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After finishing at $5.8 in the prior trading day, Quad/Graphics Inc (NYSE: QUAD) closed at $5.07, down -12.59%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$12.59 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.91 million shares were traded. QUAD stock price reached its highest trading level at $5.78 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $5.01.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of QUAD by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 38.30 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 3.58. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.64 and its Current Ratio is at 0.92. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 6.14 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 5.50.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Rosenblatt on May 01, 2025, Reiterated its Buy rating but revised its target price to $8.90 from $10.30 previously.
On May 31, 2024, Rosenblatt started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $7.50.
Barrington Research reiterated its Outperform rating for the stock on May 03, 2024, while the target price for the stock was revised from $8 to $8.50.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on May 22 ’25 when Flores Kathryn Quadracci bought 38,496 shares for $5.60 per share.
SHIELY JOHN S bought 231,074 shares of QUAD for $1,370,269 on May 21 ’25. On Mar 06 ’25, another insider, Jaeger Steven D, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 8,357 shares for $5.99 each.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, QUAD now has a Market Capitalization of 256605376 and an Enterprise Value of 769232000. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.10 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 3.00. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.298 whereas that against EBITDA is 3.656.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for QUAD is 1.43, which has changed by 0.13932586 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.16821623 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, QUAD has reached a high of $9.12, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $4.06. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -9.23%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -17.79%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 276.75K shares per day over the past 3-months and 236180 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 50.61M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 25.76M. Insiders hold about 49.10% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 42.97% stake in the company. Shares short for QUAD as of 1752537600 were 1457486 with a Short Ratio of 5.27, compared to 1749772800 on 1452082. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1457486 and a Short% of Float of 4.5300003.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, QUAD’s forward annual dividend rate was 0.25, compared to 0.25 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.043103445The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 10.07.
Earnings Estimates
The stock of Quad/Graphics Inc (QUAD) is currently being evaluated by 2.0 analysts who are actively contributing to its market rating.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.33, with high estimates of $0.34 and low estimates of $0.32.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $1.0 and $0.89 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $0.94. EPS for the following year is $1.04, with 2.0 analysts recommending between $1.2 and $0.89.
Revenue Estimates
2 analysts predict $604.5M in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $613M to a low estimate of $596M. As of the current estimate, Quad/Graphics Inc’s year-ago sales were $674.8MFor the next quarter, 2 analysts are estimating revenue of $631.35M. There is a high estimate of $639.4M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $623.3M.
A total of 2 analysts have provided revenue estimates for QUAD’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $2.43B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $2.41B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $2.42B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $2.67BBased on 2 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $2.36B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $2.38B and the low estimate is $2.35B.
