Advisors Preferred LLC Decreases Holdings in Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:DFIN)

Advisors Preferred LLC cut its position in Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:DFIN - Free Report) by 44.1% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 43,679 shares of the company's stock after selling 34,497 shares during the quarter. Advisors Preferred LLC owned about 0.15% of Donnelley Financial Solutions worth $2,676,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in DFIN. Boston Trust Walden Corp lifted its position in shares of Donnelley Financial Solutions by 52.0% during the 4th quarter. Boston Trust Walden Corp now owns 696,982 shares of the company's stock valued at $43,471,000 after acquiring an additional 238,489 shares during the period. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. bought a new stake in shares of Donnelley Financial Solutions during the 4th quarter valued at $2,241,000. Diversified Trust Co lifted its position in shares of Donnelley Financial Solutions by 4.0% during the 4th quarter. Diversified Trust Co now owns 7,076 shares of the company's stock valued at $441,000 after acquiring an additional 269 shares during the period. O Keefe Stevens Advisory Inc. lifted its position in shares of Donnelley Financial Solutions by 0.4% during the 4th quarter. O Keefe Stevens Advisory Inc. now owns 219,272 shares of the company's stock valued at $13,676,000 after acquiring an additional 842 shares during the period. Finally, Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio lifted its position in shares of Donnelley Financial Solutions by 6.1% during the 3rd quarter. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio now owns 41,218 shares of the company's stock valued at $2,320,000 after acquiring an additional 2,388 shares during the period. 93.84% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at Donnelley Financial Solutions

In other Donnelley Financial Solutions news, CEO Daniel Leib sold 33,122 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $64.37, for a total value of $2,132,063.14. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 524,352 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $33,752,538.24. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. In other Donnelley Financial Solutions news, Director Luis A. Aguilar sold 3,047 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $63.84, for a total value of $194,520.48. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 58,594 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $3,740,640.96. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CEO Daniel Leib sold 33,122 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $64.37, for a total value of $2,132,063.14. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 524,352 shares in the company, valued at approximately $33,752,538.24. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 13.60% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts have recently weighed in on DFIN shares. DA Davidson upped their target price on Donnelley Financial Solutions from $54.00 to $60.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research report on Friday, January 12th. Needham & Company LLC upped their target price on Donnelley Financial Solutions from $65.00 to $72.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 21st.

Donnelley Financial Solutions Price Performance

Shares of Donnelley Financial Solutions stock traded up $0.51 during trading on Friday, reaching $60.98. 115,227 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 185,956. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.31, a quick ratio of 1.03 and a current ratio of 1.03. Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc. has a 1-year low of $40.10 and a 1-year high of $66.00. The company has a market cap of $1.77 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.50 and a beta of 1.50. The firm's 50-day moving average price is $62.80 and its 200 day moving average price is $59.39.

Donnelley Financial Solutions (NYSE:DFIN - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 20th. The company reported $0.61 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.62 by ($0.01). Donnelley Financial Solutions had a return on equity of 22.89% and a net margin of 10.31%. The business had revenue of $176.50 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $169.35 million. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.36 EPS. Donnelley Financial Solutions's quarterly revenue was up 5.2% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, research analysts anticipate that Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc. will post 2.93 earnings per share for the current year.

About Donnelley Financial Solutions

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).