GAMMA Investing LLC Grows Stock Holdings in Quad Graphics, Inc (NYSE:QUAD)

GAMMA Investing LLC increased its stake in Quad Graphics, Inc (NYSE:QUAD - Free Report) by 442.0% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 66,534 shares of the business services provider's stock after acquiring an additional 54,259 shares during the period. GAMMA Investing LLC owned approximately 0.13% of Quad Graphics worth $363,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Marshall Wace LLP bought a new position in Quad Graphics during the 4th quarter valued at about $97,000. Corton Capital Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Quad Graphics during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $103,000. Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd bought a new position in shares of Quad Graphics during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $112,000. Virtu Financial LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Quad Graphics in the fourth quarter worth approximately $116,000. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company MN raised its holdings in shares of Quad Graphics by 60.6% in the fourth quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 18,158 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $127,000 after buying an additional 6,851 shares during the period. 39.52% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Quad Graphics Trading Up 2.8%

NYSE:QUAD traded up $0.16 during midday trading on Tuesday, hitting $5.60. The stock had a trading volume of 220,806 shares, compared to its average volume of 264,820. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $5.45 and a 200 day moving average of $6.11. The company has a market capitalization of $283.16 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -14.72 and a beta of 1.43. Quad Graphics, Inc has a one year low of $4.06 and a one year high of $9.13. The company has a quick ratio of 0.66, a current ratio of 0.96 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.03.

Quad Graphics (NYSE:QUAD - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April 29th. The business services provider reported $0.20 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.07 by $0.13. The business had revenue of $629.40 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $588.05 million. Quad Graphics had a positive return on equity of 71.23% and a negative net margin of 0.64%. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that Quad Graphics, Inc will post 1.08 EPS for the current year.

Quad Graphics Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 6th. Investors of record on Thursday, May 22nd were paid a $0.075 dividend. This represents a $0.30 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 5.36%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, May 22nd. Quad Graphics's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is -78.95%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several brokerages have commented on QUAD. Rosenblatt Securities reaffirmed a "buy" rating and issued a $8.90 price objective on shares of Quad Graphics in a research report on Friday, June 6th. Barrington Research reissued an "outperform" rating and set a $10.00 target price on shares of Quad Graphics in a research note on Friday, May 2nd. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised shares of Quad Graphics from a "buy" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 2nd.

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.