Quad/Graphics (NYSE:QUAD) Posts Quarterly Earnings Results, Misses Estimates By $0.02 EPS

Quad/Graphics (NYSE:QUAD) released its earnings results on Tuesday. The business services provider reported $0.36 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.38 by ($0.02), Zacks reports. The business had revenue of $708.40 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $726.70 million. Quad/Graphics had a negative net margin of 1.90% and a positive return on equity of 58.44%.

Quad/Graphics Price Performance

QUAD traded down $0.96 on Thursday, hitting $6.82. 102,533 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 251,646. The business has a 50-day moving average of $7.08 and a two-hundred day moving average of $6.16. 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 has a 12 month low of $4.06 and a 12 month high of $9.13. The firm has a market capitalization of $355.30 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -6.36 and a beta of 1.57.

Quad/Graphics Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 14th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 28th will be given a $0.075 dividend. This represents a $0.30 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.40%. This is an increase from Quad/Graphics’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.05. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 28th. Quad/Graphics’s payout ratio is presently -18.35%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research firms have weighed in on QUAD. Barrington Research reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $10.00 target price on shares of Quad/Graphics in a report on Tuesday, November 26th. Rosenblatt Securities reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $10.30 target price on shares of Quad/Graphics in a research report on Tuesday. Finally, StockNews.com downgraded Quad/Graphics from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, January 31st.

Quad/Graphics Company Profile

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.