Quad Graphics, Inc (QUAD) Stock Analysis
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Industrials · Specialty Business Services
Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $8.37 — A.R:R 0.1:1 is below the 1.5:1 minimum. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Near 52-week high (4.0% away).
Quad/Graphics, Inc. provides marketing solutions in North America, Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, South America, and Asia. The company operates through United States Print and Related Services, and International segments. It offers... Read more
Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $8.37 — A.R:R 0.1:1 is below the 1.5:1 minimum. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Near 52-week high (4.0% away). Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Score 5.2/10, high confidence.
Passes 7/8 gates (positive momentum, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, earnings proximity 24d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on favorable risk/reward ratio. Suitability: aggressive.
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2 floor-breakers
Revenue shrinking — -7.7% YoY. Growth thesis broken unless recovery story develops.static
Ranks in the bottom of its industry peers on the composite signal. Better names in the same sector exist.static
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Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $8.37 — A.R:R 0.1:1 is below the 1.5:1 minimum. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Near 52-week high (4.0% away). Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Prior stop was $7.83. Score 5.2/10, high confidence.
Take-profit target: $8.44 (+0.8% upside). Prior stop was $7.83. Stop-loss: $7.83.
Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Near 52-week high (4.0% away); Leverage penalty (D/E 4.0): -1.5.
Quad Graphics, Inc trades at a P/E of 14.4 (forward 6.1). TrendMatrix value score: 8.5/10. Verdict: Sell.
9 analysts cover QUAD with a consensus score of 4.2/5. Average price target: $10.
What does Quad Graphics, Inc do?Quad/Graphics, Inc. provides marketing solutions in North America, Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, Europe, the...
Quad/Graphics, Inc. provides marketing solutions in North America, Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, South America, and Asia. The company operates through United States Print and Related Services, and International segments. It offers printing services, such as retail inserts, long-run 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; paper procurement services; and manufactures ink. The company also provides marketing and other services, including data intelligence and analytics, technology solutions, media planning, placement and optimization, creative strategy, and content creation, as well as execution in non-print digital and broadcast channels; and provides medical services. It serves blue-chip companies that operate in various industries and serve businesses and consumers across various industry verticals, including retail, consumer packaged goods and direct-to-consumer, financial services, and health. Quad/Graphics, Inc. was founded in 1971 and is headquartered in Sussex, Wisconsin.