EAM Investors LLC Makes New $819,000 Investment in Quad/Graphics, Inc. (NYSE:QUAD)

EAM Investors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Quad/Graphics, Inc. (NYSE:QUAD - Free Report) in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund bought 117,544 shares of the business services provider's stock, valued at approximately $819,000. EAM Investors LLC owned 0.23% of Quad/Graphics at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of QUAD. Inspire Investing LLC purchased a new stake in Quad/Graphics in the fourth quarter worth $1,150,000. State Street Corp boosted its position in Quad/Graphics by 2.0% in the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 539,071 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $2,447,000 after buying an additional 10,431 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its stake in Quad/Graphics by 2.3% in the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 669,036 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $3,038,000 after acquiring an additional 15,220 shares in the last quarter. FMR LLC increased its position in shares of Quad/Graphics by 1,103.6% during the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 22,050 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $100,000 after acquiring an additional 20,218 shares during the period. Finally, Jane Street Group LLC raised its stake in shares of Quad/Graphics by 96.4% during the third quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 85,111 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $386,000 after acquiring an additional 41,786 shares in the last quarter. 39.52% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research analysts have commented on the company. Barrington Research restated an "outperform" rating and set a $10.00 price objective on shares of Quad/Graphics in a report on Friday, February 21st. StockNews.com raised shares of Quad/Graphics from a "buy" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 2nd. Finally, Rosenblatt Securities restated a "buy" rating and issued a $10.30 price target on shares of Quad/Graphics in a report on Tuesday, February 18th.

Quad/Graphics Stock Up 2.4 %

Shares of QUAD stock traded up $0.12 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, hitting $5.17. 50,313 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 270,765. Quad/Graphics, Inc. has a 52-week low of $4.06 and a 52-week high of $9.13. The stock has a market cap of $270.64 million, a P/E ratio of -4.74 and a beta of 1.52. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 8.35, a current ratio of 0.85 and a quick ratio of 0.56. The stock's fifty day moving average is $5.72 and its two-hundred day moving average is $6.47.

Quad/Graphics (NYSE:QUAD - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, February 18th. The business services provider reported $0.36 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.38 by ($0.02). The firm had revenue of $708.40 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $726.70 million. Quad/Graphics had a negative net margin of 1.90% and a positive return on equity of 58.44%. Equities analysts predict that Quad/Graphics, Inc. will post 1.08 EPS for the current year.

Quad/Graphics Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 14th. Investors of record on Friday, February 28th were given a dividend of $0.075 per share. This is a positive change from Quad/Graphics's previous quarterly dividend of $0.05. This represents a $0.30 annualized dividend and a yield of 5.80%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 28th. Quad/Graphics's dividend payout ratio is currently -27.52%.

Quad/Graphics 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.