Quad/Graphics (QUAD) Competitors

Deluxe (NYSE:DLX) and Quad/Graphics (NYSE:QUAD) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, community ranking, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, media sentiment and valuation.

Is DLX or QUAD more profitable?

Deluxe has a net margin of 2.49% compared to Quad/Graphics' net margin of -1.90%. Quad/Graphics' return on equity of 58.44% beat Deluxe's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Deluxe	2.49%	21.33%	4.84%
Quad/Graphics	-1.90%	58.44%	3.06%

Do analysts rate DLX or QUAD?

Deluxe presently has a consensus price target of $23.00, suggesting a potential upside of 49.03%. Quad/Graphics has a consensus price target of $9.45, suggesting a potential upside of 74.19%. Given Quad/Graphics' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Quad/Graphics is more favorable than Deluxe.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Deluxe	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Quad/Graphics	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has more volatility and risk, DLX or QUAD?

Deluxe has a beta of 1.51, indicating that its share price is 51% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Quad/Graphics has a beta of 1.43, indicating that its share price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in DLX or QUAD?

Quad/Graphics received 19 more outperform votes than Deluxe when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 67.63% of users gave Deluxe an outperform vote while only 67.34% of users gave Quad/Graphics an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Deluxe	Outperform Votes 282 67.63%	Underperform Votes 135 32.37%
Quad/Graphics	Outperform Votes 301 67.34%	Underperform Votes 146 32.66%

Does the media favor DLX or QUAD?

In the previous week, Deluxe had 1 more articles in the media than Quad/Graphics. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Deluxe and 3 mentions for Quad/Graphics. Quad/Graphics' average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat Deluxe's score of 0.61 indicating that Quad/Graphics is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Deluxe	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Quad/Graphics	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in DLX or QUAD?

93.9% of Deluxe shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.5% of Quad/Graphics shares are held by institutional investors. 5.6% of Deluxe shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 13.7% of Quad/Graphics shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, DLX or QUAD?

Deluxe has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Quad/Graphics. Quad/Graphics is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Deluxe, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Deluxe	$2.12B	0.33	$52.80M	$1.25	12.35
Quad/Graphics	$2.65B	0.10	-$55.40M	-$0.38	-14.28

Is DLX or QUAD a better dividend stock?

Deluxe pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.8%. Quad/Graphics pays an annual dividend of $0.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.5%. Deluxe pays out 96.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Quad/Graphics pays out -78.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Quad/Graphics has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Summary

Deluxe beats Quad/Graphics on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.