Quad/Graphics (NYSE:QUAD) Stock Price Crosses Below 50 Day Moving Average of $5.44

Quad/Graphics, Inc. (NYSE:QUAD) crossed below its 50-day moving average during trading on Wednesday . The stock has a 50-day moving average of $5.44 and traded as low as $4.96. Quad/Graphics shares last traded at $5.07, with a volume of 132,899 shares traded.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

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 Trading Down 1.7 %

The company has a current ratio of 0.74, a quick ratio of 0.52 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.08. The stock has a market cap of $265.07 million, a P/E ratio of -4.41 and a beta of 1.62. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $5.44 and its 200 day simple moving average is $5.15.

Quad/Graphics (NYSE:QUAD) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, February 20th. The business services provider reported $0.23 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate 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 analysts’ expectations of $758.40 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.41 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that Quad/Graphics, Inc. will post 0.74 earnings per share for the current year.

Quad/Graphics Cuts Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 12th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, February 27th were paid a $0.05 dividend. This represents a $0.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.94%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, February 26th. Quad/Graphics’s dividend payout ratio is currently -17.39%.

Institutional Trading of Quad/Graphics

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Quad/Graphics by 0.3% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 1,756,389 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $9,520,000 after acquiring an additional 5,690 shares during the period. Barclays PLC lifted its stake in Quad/Graphics by 667.5% during the fourth quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 41,934 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $227,000 after purchasing an additional 36,470 shares during the last quarter. Nuveen Asset Management LLC lifted its stake in Quad/Graphics by 2.2% during the fourth quarter. Nuveen Asset Management LLC now owns 131,030 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $710,000 after purchasing an additional 2,827 shares during the last quarter. Prelude Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in Quad/Graphics during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $67,000. Finally, Bridgeway Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in Quad/Graphics by 1.5% during the fourth quarter. Bridgeway Capital Management LLC now owns 625,321 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $3,389,000 after purchasing an additional 9,520 shares during the last quarter. 39.52% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.