Quad Graphics' (QUAD) "Sell (D)" Rating Reaffirmed at Weiss Ratings

Key Points

• Quad Graphics' stock has been reaffirmed with a "sell (D)" rating by Weiss Ratings, alongside mixed ratings from other analysts including Zacks Research and Barrington Research.
• The company's stock traded down 1.3% to $5.76, with a current market cap of approximately $290.45 million and significant debt-to-equity ratio of 4.85.
• Quad Graphics reported better-than-expected earnings for the last quarter, with an EPS of $0.14, exceeding the consensus estimate of $0.12, and revenue of $571.90 million.

Quad Graphics (NYSE:QUAD - Get Free Report)'s stock had its "sell (d)" rating reissued by equities research analysts at Weiss Ratings in a research report issued on Tuesday,Weiss Ratings reports.

Other equities analysts have also issued research reports about the company. Zacks Research lowered Quad Graphics from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Monday, September 29th. Barrington Research reaffirmed an "outperform" rating and issued a $10.00 target price on shares of Quad Graphics in a report on Tuesday, July 29th. Rosenblatt Securities decreased their target price on shares of Quad Graphics from $8.90 to $8.60 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. Finally, Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Quad Graphics from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Saturday, August 2nd. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $9.30.

Quad Graphics Stock Down 1.3%

Shares of Quad Graphics stock traded down $0.08 during trading hours on Tuesday, reaching $5.76. 81,462 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 272,894. Quad Graphics has a 1 year low of $4.50 and a 1 year high of $9.13. The stock's fifty day moving average is $6.38 and its 200 day moving average is $5.79. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.85, a quick ratio of 0.64 and a current ratio of 0.92. The firm has a market cap of $290.45 million, a PE ratio of -17.98 and a beta of 1.38.

Quad Graphics (NYSE:QUAD - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, July 29th. The business services provider reported $0.14 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.12 by $0.02. The firm had revenue of $571.90 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $555.05 million. Quad Graphics had a positive return on equity of 70.06% and a negative net margin of 0.55%. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Quad Graphics will post 1.08 earnings per share for the current year.

Institutional Trading of Quad Graphics

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. State of Wyoming acquired a new position in shares of Quad Graphics in the 2nd quarter valued at about $123,000. Evergreen Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in Quad Graphics in the second quarter valued at approximately $85,000. Brevan Howard Capital Management LP purchased a new position in Quad Graphics in the second quarter valued at approximately $135,000. Bank of America Corp DE raised its holdings in Quad Graphics by 14.1% in the second quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 116,649 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $659,000 after buying an additional 14,446 shares during the period. Finally, Marshall Wace LLP acquired a new stake in shares of Quad Graphics in the second quarter worth $594,000. 39.52% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.

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