Villanova Investment Management Co LLC Makes New Investment in Donnelley Financial Solutions $DFIN

Villanova Investment Management Co LLC purchased a new stake in Donnelley Financial Solutions (NYSE:DFIN) during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm purchased 50,625 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,364,000. Donnelley Financial Solutions accounts for 1.7% of Villanova Investment Management Co LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 26th biggest position.

A number of other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in DFIN. Fideuram Intesa Sanpaolo Private Banking S.P.A. bought a new position in Donnelley Financial Solutions in the 4th quarter worth approximately $70,000. LSV Asset Management acquired a new stake in Donnelley Financial Solutions in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $87,000. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC raised its stake in Donnelley Financial Solutions by 117.6% during the 4th quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 2,106 shares of the company’s stock valued at $98,000 after acquiring an additional 1,138 shares in the last quarter. Vestcor Inc bought a new stake in Donnelley Financial Solutions during the 3rd quarter valued at $160,000. Finally, BNP Paribas Financial Markets raised its stake in Donnelley Financial Solutions by 64.0% during the 2nd quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 2,973 shares of the company’s stock valued at $183,000 after acquiring an additional 1,160 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 93.84% of the company’s stock.

Donnelley Financial Solutions Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:DFIN opened at $39.19 on Friday. Donnelley Financial Solutions has a 12 month low of $36.11 and a 12 month high of $66.25. The stock has a market cap of $978.94 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.38 and a beta of 0.74. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $43.31 and its 200 day moving average price is $46.52. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.59, a current ratio of 1.41 and a quick ratio of 1.41.

Donnelley Financial Solutions (NYSE:DFIN) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, May 5th. The company reported $1.45 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.35 by $0.10. The firm had revenue of $205.50 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $204.80 million. Donnelley Financial Solutions had a return on equity of 24.80% and a net margin of 4.52%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 2.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $1.24 earnings per share. Equities research analysts anticipate that Donnelley Financial Solutions will post 4.46 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Wall Street Zen raised Donnelley Financial Solutions from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, June 6th. DA Davidson cut their price objective on shares of Donnelley Financial Solutions from $66.00 to $62.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, May 6th. Zacks Research downgraded shares of Donnelley Financial Solutions from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, April 20th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Donnelley Financial Solutions in a research report on Friday, June 12th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have assigned a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $59.50.

Donnelley Financial Solutions Company Profile

Donnelley Financial Solutions (NYSE:DFIN) offers risk and compliance software and managed services designed to help corporations, financial institutions and legal firms meet regulatory and reporting requirements worldwide. Headquartered in Chicago, the company delivers a cloud-based platform for regulatory filings, content automation, virtual data rooms and board communications. Its solutions are tailored to support public companies with SEC, FCA and other global filing obligations, as well as banks, asset managers and credit unions seeking to streamline compliance workflows.

Among DFIN’s flagship products is ActiveDisclosure, a SaaS application that automates the creation, review and filing of disclosure documents.