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 9, net conviction 29, actionability 3. How the Setup Score works →

Total Setup Score9
Directional BiasBullish
Net Conviction29
Actionability3 (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$10.09
Market Cap$518M
Float29.9M
Shares Outstanding38.2M
P/E (Forward)7.87
P/E (TTM)15.26
Price/Sales (TTM)0.22
vs. Analyst Target+30.5% to analyst PT
Profit Margin1.31%
Operating Margin (TTM)4.29%
Revenue (TTM)$2.38B
Earnings Growth (YoY)18.20%
Dividend Rate0.4%
Analyst Target Price$13.17 (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
Sep 2025 $588M $10.2M
Dec 2025 $631M $11.1M
Mar 2026 $581M $6.2M
Jun 2026 $578M $3.7M

Ownership & Float

Insider Ownership21.5%
Institutional Ownership57.6%
Short Float4.9%
% of All Funds Holding1.66%
Number of Funds Holding146

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$9.30Near-term / short-term trend
Weekly40-Week SMA$7.45Medium-term trend
Weekly80-Week SMA$6.61Cyclical trend (business cycle)
Weekly200-Week SMA$5.66Secular trend (multi-year)
Monthly10-Month SMA$7.54Near-term monthly trend
Monthly20-Month SMA$6.70Medium-term monthly trend
Monthly40-Month SMA$5.94Secular 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
$8.50 support 1.06x 0 months ago
$7.50 support 1.06x 1 months ago
$5.30 support 1.18x 11 months ago
$4.80 support 1.44x 14 months ago
$4.60 support 1.48x 21 months ago

Historical Earnings Reactions (65 events)

TimeframeAvg ReturnMedianWin RateBestWorst
Gap 0.10% 0.06% 50.77% 15.24% -15.54%
1 Day -2.21% -0.05% 49.23% 17.84% -25.94%
1 Week -0.86% -2.63% 44.62% 39.55% -33.28%
2 Weeks -1.17% -1.12% 43.08% 33.48% -33.83%
1 Month -2.15% -3.30% 40.63% 54.75% -45.08%

Next earnings: October 16, 2026 (48 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
Jul6.0%43.8%16
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 -0.00% 51.6% 761
Tuesday 0.17% 50.8% 834
Wednesday -0.03% 50.8% 832
Thursday -0.05% 48.7% 817
Friday 0.09% 46.2% 814

Top Institutional Holders

Institutional holder breakdown coming soon.

Total institutional ownership: 57.6%

Insider Transactions — Smart Summary

Total insider ownership: 21.5%

12-Month Insider Activity Summary

Total Filings12
Net Value-$402,637.634
Net Shares Change-219,905
% of Float-0.7%
C-Suite Filings4
Clusters Detected2

Key Insiders

NameTitleNet ValueFilingsActivity
Flores Kathryn Quadracci -$334,850.291 3 3 sell
Huet Melanie Arlene -$285,144.57 1 1 sell
Fowler John C -$256,360 1 1 sell
Eason Beth-Ann -$254,510.64 1 1 sell
McKenna Donald M EVP, Chief Administrative Ofcr -$176,657.704 2 2 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

Transaction Clusters

PeriodFilingsInsidersNet ValueSeniority
2026-02-23 – 2026-03-09 5 4 -$473,592.816 2 C-suite
2026-08-04 – 2026-08-04 3 3 -$662,428.33 1 C-suite

Significant Filings

DateInsiderTitleNet ValuePrice After
2026-08-04 McKenna Donald M EVP, Chief Administrative Ofcr -$120,923.76 Transaction at $9.84, now +2.5%
2026-08-04 Huet Melanie Arlene -$285,144.57 Transaction at $9.99, now +1.0%
2026-08-04 Fowler John C -$256,360 Transaction at $9.86, now +2.3%
2026-03-03 Jaeger Steven D Chief Information Officer -$128,145.13 Transaction at $6.88, now +46.8%
2026-05-28 Flores Kathryn Quadracci -$200,266.469 Transaction at $7.30, now +38.2%
2026-05-05 Eason Beth-Ann -$254,510.64 Transaction at $8.28, now +21.9%

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AI Consult Analysis

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