Research Analysts Offer Predictions for Deluxe Q3 Earnings

Deluxe Corporation (NYSE:DLX) – Analysts at Sidoti cut their Q3 2026 EPS estimates for Deluxe in a note issued to investors on Thursday, August 6th. Sidoti analyst M. Riddick now anticipates that the business services provider will earn $0.88 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.89. The consensus estimate for Deluxe’s current full-year earnings is $3.30 per share. Sidoti also issued estimates for Deluxe’s FY2026 earnings at $3.43 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.91 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $0.78 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $1.01 EPS, Q4 2027 earnings at $0.99 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $3.69 EPS.

Deluxe (NYSE:DLX) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 5th. The business services provider reported $0.87 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.81 by $0.06. The company had revenue of $499.30 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $486.30 million. Deluxe had a return on equity of 23.51% and a net margin of 4.91%.Deluxe’s revenue was down 4.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.88 EPS.

A number of other equities analysts also recently commented on DLX. Wall Street Zen downgraded Deluxe from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, August 8th. Weiss Ratings cut shares of Deluxe from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 15th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating, Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold”.

Deluxe Trading Up 2.0%

NYSE DLX opened at $24.23 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $1.11 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.77, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.60 and a beta of 1.24. Deluxe has a fifty-two week low of $17.76 and a fifty-two week high of $32.07. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $24.62 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $26.11. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.02, a quick ratio of 1.08 and a current ratio of 1.20.

Deluxe Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 1st. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, August 18th will be issued a $0.30 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, August 18th. This represents a $1.20 annualized dividend and a yield of 5.0%. Deluxe’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 53.33%.

Institutional Trading of Deluxe

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Deluxe by 33.9% in the 4th quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 2,179 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $49,000 after acquiring an additional 552 shares in the last quarter. Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund boosted its position in shares of Deluxe by 3.3% during the first quarter. Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund now owns 23,291 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $641,000 after purchasing an additional 752 shares in the last quarter. Ipsen Advisor Group LLC boosted its position in shares of Deluxe by 3.5% during the fourth quarter. Ipsen Advisor Group LLC now owns 30,716 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $686,000 after purchasing an additional 1,033 shares in the last quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. grew its stake in Deluxe by 4.3% in the first quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 26,260 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $415,000 after purchasing an additional 1,072 shares during the period. Finally, Franklin Resources Inc. grew its stake in Deluxe by 2.4% in the fourth quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 50,331 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $1,124,000 after purchasing an additional 1,189 shares during the period. 93.90% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Deluxe Company Profile

Deluxe Corporation, founded in 1915 and headquartered in Shoreview, Minnesota, is a provider of integrated business and financial technology solutions. Originally established as a check printing company, Deluxe has evolved its offerings to support small businesses, financial institutions and entrepreneurs with a comprehensive suite of services spanning print, digital and software platforms.

The company’s core business activities include printing checks, forms and promotional materials, as well as delivering digital marketing and customer engagement solutions.