PharVision Advisers LLC Buys Shares of 104,974 Quad/Graphics, Inc. (NYSE:QUAD)

PharVision Advisers LLC bought a new position in Quad/Graphics, Inc. (NYSE:QUAD - Free Report) during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 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 investment portfolio, making the stock its 13th largest holding. PharVision Advisers LLC owned about 0.20% of Quad/Graphics at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. SG Americas Securities LLC lifted its position in Quad/Graphics by 16.1% during the 4th quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 13,851 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $97,000 after acquiring an additional 1,922 shares during the last quarter. Marshall Wace LLP acquired a new stake in Quad/Graphics in the 4th quarter worth $97,000. Corton Capital Inc. bought a new position in shares of Quad/Graphics during the 4th quarter worth about $103,000. Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd acquired a new position in shares of Quad/Graphics during the fourth quarter valued at about $112,000. Finally, Virtu Financial LLC bought a new stake in shares of Quad/Graphics in the fourth quarter valued at about $116,000. 39.52% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Quad/Graphics Stock Performance

NYSE:QUAD opened at $5.92 on Wednesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $299.63 million, a PE ratio of -5.43 and a beta of 1.30. The company has a quick ratio of 0.56, a current ratio of 0.85 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 8.35. Quad/Graphics, Inc. has a 12-month low of $4.06 and a 12-month high of $9.13. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $5.35 and a 200 day moving average price of $6.44.

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. Quad/Graphics had a positive return on equity of 58.44% and a negative net margin of 1.90%. The business had revenue of $629.40 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $588.05 million. Research analysts anticipate that Quad/Graphics, Inc. will post 1.08 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Quad/Graphics Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 6th. Investors of record on Thursday, May 22nd will be issued a dividend of $0.075 per share. This represents a $0.30 annualized dividend and a yield of 5.07%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 22nd. Quad/Graphics's dividend payout ratio is currently -78.95%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts have commented on the company. Rosenblatt Securities reduced their price objective on Quad/Graphics from $10.30 to $8.90 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, May 1st. StockNews.com raised Quad/Graphics from a "buy" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 2nd. Finally, Barrington Research reissued an "outperform" rating and issued a $10.00 price target on shares of Quad/Graphics in a report on Friday, May 2nd.

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.

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