Quad/Graphics (NYSE:QUAD) Stock Rating Lowered by StockNews.com

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

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

Quad/Graphics Stock Performance

QUAD opened at $7.01 on Friday. Quad/Graphics has a twelve month low of $4.06 and a twelve month high of $9.13. The firm has a market capitalization of $365.57 million, a PE ratio of -4.25 and a beta of 1.59. The company has a current ratio of 0.85, a quick ratio of 0.56 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 8.35. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $7.27 and its 200 day moving average price is $6.01.

Quad/Graphics (NYSE:QUAD) last released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, October 28th. The business services provider reported $0.26 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.20 by $0.06. The business had revenue of $674.80 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate 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 period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.11 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Quad/Graphics will post 0.84 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Trading of Quad/Graphics

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Empowered Funds LLC raised its stake in Quad/Graphics by 5.1% during the fourth quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 293,761 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $2,048,000 after acquiring an additional 14,275 shares during the period. Institute for Wealth Management LLC. boosted its position in Quad/Graphics by 187.6% during the 4th quarter. Institute for Wealth Management LLC. now owns 36,179 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $252,000 after purchasing an additional 23,601 shares during the period. EMC Capital Management grew its stake in Quad/Graphics by 835.7% during the 4th quarter. EMC Capital Management now owns 25,020 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $174,000 after buying an additional 22,346 shares during the last quarter. PFG Investments LLC increased its position in Quad/Graphics by 24.2% in the fourth quarter. PFG Investments LLC now owns 76,053 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $530,000 after buying an additional 14,800 shares during the period. Finally, Exchange Traded Concepts LLC lifted its stake in Quad/Graphics by 7.4% in the fourth quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC now owns 250,262 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $1,744,000 after buying an additional 17,263 shares during the last quarter. 39.52% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.