PharVision Advisers LLC Buys New Holdings in Quad/Graphics, Inc. (NYSE:QUAD)

PharVision Advisers LLC purchased a new stake in Quad/Graphics, Inc. (NYSE:QUAD - Free Report) during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund purchased 104,974 shares of the business services provider's stock, valued at approximately $732,000. Quad/Graphics comprises about 0.6% of PharVision Advisers LLC's portfolio, making the stock its 13th largest holding. PharVision Advisers LLC owned approximately 0.20% of Quad/Graphics as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the stock. SG Americas Securities LLC increased its holdings in shares of Quad/Graphics by 16.1% in the 4th quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 13,851 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $97,000 after buying an additional 1,922 shares during the last quarter. Marshall Wace LLP purchased a new position in Quad/Graphics in the fourth quarter worth about $97,000. Corton Capital Inc. bought a new stake in Quad/Graphics during the fourth quarter worth approximately $103,000. Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd purchased a new stake in Quad/Graphics during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $112,000. Finally, Virtu Financial LLC bought a new stake in shares of Quad/Graphics in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $116,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 39.52% of the company's stock.

Quad/Graphics Trading Down 1.1%

Shares of QUAD traded down $0.06 during mid-day trading on Monday, reaching $5.20. 509,172 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 254,902. 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 50-day moving average is $5.34 and its two-hundred day moving average is $6.40. Quad/Graphics, Inc. has a 12 month low of $4.06 and a 12 month high of $9.13. The stock has a market cap of $263.19 million, a P/E ratio of -4.77 and a beta of 1.30.

Quad/Graphics (NYSE:QUAD - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April 29th. The business services provider reported $0.20 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.07 by $0.13. The firm had revenue of $629.40 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $588.05 million. Quad/Graphics had a positive return on equity of 58.44% and a negative net margin of 1.90%. Research analysts forecast that Quad/Graphics, Inc. will post 1.08 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Quad/Graphics Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 6th. Investors of record on Thursday, May 22nd will be paid a dividend of $0.075 per share. This represents a $0.30 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 5.77%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 22nd. Quad/Graphics's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently -78.95%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Wall Street Zen raised Quad/Graphics from a "buy" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 2nd. Rosenblatt Securities dropped their price objective on shares of Quad/Graphics from $10.30 to $8.90 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, May 1st. Finally, Barrington Research reissued an "outperform" rating and issued a $10.00 target price on shares of Quad/Graphics in a research note on Friday, May 2nd.

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.