Quad Graphics (QUAD) Competitors

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

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of QUAD or DLX?

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

Is QUAD or DLX a better dividend stock?

Quad Graphics pays an annual dividend of $0.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.2%. Deluxe pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.2%. Quad Graphics pays out -78.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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 has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Does the media refer more to QUAD or DLX?

In the previous week, Deluxe had 6 more articles in the media than Quad Graphics. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Deluxe and 0 mentions for Quad Graphics. Deluxe's average media sentiment score of 0.09 beat Quad Graphics' score of 0.00 indicating that Deluxe is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Quad Graphics	Neutral
Deluxe	Neutral

Do analysts prefer QUAD or DLX?

Quad Graphics presently has a consensus price target of $9.45, suggesting a potential upside of 65.35%. Deluxe has a consensus price target of $23.00, suggesting a potential upside of 38.60%. Given Quad Graphics' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Quad Graphics is more favorable than Deluxe.

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

Which has higher valuation and earnings, QUAD or DLX?

Deluxe has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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
Quad Graphics	$2.67B	0.11	-$50.90M	-$0.38	-15.04
Deluxe	$2.12B	0.35	$52.80M	$1.25	13.28

Which has more volatility and risk, QUAD or DLX?

Quad Graphics has a beta of 1.4, indicating that its stock price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Deluxe has a beta of 1.53, indicating that its stock price is 53% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is QUAD or DLX more profitable?

Deluxe has a net margin of 2.64% compared to Quad Graphics' net margin of -0.64%. Quad Graphics' return on equity of 71.23% beat Deluxe's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Quad Graphics	-0.64%	71.23%	3.59%
Deluxe	2.64%	21.20%	4.91%

Summary

Deluxe beats Quad Graphics on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.