Quad Graphics, Inc (NYSE:QUAD) Stock to Pay Quarterly Dividend of $0.10

Quad Graphics, Inc (NYSE:QUAD) announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, October 20th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, November 17th will be paid a dividend of $0.10 per share by the business services provider on Friday, December 4th. This represents a $0.40 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, November 17th.

Quad Graphics has raised its dividend payment by an average of 0.1% per year over the last three years and has raised its dividend annually for the last 1 consecutive years. Quad Graphics has a payout ratio of 38.1% indicating that its dividend is sufficiently covered by earnings. Equities research analysts expect Quad Graphics to earn $1.52 per share next year, which means the company should continue to be able to cover its $0.40 annual dividend with an expected future payout ratio of 26.3%.

Quad Graphics Price Performance

NYSE QUAD opened at $9.45 on Thursday. Quad Graphics has a 1 year low of $5.12 and a 1 year high of $11.15. The company has a market cap of $486.25 million, a PE ratio of 14.83 and a beta of 1.12. The company has a current ratio of 0.87, a quick ratio of 0.60 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.81. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $9.76 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $8.63.

Quad Graphics (NYSE:QUAD) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July 28th. The business services provider reported $0.24 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.20 by $0.04. Quad Graphics had a return on equity of 47.90% and a net margin of 1.31%. The business had revenue of $577.50 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $545.15 million. On average, analysts predict that Quad Graphics will post 1.27 EPS for the current year.

About Quad Graphics

Quad/Graphics, Inc, doing business as Quad, is a marketing experience company that helps brands develop, produce and distribute print and digital communications. Its services span creative development, content management, media planning and placement, marketing strategy, data and analytics, and production services.

The company is also a major provider of commercial printing and related production capabilities. Its offerings include catalogs, magazines, direct-mail materials, packaging, marketing collateral, in-store displays and other printed products.