Quad/Graphics (NYSE:QUAD) Announces Earnings Results, Beats Expectations By $0.06 EPS

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

Quad/Graphics Trading Up 4.2 %

Shares of Quad/Graphics stock traded up $0.22 on Tuesday, hitting $5.46. 127,843 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 154,268. The company has a current ratio of 0.85, a quick ratio of 0.56 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.83. The company has a market cap of $284.79 million, a PE ratio of -4.53 and a beta of 1.60. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $4.83 and its 200-day moving average price is $4.97. Quad/Graphics has a 52 week low of $3.96 and a 52 week high of $6.75.

Quad/Graphics Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, December 6th. Shareholders of record on Monday, November 18th will be paid a $0.05 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, November 18th. This represents a $0.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.66%. Quad/Graphics’s dividend payout ratio is currently -16.81%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

QUAD has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. Barrington Research reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $8.50 price target on shares of Quad/Graphics in a research note on Friday, September 20th. Rosenblatt Securities restated a “buy” rating and set a $7.60 target price on shares of Quad/Graphics in a research report on Friday. Finally, StockNews.com upgraded Quad/Graphics from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Saturday.

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.