Posted by admin on May 17th, 2022

Quad/Graphics (NYSE:QUAD – Get Rating) and CPI Card Group (NASDAQ:PMTS – Get Rating) are both small-cap industrial products companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends and profitability.

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Quad/Graphics and CPI Card Group, as reported by MarketBeat.

Quad/Graphics has a beta of 1.59, suggesting that its stock price is 59% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CPI Card Group has a beta of 1.43, suggesting that its stock price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500.

33.5% of Quad/Graphics shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 8.7% of CPI Card Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.5% of Quad/Graphics shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 5.2% of CPI Card Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

This table compares Quad/Graphics and CPI Card Group’s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

Quad/Graphics has higher revenue and earnings than CPI Card Group. Quad/Graphics is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CPI Card Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

This table compares Quad/Graphics and CPI Card Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Quad/Graphics beats CPI Card Group on 6 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Quad/Graphics (Get Rating)

Quad/Graphics, Inc. provides marketing solutions worldwide. The company operates through United States Print and Related Services, and International segments. It offers printing services, such as retail inserts, 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; and paper procurement services. The company also provides marketing and other services, including consumer insights, audience targeting, personalization, media planning and placement, process optimization, campaign planning and creation, pre-media production, videography, photography, digital and print execution, and logistics, as well as manufactures ink. It serves blue chip companies that operate in various industries, and serve businesses and consumers comprising retailers, publishers, and direct marketers. The company was founded in 1971 and is headquartered in Sussex, Wisconsin.

About CPI Card Group (Get Rating)

CPI Card Group Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the design, production, data personalization, packaging, and fulfillment of financial payment cards. It operates through Debit and Credit, and Prepaid Debit segments. The Debit and Credit segment produces financial payment cards and provides integrated card services to card-issuing banks. Its products include Europay, Mastercard, And Visa (EMV) and non-EMV financial payment cards and metal cards, as well as private label credit cards. This segment also provides on-demand services and various integrated card services, including card personalization and fulfillment, and instant issuance services. The Prepaid Debit segment primarily offers integrated card services comprising tamper-evident security packaging services to prepaid debit card providers. It also produces financial payment cards issued on the networks of the payment card brands. It serves issuers of debit and credit cards, Prepaid Debit Card program managers, community banks, credit unions, group service providers, and card transaction processors in the United States. The company was formerly known as CPI Holdings I, Inc. and changed its name to CPI Card Group Inc. in August 2015. CPI Card Group Inc. was incorporated in 2007 and is based in Littleton, Colorado.

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