Inspire Investing LLC Has $347,000 Stock Position in Quad Graphics, Inc $QUAD

Key Points

• Inspire Investing LLC has significantly reduced its stake in Quad Graphics, Inc, selling 101,237 shares, which is a 61.4% decrease, leaving them with a position valued at $347,000.
• Quad Graphics recently announced a quarterly dividend of $0.075 per share, resulting in a 4.5% yield for investors.
• In terms of stock performance, Quad Graphics, Inc has a twelve month low of $4.27 and is currently priced at $6.60 with an estimated earnings per share of 1.08 for the current year.

Inspire Investing LLC reduced its stake in shares of Quad Graphics, Inc (NYSE:QUAD - Free Report) by 61.4% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 63,752 shares of the business services provider's stock after selling 101,237 shares during the period. Inspire Investing LLC owned 0.13% of Quad Graphics worth $347,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. bought a new position in Quad Graphics during the first quarter valued at about $132,000. Millennium Management LLC raised its holdings in Quad Graphics by 133.5% during the fourth quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 88,352 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $616,000 after buying an additional 50,517 shares in the last quarter. Nuveen LLC bought a new position in Quad Graphics during the first quarter valued at about $714,000. Two Sigma Investments LP raised its holdings in Quad Graphics by 15.5% during the fourth quarter. Two Sigma Investments LP now owns 148,470 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $1,035,000 after buying an additional 19,894 shares in the last quarter. Finally, American Century Companies Inc. raised its holdings in Quad Graphics by 24.9% during the first quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 68,209 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $372,000 after buying an additional 13,601 shares in the last quarter. 39.52% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

QUAD has been the topic of several recent research reports. Wall Street Zen lowered Quad Graphics from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Saturday, August 2nd. Barrington Research reiterated an "outperform" rating and issued a $10.00 price objective on shares of Quad Graphics in a research note on Tuesday, July 29th. Finally, Rosenblatt Securities dropped their price objective on Quad Graphics from $8.90 to $8.60 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, July 31st. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $9.30.

Quad Graphics Stock Down 0.8%

QUAD stock opened at $6.60 on Monday. Quad Graphics, Inc has a twelve month low of $4.27 and a twelve month high of $9.13. The company has a market cap of $333.10 million, a PE ratio of -20.63 and a beta of 1.44. The business's 50-day simple moving average is $6.10 and its 200 day simple moving average is $5.69. The company has a quick ratio of 0.64, a current ratio of 0.92 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.85.

Quad Graphics (NYSE:QUAD - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, July 29th. The business services provider reported $0.14 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.12 by $0.02. Quad Graphics had a positive return on equity of 70.06% and a negative net margin of 0.55%.The business had revenue of $571.90 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $555.05 million. On average, research analysts anticipate that Quad Graphics, Inc will post 1.08 earnings per share for the current year.

Quad Graphics Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 5th. Investors of record on Monday, August 18th were given a dividend of $0.075 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, August 18th. This represents a $0.30 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.5%. Quad Graphics's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is -93.75%.

Quad Graphics Company 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.

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