Deluxe (DLX) to Release Quarterly Earnings on Wednesday

Deluxe (NYSE:DLX) is expected to be posting its Q1 2025 quarterly earnings results after the market closes on Wednesday, April 30th. Analysts expect Deluxe to post earnings of $0.72 per share and revenue of $525.43 million for the quarter. Deluxe has set its FY 2025 guidance at 3.250-3.550 EPS.

Deluxe (NYSE:DLX) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 5th. The business services provider reported $0.75 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.80 by ($0.05). Deluxe had a net margin of 2.49% and a return on equity of 21.33%. On average, analysts expect Deluxe to post $3 EPS for the current fiscal year and $4 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Deluxe Stock Performance

Shares of DLX stock opened at $15.34 on Monday. Deluxe has a 52 week low of $13.70 and a 52 week high of $24.87. The company has a market cap of $685.96 million, a PE ratio of 13.00, a P/E/G ratio of 0.52 and a beta of 1.41. The company has a current ratio of 0.98, a quick ratio of 0.83 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.36. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $15.63 and its 200-day simple moving average is $19.61.

Deluxe Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 3rd. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, February 18th were paid a $0.30 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, February 18th. This represents a $1.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 7.82%. Deluxe’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 101.69%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts have weighed in on the stock. Sidoti raised shares of Deluxe to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 30th. StockNews.com downgraded Deluxe from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, March 26th.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, CEO Barry C. Mccarthy purchased 3,926 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 10th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $16.45 per share, for a total transaction of $64,582.70. Following the acquisition, the chief executive officer now owns 272,851 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,488,398.95. The trade was a 1.46 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Insiders own 5.60% of the company’s stock.

Deluxe Company Profile

Deluxe Corporation provides technology-enabled solutions to enterprises, small businesses, and financial institutions in the United States, Canada, and Australia. It operates through Merchant Services, B2B Payments, Data Solutions, and Print segments. The Merchant Services offers credit and debit card authorization and payment systems, as well as processing services primarily to small and medium-sized retail and service businesses.