Quad/Graphics (NYSE:QUAD) Cut to Buy at StockNews.com

Quad/Graphics (NYSE:QUAD) was downgraded by research analysts at StockNews.com from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report issued on Friday.

A number of other equities analysts have also commented on QUAD. Barrington Research restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $10.00 price target on shares of Quad/Graphics in a research report on Tuesday, November 26th. Rosenblatt Securities upped their target price on shares of Quad/Graphics from $7.70 to $10.30 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, November 25th.

Quad/Graphics Stock Up 1.6 %

Shares of QUAD stock opened at $7.55 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $393.50 million, a P/E ratio of -4.58 and a beta of 1.59. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 8.35, a current ratio of 0.85 and a quick ratio of 0.56. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $7.14 and a 200 day moving average price of $5.76. Quad/Graphics has a one year low of $4.06 and a one year high of $9.13.

Quad/Graphics (NYSE:QUAD) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, October 28th. The business services provider reported $0.26 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.20 by $0.06. The firm had revenue of $674.80 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $654.90 million. Quad/Graphics had a negative net margin of 2.82% and a positive return on equity of 42.63%. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.11 earnings per share. Analysts predict that Quad/Graphics will post 0.84 earnings per share for the current year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Quad/Graphics

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in QUAD. SG Americas Securities LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Quad/Graphics in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $54,000. FMR LLC boosted its position in shares of Quad/Graphics by 1,103.6% during the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 22,050 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $100,000 after purchasing an additional 20,218 shares in the last quarter. Heron Bay Capital Management acquired a new stake in Quad/Graphics during the 2nd quarter worth $124,000. Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC raised its position in shares of Quad/Graphics by 20.7% during the second quarter. Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC now owns 23,486 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $128,000 after purchasing an additional 4,023 shares during the period. Finally, Stifel Financial Corp lifted its stake in Quad/Graphics by 61.9% in the third quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 31,060 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $141,000 after buying an additional 11,874 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 39.52% of the company’s stock.

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.