78,200 Shares in Quad/Graphics, Inc. (NYSE:QUAD) Bought by Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH

Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH acquired a new position in Quad/Graphics, Inc. (NYSE:QUAD - Free Report) during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 78,200 shares of the business services provider's stock, valued at approximately $545,000. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH owned 0.15% of Quad/Graphics at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in QUAD. SG Americas Securities LLC lifted its stake in shares of Quad/Graphics by 16.1% in the fourth 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 period. Empowered Funds LLC lifted its stake in Quad/Graphics by 5.1% in the fourth quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 293,761 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $2,048,000 after buying an additional 14,275 shares during the period. Bank of New York Mellon Corp lifted its stake in Quad/Graphics by 171.3% in the fourth quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 293,552 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $2,046,000 after buying an additional 185,344 shares during the period. Bailard Inc. acquired a new position in Quad/Graphics in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $253,000. Finally, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. lifted its stake in Quad/Graphics by 2.7% in the fourth quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 83,705 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $583,000 after buying an additional 2,234 shares during the period. 39.52% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Quad/Graphics Stock Up 2.5%

Shares of NYSE:QUAD traded up $0.14 during trading on Friday, reaching $5.53. 315,647 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 261,973. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 8.35, a current ratio of 0.85 and a quick ratio of 0.56. Quad/Graphics, Inc. has a 1-year low of $4.06 and a 1-year high of $9.13. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $5.37 and a two-hundred day moving average of $6.29. The firm has a market cap of $279.64 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -5.07 and a beta of 1.43.

Quad/Graphics (NYSE:QUAD - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, April 29th. The business services provider reported $0.20 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates 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 company 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 Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 6th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, May 22nd were given a dividend of $0.075 per share. This represents a $0.30 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 5.43%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, May 22nd. Quad/Graphics's payout ratio is -78.95%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

QUAD has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Barrington Research reissued an "outperform" rating and issued a $10.00 price target on shares of Quad/Graphics in a research note on Friday, May 2nd. Wall Street Zen raised Quad/Graphics from a "buy" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 2nd. Finally, Rosenblatt Securities reissued a "buy" rating and issued a $8.90 price target on shares of Quad/Graphics in a research note on Friday.

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.