Donnelley Financial Solutions (NYSE:DFIN) Posts Quarterly Earnings Results, Misses Estimates By $0.22 EPS

Donnelley Financial Solutions (NYSE:DFIN) announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday. The company reported $0.26 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.48 by ($0.22), Zacks reports. Donnelley Financial Solutions had a net margin of 11.82% and a return on equity of 20.71%. The business had revenue of $156.30 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $169.20 million. Donnelley Financial Solutions updated its Q1 2025 guidance to EPS.

Donnelley Financial Solutions Stock Performance

DFIN opened at $48.50 on Thursday. Donnelley Financial Solutions has a 1-year low of $47.94 and a 1-year high of $71.01. The company has a market cap of $1.40 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.85 and a beta of 1.36. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $62.95 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $63.54. The company has a current ratio of 1.15, a quick ratio of 1.15 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.28.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts have weighed in on the company. Needham & Company LLC lowered their target price on Donnelley Financial Solutions from $79.00 to $72.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday. B. Riley lowered their price objective on shares of Donnelley Financial Solutions from $80.00 to $70.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, November 5th.

Insider Activity

In other news, CFO David A. Gardella sold 3,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, December 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $62.68, for a total value of $188,040.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer now directly owns 197,406 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $12,373,408.08. This represents a 1.50 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 11.90% of the company’s stock.

About Donnelley Financial Solutions

Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc provides innovative software and technology-enabled financial regulatory and compliance solutions in the United States, Asia, Europe, Canada, and internationally. It operates through four segments: Capital Markets Software Solutions (CM-SS); Capital Markets Compliance and Communications Management (CM-CCM); Investment Companies Software Solutions (IC-SS); and Investment Companies Compliance and Communications Management (IC-CCM).