Quad Graphics (QUAD) Competitors

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

Do analysts prefer DLX or QUAD?

Deluxe presently has a consensus price target of $23.00, suggesting a potential upside of 40.46%. Quad Graphics has a consensus price target of $9.45, suggesting a potential upside of 69.35%. 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

Does the media refer more to DLX or QUAD?

In the previous week, Deluxe had 4 more articles in the media than Quad Graphics. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Deluxe and 1 mentions for Quad Graphics. Quad Graphics' average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Deluxe's score of -0.08 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	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Quad Graphics	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is DLX or QUAD a better dividend stock?

Deluxe pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.3%. Quad Graphics pays an annual dividend of $0.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.4%. 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.

Which has better valuation and earnings, 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	0.35	$52.80M	$1.25	13.10
Quad Graphics	$2.67B	0.11	-$50.90M	-$0.38	-14.68

Which has more risk and volatility, DLX or QUAD?

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 1.4, suggesting that its share price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is DLX or QUAD 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
Deluxe	2.64%	21.20%	4.91%
Quad Graphics	-0.64%	71.23%	3.59%

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of 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 large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Deluxe beats Quad Graphics on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.