QUAD — Quad Graphics Inc

Stock analysis, trade plans, and proprietary indicators by Trend Edge.

Trend Edge Setup Score

Trend Edge rates QUAD Bullish with a Setup Score of 45, net conviction 41, actionability 50. How the Setup Score works →

Total Setup Score45
Directional BiasBullish
Net Conviction41
Actionability50 (in range)

Key signals behind this score

About Quad Graphics Inc

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,… Read full Trend Edge analysis →

Trend Edge Proprietary Indicators

Key Metrics

Current Price$8.38
Market Cap$425M
Float29.9M
Shares Outstanding38.3M
P/E (Forward)6.89
P/E (TTM)14.22
Price/Sales (TTM)0.18
vs. Analyst Target+18.5% to analyst PT
Profit Margin1.16%
Operating Margin (TTM)4.53%
Revenue (TTM)$2.37B
Earnings Growth (YoY)18.20%
Dividend Rate0.4%
Analyst Target Price$9.93 (2 analysts)

Financial History

Annual Revenue & Earnings History

YearRevenueNet IncomeGross ProfitEBITDA
2020 $2.93B -$128M $416M $150M
2021 $2.96B $37.8M $416M $266M
2022 $3.22B $9.3M $460M $213M
2023 $2.96B -$55.4M $451M $151M
2024 $2.67B -$50.9M $481M $121M
2025 $2.42B $27.0M $445M $162M

Recent Quarterly Revenue & Net Income

QuarterRevenueNet Income
Jun 2025 $572M -$100,000
Sep 2025 $588M $10.2M
Dec 2025 $631M $11.1M
Mar 2026 $581M $6.2M

Ownership & Float

Insider Ownership21.6%
Institutional Ownership56.1%
Short Float4.3%
% of All Funds Holding1.69%
Number of Funds Holding139

Current Moving Averages

Trend Edge tracks near-term, medium-term, cyclical, and secular moving averages across weekly and monthly timeframes to identify trend structure at every horizon.

TimeframeSMAValueTrend Context
Weekly10-Week SMA$7.80Near-term / short-term trend
Weekly40-Week SMA$6.81Medium-term trend
Weekly80-Week SMA$6.37Cyclical trend (business cycle)
Weekly200-Week SMA$5.44Secular trend (multi-year)
Monthly10-Month SMA$6.89Near-term monthly trend
Monthly20-Month SMA$6.44Medium-term monthly trend
Monthly40-Month SMA$5.73Secular monthly trend

Volume Shelves — Support & Resistance

Trend Edge identifies volume shelves: price zones where historically elevated trading volume creates structural support or resistance. A volume shelf forms when a disproportionate share of cumulative volume was transacted at a specific price level, making it a high-conviction anchor for future price reactions.

Price LevelTypeVolume RatioAge
$7.50 support 1.06x 0 months ago
$5.30 support 1.18x 10 months ago
$4.80 support 1.44x 13 months ago
$4.60 support 1.48x 20 months ago

Historical Earnings Reactions (64 events)

TimeframeAvg ReturnMedianWin RateBestWorst
Gap 0.00% 0.03% 50.00% 15.24% -15.54%
1 Day -2.41% -0.13% 48.44% 17.84% -25.94%
1 Week -1.22% -2.82% 43.75% 39.55% -33.28%
2 Weeks -1.45% -1.23% 42.19% 33.48% -33.83%
1 Month -2.12% -3.27% 41.27% 54.75% -45.08%

Next earnings: August 4, 2026 (21 days away)

Seasonality & Day-of-Week Patterns

Monthly Seasonality

MonthAvg ReturnWin RateSamples
Jan0.5%50.0%16
Feb9.6%75.0%16
Mar-6.6%25.0%16
Apr-1.3%31.3%16
May-4.0%37.5%16
Jun5.0%68.8%16
Jul4.9%40.0%15
Aug0.8%62.5%16
Sep-3.7%25.0%16
Oct-2.7%50.0%16
Nov1.6%43.8%16
Dec2.6%56.3%16

Day-of-Week Tendencies

DayAvg ReturnWin RateSamples
Monday -0.01% 51.6% 754
Tuesday 0.17% 51.2% 828
Wednesday -0.05% 50.7% 826
Thursday -0.06% 48.7% 811
Friday 0.08% 45.9% 808

Top Institutional Holders

Institutional holder breakdown coming soon.

Total institutional ownership: 56.1%

Insider Transactions — Smart Summary

Total insider ownership: 21.6%

12-Month Insider Activity Summary

Total Filings9
Net Value-$281,713.874
Net Shares Change-153,073
% of Float-0.5%
C-Suite Filings3
Clusters Detected1

Key Insiders

NameTitleNet ValueFilingsActivity
Flores Kathryn Quadracci -$413,256.711 4 4 sell
Eason Beth-Ann -$254,510.64 1 1 sell
Buth Douglas P -$140,426 1 1 sell
Jaeger Steven D Chief Information Officer -$128,145.13 1 1 sell
Golden Joshua J Chief Marketing Officer -$97,834.8 1 1 sell
McKenna Donald M EVP, Chief Administrative Ofcr -$55,733.944 1 1 sell

Transaction Clusters

PeriodFilingsInsidersNet ValueSeniority
2026-02-23 – 2026-03-09 5 4 -$473,592.816 2 C-suite

Significant Filings

DateInsiderTitleNet ValuePrice After
2026-05-28 Flores Kathryn Quadracci -$200,266.469 Transaction at $7.30, now +14.8%
2026-05-05 Eason Beth-Ann -$254,510.64 Transaction at $8.28, now +1.2%
2026-05-05 Flores Kathryn Quadracci -$63,702.5 Transaction at $8.30, now +1.0%
2026-03-03 Jaeger Steven D Chief Information Officer -$128,145.13 Transaction at $6.88, now +21.9%
2026-02-24 McKenna Donald M EVP, Chief Administrative Ofcr -$55,733.944 Transaction at $7.03, now +19.2%
2026-02-24 Buth Douglas P -$140,426 Transaction at $7.02, now +19.4%

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