of $69.93. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $51.09 and its 200-day moving average is $55.23. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35, a quick ratio of 1.13 and a current ratio of 1.13. The company has a market cap of $1.22 billion, a P/E ratio of 43.77 and a beta of 1.04.

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

Donnelley Financial Solutions 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).