Donnelley Financial Solutions (NYSE:DFIN) Receives "Buy" Rating from Needham & Company LLC

Key Points

• Donnelley Financial Solutions (NYSE:DFIN) has received a "buy" rating from Needham & Company LLC, with a price target of $72.00, indicating a potential upside of 35.11% from the stock's previous close.
• The stock currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" from analysts, with three ratings as "Buy" and one as "Hold," and an average price target of $71.33.
• Donnelley Financial Solutions reported quarterly earnings of $1.49 per share, beating estimates, but its revenue decreased 10.1% year-over-year to $218.10 million.

Donnelley Financial Solutions (NYSE:DFIN - Get Free Report)'s stock had its "buy" rating restated by research analysts at Needham & Company LLC in a research note issued on Monday,Benzinga reports. They presently have a $72.00 price objective on the stock. Needham & Company LLC's target price would suggest a potential upside of 35.11% from the stock's previous close.

A number of other equities research analysts have also recently weighed in on DFIN. Wall Street Zen cut Donnelley Financial Solutions from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Saturday, August 2nd. Weiss Ratings reiterated a "hold (c)" rating on shares of Donnelley Financial Solutions in a research report on Saturday, September 27th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $71.33.

Donnelley Financial Solutions Stock Performance

Shares of DFIN opened at $53.29 on Monday. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $54.66 and a 200 day moving average price of $53.69. The company has a quick ratio of 1.29, a current ratio of 1.29 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43. The company has a market capitalization of $1.47 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.83 and a beta of 1.07. Donnelley Financial Solutions has a 52-week low of $37.80 and a 52-week high of $69.93.

Donnelley Financial Solutions (NYSE:DFIN - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 31st. The company reported $1.49 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.42 by $0.07. Donnelley Financial Solutions had a return on equity of 20.03% and a net margin of 10.87%.The company had revenue of $218.10 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $226.13 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $1.47 earnings per share. The firm's revenue for the quarter was down 10.1% on a year-over-year basis. Donnelley Financial Solutions has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS.

Insider Buying and Selling at Donnelley Financial Solutions

In other news, Director Luis A. Aguilar sold 7,421 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $56.71, for a total value of $420,844.91. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 53,343 shares in the company, valued at $3,025,081.53. This trade represents a 12.21% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. 11.90% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd increased its position in shares of Donnelley Financial Solutions by 1,107.1% in the second quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd now owns 507 shares of the company's stock valued at $31,000 after buying an additional 465 shares in the last quarter. BI Asset Management Fondsmaeglerselskab A S purchased a new position in shares of Donnelley Financial Solutions in the first quarter valued at $43,000. CWM LLC boosted its stake in shares of Donnelley Financial Solutions by 53.7% during the second quarter. CWM LLC now owns 690 shares of the company's stock valued at $43,000 after acquiring an additional 241 shares during the last quarter. SVB Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Donnelley Financial Solutions during the first quarter valued at $49,000. Finally, Huntington National Bank boosted its stake in shares of Donnelley Financial Solutions by 48.5% during the second quarter. Huntington National Bank now owns 1,584 shares of the company's stock valued at $98,000 after acquiring an additional 517 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 93.84% of the company's stock.

About Donnelley Financial Solutions

Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc provides innovative software and technology-enabled financial regulatory and compliance solutions in the United States, Asia, Europe, Canada, and internationally. It operates through four segments: Capital Markets Software Solutions (CM-SS); Capital Markets Compliance and Communications Management (CM-CCM); Investment Companies Software Solutions (IC-SS); and Investment Companies Compliance and Communications Management (IC-CCM).

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