14,234 Shares in Donnelley Financial Solutions $DFIN Purchased by Trexquant Investment LP

Key Points

• Trexquant Investment LP has acquired a new stake in Donnelley Financial Solutions, purchasing 14,234 shares valued at approximately $622,000.
• Analysts have downgraded Donnelley Financial Solutions from a "buy" to a "hold" rating, despite three other analysts maintaining a "buy" rating and a consensus target price of $71.33.
• Donnelley Financial Solutions reported $1.49 earnings per share for the last quarter, surpassing analyst estimates, but experienced a 10.1% decline in quarterly revenue compared to the same period last year.

Trexquant Investment LP acquired a new position in shares of Donnelley Financial Solutions (NYSE:DFIN - Free Report) during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 14,234 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $622,000. Trexquant Investment LP owned 0.05% of Donnelley Financial Solutions at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its holdings in Donnelley Financial Solutions by 9,314.6% during the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 12,239 shares of the company's stock worth $535,000 after buying an additional 12,109 shares during the period. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. raised its holdings in Donnelley Financial Solutions by 6.4% during the 1st quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 172,622 shares of the company's stock worth $7,545,000 after buying an additional 10,375 shares during the period. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. raised its holdings in Donnelley Financial Solutions by 3.8% during the 4th quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 14,678 shares of the company's stock worth $921,000 after buying an additional 540 shares during the period. Northern Trust Corp raised its holdings in Donnelley Financial Solutions by 7.7% during the 1st quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 587,158 shares of the company's stock worth $25,665,000 after buying an additional 41,955 shares during the period. Finally, Nuveen Asset Management LLC raised its holdings in Donnelley Financial Solutions by 0.4% during the 4th quarter. Nuveen Asset Management LLC now owns 150,204 shares of the company's stock worth $9,422,000 after buying an additional 616 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.84% of the company's stock.

Donnelley Financial Solutions Stock Performance

Donnelley Financial Solutions stock traded down $1.27 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $54.63. The company had a trading volume of 320,959 shares, compared to its average volume of 198,401. The company has a quick ratio of 1.29, a current ratio of 1.29 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43. The firm has a market cap of $1.50 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.30 and a beta of 0.99. The company has a 50 day moving average of $57.91 and a 200-day moving average of $52.94. Donnelley Financial Solutions has a 52 week low of $37.80 and a 52 week high of $70.55.

Donnelley Financial Solutions (NYSE:DFIN - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The company reported $1.49 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.42 by $0.07. Donnelley Financial Solutions had a net margin of 10.87% and a return on equity of 20.03%. The company had revenue of $218.10 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $226.13 million. During the same period last year, the business posted $1.47 EPS. The business's quarterly revenue was down 10.1% on a year-over-year basis. Donnelley Financial Solutions has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS.

Insider Activity

In other Donnelley Financial Solutions news, Director Luis A. Aguilar sold 7,421 shares of Donnelley Financial Solutions stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $56.71, for a total transaction of $420,844.91. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 53,343 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $3,025,081.53. This trade represents a 12.21% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Insiders own 4.30% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, Wall Street Zen downgraded Donnelley Financial Solutions from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Saturday, August 2nd. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, Based on data from MarketBeat, Donnelley Financial Solutions currently has an average rating of "Buy" and a consensus target price of $71.33.

Donnelley Financial Solutions Profile

Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc provides innovative software and technology-enabled financial regulatory and compliance solutions in the United States, Asia, Europe, Canada, and internationally. It operates through four segments: Capital Markets Software Solutions (CM-SS); Capital Markets Compliance and Communications Management (CM-CCM); Investment Companies Software Solutions (IC-SS); and Investment Companies Compliance and Communications Management (IC-CCM).