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Quad Graphics (QUAD) Competitors

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QUAD vs. DLX, EBF, SSYS, KRNT, DDD, RSSS, SFHG, CDRE, MRC, and KALU

Should you be buying Quad Graphics stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Quad Graphics include Deluxe (DLX), Ennis (EBF), Stratasys (SSYS), Kornit Digital (KRNT), 3D Systems (DDD), Research Solutions (RSSS), Samfine Creation Holdings Group (SFHG), Cadre (CDRE), MRC Global (MRC), and Kaiser Aluminum (KALU).

Quad Graphics vs. Its Competitors

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

In the previous week, Deluxe and Deluxe both had 4 articles in the media. Deluxe's average media sentiment score of 1.48 beat Quad Graphics' score of 1.15 indicating that Deluxe is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Deluxe pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.2%. Quad Graphics pays an annual dividend of $0.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. Deluxe pays out 93.0% 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 -93.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Quad Graphics has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Deluxe$2.11B0.41$52.80M$1.2915.10
Quad Graphics$2.67B0.13-$50.90M-$0.32-20.73

Deluxe has a net margin of 2.75% compared to Quad Graphics' net margin of -0.55%. Quad Graphics' return on equity of 70.06% beat Deluxe's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Deluxe2.75% 21.12% 4.99%
Quad Graphics -0.55%70.06%3.73%

Deluxe has a beta of 1.53, suggesting that its share price is 53% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Quad Graphics has a beta of 1.44, suggesting that its share price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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

Deluxe presently has a consensus price target of $23.00, suggesting a potential upside of 18.09%. Quad Graphics has a consensus price target of $9.30, suggesting a potential upside of 40.17%. 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)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.67
Quad Graphics
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

Summary

Deluxe beats Quad Graphics on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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QUAD vs. The Competition

MetricQuad GraphicsPRINTING IndustryIndustrials SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$334.87M$1.66B$7.76B$21.57B
Dividend Yield4.55%2.86%4.56%3.49%
P/E Ratio-20.732.79313.4229.87
Price / Sales0.131.49211.6553.55
Price / Cash2.35133.3527.9018.13
Price / Book6.983.514.614.66
Net Income-$50.90M$47.19M$798.53M$999.94M
7 Day Performance-0.90%0.20%0.85%1.06%
1 Month Performance6.50%6.59%1.63%4.82%
1 Year Performance52.18%3.46%26.70%16.91%

Quad Graphics Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
QUAD
Quad Graphics
2.533 of 5 stars
$6.64
+0.5%
$9.30
+40.2%
+51.4%$334.87M$2.67B-20.7312,200News Coverage
Positive News
DLX
Deluxe
4.9157 of 5 stars
$19.49
-0.2%
$23.00
+18.0%
-1.3%$876.16M$2.11B15.104,981Positive News
Short Interest ↓
EBF
Ennis
2.4463 of 5 stars
$18.41
-0.4%
N/A-23.7%$476.70M$394.62M12.111,856News Coverage
Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
SSYS
Stratasys
3.1043 of 5 stars
$10.30
+0.6%
$14.33
+39.2%
+39.1%$871.35M$572.46M-7.691,779Short Interest ↑
KRNT
Kornit Digital
3.3158 of 5 stars
$15.18
-1.0%
$31.40
+106.9%
-37.2%$686.70M$203.82M-60.72880News Coverage
Positive News
DDD
3D Systems
3.2026 of 5 stars
$2.17
+2.1%
$5.00
+130.9%
-10.1%$271.89M$440.12M-1.651,833
RSSS
Research Solutions
2.0931 of 5 stars
$3.16
-4.8%
N/A+20.1%$107.76M$44.62M-22.57130Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
Short Interest ↓
High Trading Volume
SFHG
Samfine Creation Holdings Group
N/A$0.77
+5.1%
N/AN/A$14.82MN/A0.00N/APositive News
Gap Up
CDRE
Cadre
2.8619 of 5 stars
$31.83
-0.5%
$31.50
-1.0%
-9.4%$1.30B$567.56M33.862,284Positive News
Analyst Upgrade
MRC
MRC Global
2.5285 of 5 stars
$14.81
-2.0%
$16.00
+8.1%
+18.4%$1.28B$2.95B-61.692,600Positive News
KALU
Kaiser Aluminum
2.9027 of 5 stars
$76.68
-1.0%
$78.00
+1.7%
+11.1%$1.25B$3.02B19.714,000Positive News

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