Quad/Graphics Inc (NYSE: QUAD)’s stock price has dropped by -8.45 in relation to previous closing price of 5.80. Nevertheless, the company has seen a loss of -3.28% in its stock price over the last five trading days. prnewswire.com reported 2024-10-22 that SUSSEX, Wis., Oct. 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Quad/Graphics, Inc. (NYSE: QUAD) (“Quad” or the “Company”), a global marketing experience (MX) company, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell the majority of its European operations for €41 million (approximately $45 million) to Germany-based entrepreneurial private capital investment manager Capmont GmbH (“Capmont”).
Is It Worth Investing in Quad/Graphics Inc (NYSE: QUAD) Right Now?
QUAD has 36-month beta value of 1.65. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 1 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 as “overweight,” 0 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
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The public float for QUAD is 29.96M, and currently, short sellers hold a 4.07% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of QUAD on October 23, 2024 was 170.18K shares.
QUAD’s Market Performance
QUAD stock saw an increase of -3.28% in the past week, with a monthly gain of 9.48% and a quarterly increase of -9.23%. The volatility ratio for the week is 6.52%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 5.13% for Quad/Graphics Inc (QUAD). The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 3.08% for QUAD’s stock, with a 4.25% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of QUAD
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for QUAD stocks, with Rosenblatt repeating the rating for QUAD by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for QUAD in the upcoming period, according to Rosenblatt is $7.50 based on the research report published on May 31, 2024 of the current year 2024.
Barrington Research, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see QUAD reach a price target of $8.50, previously predicting the price at $8. The rating they have provided for QUAD stocks is “Outperform” according to the report published on May 03rd, 2024.
Barrington Research gave a rating of “Outperform” to QUAD, setting the target price at $9 in the report published on July 12th of the previous year.
QUAD Trading at 11.66% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought QUAD to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -21.33% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 5.13%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 6.52%, as shares surge +12.74% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +21.51% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, QUAD fell by -3.28%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +1.53% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $5.15. In addition, Quad/Graphics Inc saw -2.03% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at QUAD starting from ASHWORTH ERIC N, who proposed sale 5,944 shares at the price of $4.33 back on Aug 21 ’24. After this action, ASHWORTH ERIC N now owns shares of Quad/Graphics Inc, valued at $25,738 using the latest closing price.
Jaeger Steven D, the Officer of Quad/Graphics Inc, proposed sale 5,970 shares at $4.47 during a trade that took place back on Aug 19 ’24, which means that Jaeger Steven D is holding shares at $26,686 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for QUAD
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.01 for the present operating margin
- -0.22 for the gross margin
The net margin for Quad/Graphics Inc stands at -0.02. The total capital return value is set at 0.05. Equity return is now at value -47.79, with -3.83 for asset returns.
Based on Quad/Graphics Inc (QUAD), the company’s capital structure generated 0.88 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.18. The debt to equity ratio resting at 7.13. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 0.55.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 227.6 million with net debt to EBITDA at 3.23. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.33. The receivables turnover for the company is 9.44for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 2.03. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.85.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Quad/Graphics Inc (QUAD) has had a mixed performance in recent times. Analysts have a bullish opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
