Quad/Graphics, Inc. (QUAD) To Go Ex-Dividend on November 18th

Quad/Graphics, Inc. (NYSE:QUAD) announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, October 23rd, RTT News reports. Shareholders of record on Monday, November 18th will be paid a dividend of 0.05 per share by the business services provider on Friday, December 6th. This represents a $0.20 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.66%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, November 18th.

Quad/Graphics has a dividend payout ratio of 20.4% meaning its dividend is sufficiently covered by earnings. Equities analysts expect Quad/Graphics to earn $1.06 per share next year, which means the company should continue to be able to cover its $0.20 annual dividend with an expected future payout ratio of 18.9%.

Quad/Graphics Trading Down 1.3 %

QUAD stock opened at $5.46 on Friday. Quad/Graphics has a one year low of $3.96 and a one year high of $6.75. The company has a market capitalization of $284.79 million, a PE ratio of -4.59 and a beta of 1.60. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $4.80 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $4.97. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.83, a quick ratio of 0.56 and a current ratio of 0.85.

Quad/Graphics (NYSE:QUAD) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July 30th. The business services provider reported $0.12 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.07 by $0.05. The business had revenue of $634.20 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $645.70 million. Quad/Graphics had a negative net margin of 2.00% and a positive return on equity of 26.62%. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.02 earnings per share. As a group, analysts predict that Quad/Graphics will post 0.76 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities analysts recently issued reports on the company. Rosenblatt Securities restated a “buy” rating and set a $7.60 price target on shares of Quad/Graphics in a research report on Tuesday, September 24th. Barrington Research reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $8.50 target price on shares of Quad/Graphics in a research note on Friday, September 20th. Finally, StockNews.com lowered Quad/Graphics from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, October 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.