Barrington Research Predicts Quad/Graphics Q4 Earnings

Quad/Graphics, Inc. (NYSE:QUAD) – Equities researchers at Barrington Research lifted their Q4 2024 EPS estimates for shares of Quad/Graphics in a research note issued on Wednesday, October 30th. Barrington Research analyst K. Steinke now forecasts that the business services provider will earn $0.36 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $0.34. Barrington Research has a “Outperform” rating and a $10.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Quad/Graphics’ current full-year earnings is $0.84 per share. Barrington Research also issued estimates for Quad/Graphics’ FY2025 earnings at $1.08 EPS.

Quad/Graphics (NYSE:QUAD) last announced its earnings results on Monday, October 28th. The business services provider reported $0.26 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.20 by $0.06. The company 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 period last year, the company posted $0.11 earnings per share.

Other equities research analysts also recently issued research reports about the stock. Rosenblatt Securities restated a “buy” rating and issued a $7.60 price objective on shares of Quad/Graphics in a research note on Friday, October 25th. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Quad/Graphics from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, October 26th.

Quad/Graphics Trading Up 0.2 %

Shares of QUAD stock opened at $6.36 on Monday. Quad/Graphics has a 12 month low of $4.06 and a 12 month high of $6.75. The company has a quick ratio of 0.56, a current ratio of 0.85 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 8.35. The business’s 50 day moving average is $4.97 and its two-hundred day moving average is $5.01. The company has a market cap of $331.74 million, a PE ratio of -3.85 and a beta of 1.57.

Quad/Graphics Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, December 6th. Shareholders of record on Monday, November 18th will be paid a dividend of $0.05 per share. The ex-dividend date is Monday, November 18th. This represents a $0.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.14%. Quad/Graphics’s dividend payout ratio is currently -12.12%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Quad/Graphics

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. BNP Paribas Financial Markets lifted its holdings in shares of Quad/Graphics by 20.8% during the first quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 46,127 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $245,000 after acquiring an additional 7,947 shares during the period. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Quad/Graphics by 9.8% during the first quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 89,865 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $477,000 after acquiring an additional 8,031 shares during the period. LSV Asset Management lifted its holdings in shares of Quad/Graphics by 5.8% during the first quarter. LSV Asset Management now owns 1,118,383 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $5,939,000 after acquiring an additional 61,431 shares during the period. Empowered Funds LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Quad/Graphics by 8.1% during the first quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 246,202 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $1,307,000 after acquiring an additional 18,550 shares during the period. Finally, Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Quad/Graphics by 0.6% during the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 1,767,528 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $9,386,000 after acquiring an additional 11,139 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 39.52% of the company’s stock.

About Quad/Graphics

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.