Quad/Graphics (NYSE:QUAD) Announces Earnings Results

Quad/Graphics (NYSE:QUAD) announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday. The business services provider reported $0.26 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.20 by $0.06, Zacks reports. The business had revenue of $674.80 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $654.90 million. Quad/Graphics had a positive return on equity of 26.62% and a negative net margin of 2.00%. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.11 earnings per share.

Quad/Graphics Stock Up 12.0 %

Shares of QUAD opened at $5.87 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.83, a current ratio of 0.85 and a quick ratio of 0.56. The stock has a market capitalization of $306.18 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -4.93 and a beta of 1.60. Quad/Graphics has a 1 year low of $3.96 and a 1 year high of $6.75. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $4.86 and its 200-day simple moving average is $4.97.

Quad/Graphics Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, December 6th. Shareholders of record on Monday, November 18th will be issued a dividend of $0.05 per share. This represents a $0.20 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.41%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, November 18th. Quad/Graphics’s dividend payout ratio is presently -16.81%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several analysts recently issued reports on QUAD shares. Barrington Research reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $8.50 target price on shares of Quad/Graphics in a research note on Friday, September 20th. Rosenblatt Securities reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $7.60 target price on shares of Quad/Graphics in a report on Friday, October 25th. Finally, StockNews.com raised shares of Quad/Graphics from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Saturday.

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.