Quad/Graphics (NYSE:QUAD) Given Outperform Rating at Barrington Research

Quad/Graphics (NYSE:QUAD)‘s stock had its “outperform” rating restated by research analysts at Barrington Research in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday,Benzinga reports. They currently have a $10.00 price target on the business services provider’s stock. Barrington Research’s price objective would indicate a potential upside of 38.12% from the stock’s previous close.

Several other research analysts have also recently issued reports on QUAD. Rosenblatt Securities lifted their target price on shares of Quad/Graphics from $7.70 to $10.30 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday. StockNews.com raised shares of Quad/Graphics from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Saturday, October 26th.

Quad/Graphics Trading Up 1.0 %

Shares of NYSE QUAD opened at $7.24 on Tuesday. Quad/Graphics has a 1 year low of $4.06 and a 1 year high of $7.94. The stock has a market cap of $377.35 million, a P/E ratio of -4.33 and a beta of 1.57. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $5.90 and a 200 day moving average of $5.32. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 8.35, a current ratio of 0.85 and a quick ratio of 0.56.

Quad/Graphics (NYSE:QUAD) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, October 28th. The business services provider reported $0.26 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.20 by $0.06. Quad/Graphics had a negative net margin of 2.82% and a positive return on equity of 42.63%. The company had revenue of $674.80 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $654.90 million. During the same period last year, the company posted $0.11 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Quad/Graphics will post 0.84 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Inspire Investing LLC purchased a new position in shares of Quad/Graphics during the second quarter valued at approximately $850,000. Bank of Montreal Can purchased a new position in shares of Quad/Graphics during the second quarter valued at approximately $408,000. LSV Asset Management raised its holdings in shares of Quad/Graphics by 4.2% during the second quarter. LSV Asset Management now owns 1,165,265 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $6,351,000 after purchasing an additional 46,882 shares during the last quarter. Privium Fund Management UK Ltd purchased a new position in shares of Quad/Graphics during the second quarter valued at approximately $262,000. Finally, Jane Street Group LLC raised its holdings in shares of Quad/Graphics by 96.4% during the third quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 85,111 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $386,000 after purchasing an additional 41,786 shares during the last quarter. 39.52% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About Quad/Graphics

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.