Semanteon Capital Management LP Makes New $249,000 Investment in Quad/Graphics, Inc. (NYSE:QUAD)

Semanteon Capital Management LP acquired a new position in Quad/Graphics, Inc. (NYSE:QUAD) during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 35,779 shares of the business services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $249,000. Semanteon Capital Management LP owned 0.07% of Quad/Graphics as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. SG Americas Securities LLC grew its holdings in Quad/Graphics by 16.1% in the fourth quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 13,851 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $97,000 after purchasing an additional 1,922 shares during the period. FMR LLC grew its holdings in Quad/Graphics by 1,103.6% in the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 22,050 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $100,000 after purchasing an additional 20,218 shares during the period. Stifel Financial Corp grew its holdings in Quad/Graphics by 61.9% in the third quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 31,060 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $141,000 after purchasing an additional 11,874 shares during the period. EMC Capital Management grew its holdings in Quad/Graphics by 835.7% in the fourth quarter. EMC Capital Management now owns 25,020 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $174,000 after purchasing an additional 22,346 shares during the period. Finally, Barclays PLC grew its holdings in Quad/Graphics by 323.3% in the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 42,763 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $195,000 after purchasing an additional 32,661 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 39.52% of the company’s stock.

Quad/Graphics Trading Down 0.3 %

NYSE:QUAD opened at $5.50 on Friday. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $6.48 and its 200-day moving average price is $6.35. Quad/Graphics, Inc. has a 52 week low of $4.06 and a 52 week high of $9.13. The company has a quick ratio of 0.56, a current ratio of 0.85 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 8.35. The stock has a market cap of $287.65 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -5.04 and a beta of 1.76.

Quad/Graphics (NYSE:QUAD) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, February 18th. The business services provider reported $0.36 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.38 by ($0.02). Quad/Graphics had a positive return on equity of 58.44% and a negative net margin of 1.90%. The company had revenue of $708.40 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $726.70 million. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Quad/Graphics, Inc. will post 1.08 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Quad/Graphics Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 14th. Investors of record on Friday, February 28th were issued a $0.075 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 28th. This represents a $0.30 annualized dividend and a yield of 5.46%. This is a boost from Quad/Graphics’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.05. Quad/Graphics’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently -27.52%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms have recently commented on QUAD. Barrington Research reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $10.00 price target on shares of Quad/Graphics in a report on Friday, February 21st. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Quad/Graphics from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Thursday. Finally, Rosenblatt Securities reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $10.30 price target on shares of Quad/Graphics in a report on Tuesday, February 18th.

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.