Quad/Graphics (NYSE:QUAD) Stock Price Passes Below Fifty Day Moving Average of $5.36

Quad/Graphics, Inc. (NYSE:QUAD) shares crossed below its 50-day moving average during trading on Thursday . The stock has a 50-day moving average of $5.36 and traded as low as $4.50. Quad/Graphics shares last traded at $4.51, with a volume of 129,869 shares trading hands.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, TheStreet upgraded shares of Quad/Graphics from a “d+” rating to a “c” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 14th.

Quad/Graphics Price Performance

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.08, a current ratio of 0.74 and a quick ratio of 0.52. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $5.36 and its 200-day moving average is $5.14. The stock has a market cap of $235.78 million, a PE ratio of -3.92 and a beta of 1.62.

Quad/Graphics (NYSE:QUAD) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 20th. The business services provider reported $0.23 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.13 by $0.10. Quad/Graphics had a negative net margin of 1.87% and a positive return on equity of 18.28%. The firm had revenue of $787.90 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $758.40 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.41 earnings per share. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Quad/Graphics, Inc. will post 0.74 EPS for the current year.

Quad/Graphics Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 12th. Investors of record on Tuesday, February 27th were issued a $0.05 dividend. This represents a $0.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.43%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, February 26th. Quad/Graphics’s dividend payout ratio is currently -17.39%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of QUAD. UBS Group AG boosted its stake in Quad/Graphics by 2,432.1% during the first quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 3,545 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $25,000 after buying an additional 3,405 shares during the period. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd purchased a new position in shares of Quad/Graphics in the third quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC raised its holdings in Quad/Graphics by 241.0% in the third quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 6,848 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $34,000 after acquiring an additional 4,840 shares in the last quarter. Citigroup Inc. acquired a new stake in Quad/Graphics during the second quarter worth approximately $35,000. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada raised its holdings in Quad/Graphics by 1,678.2% during the first quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 5,868 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $41,000 after purchasing an additional 5,538 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 39.52% of the company’s stock.

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.