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

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

Other research analysts also recently issued reports about the company. Barrington Research lifted their target price on Quad/Graphics from $8.00 to $8.50 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, May 3rd. TheStreet upgraded shares of Quad/Graphics from a “d+” rating to a “c” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 14th.

Quad/Graphics Price Performance

QUAD stock opened at $4.68 on Tuesday. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $5.01 and a 200-day simple moving average of $5.11. The company has a market capitalization of $244.42 million, a P/E ratio of -3.74 and a beta of 1.65. Quad/Graphics has a twelve month low of $2.78 and a twelve month high of $6.75. The company has a current ratio of 0.87, a quick ratio of 0.58 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.38.

Quad/Graphics (NYSE:QUAD) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 20th. The business services provider reported $0.23 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.13 by $0.10. Quad/Graphics had a negative net margin of 2.07% and a positive return on equity of 18.67%. The company had revenue of $787.90 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $758.40 million. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.41 earnings per share. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Quad/Graphics will post 0.74 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Trading of Quad/Graphics

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. raised its position in Quad/Graphics by 1.3% in the third quarter. Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. now owns 196,365 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $988,000 after acquiring an additional 2,425 shares in the last quarter. Brandywine Global Investment Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Quad/Graphics by 17.9% in the third quarter. Brandywine Global Investment Management LLC now owns 17,850 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $90,000 after purchasing an additional 2,710 shares during the period. D Orazio & Associates Inc. boosted its holdings in Quad/Graphics by 47.1% during the fourth quarter. D Orazio & Associates Inc. now owns 21,642 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $117,000 after buying an additional 6,933 shares in the last quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets increased its holdings in Quad/Graphics by 20.8% in the first quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 46,127 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $245,000 after buying an additional 7,947 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Janney Montgomery Scott LLC increased its holdings in Quad/Graphics by 9.8% in the first quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 89,865 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $477,000 after buying an additional 8,031 shares in the last quarter. 39.52% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.