(DFIN) Donnelley Financial - Ratings and Ratios

Exchange: NYSE • Country: United States • Currency: USD • Type: Common Stock • ISIN: US25787G1004

DFIN: Compliance, Regulatory, Solutions, Cloud, Filings, Proxy, Services

Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:DFIN) is a leading provider of innovative software and technology-enabled solutions for financial regulatory and compliance needs. The company serves clients across the United States, Asia, Europe, Canada, and other international markets. Its operations are divided into four primary 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). These segments cater to both public and private companies, offering tools for managing transactional and compliance processes, collaborating on financial disclosures, and filing SEC documents with precision.

The CM-SS segment delivers solutions like Venue and ActiveDisclosure, which streamline public and private transactional processes, enabling companies to collaborate, validate, and file SEC documents efficiently. The CM-CCM segment focuses on tech-enabled services, print, and distribution solutions for deal-related and SEC compliance requirements. Meanwhile, the IC-SS segment provides the Arc Suite platform, a comprehensive cloud-based suite of tools such as ArcDigital, ArcReporting, ArcPro, and ArcRegulatory. These tools empower clients to manage compliance and regulatory information in a centralized repository, facilitating document access, assembly, editing, translation, rendering, and submission to regulators and investors.

The IC-CCM segment offers solutions for creating, filing, and distributing regulatory communications, including investor communications and XBRL/iXBRL-formatted filings under the Investment Company Act via the SEC’s EDGAR system. This segment also provides turnkey proxy services, encompassing discovery, planning, implementation, print and mail management, solicitation, tabulation, stockholder meeting review, and expert support. Founded in 1983, the company is headquartered in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and is recognized for its robust suite of financial compliance and regulatory solutions.

DFIN’s stock (NYSE:DFIN) is categorized under the Financial Exchanges & Data industry, with a market capitalization of approximately $1.289 billion. The stock is currently trading at $52.40, with a 20-day average volume of 367,550 shares. Its short-term technical indicators, such as the SMA 20 ($43.27) and SMA 50 ($44.79), suggest recent upward momentum, while the SMA 200 ($59.02) indicates longer-term resistance. The ATR of 2.00 reflects moderate volatility. Fundamentally, the stock’s P/E ratio of 14.77, P/B ratio of 2.96, and P/S ratio of 1.65, combined with an RoE of 21.19%, highlight its balanced valuation and profitability metrics.

Over the next three months, DFIN is expected to experience modest upward momentum, driven by its recent price movement above the SMA 20 and SMA 50. However, the SMA 200 may act as a resistance level, potentially capping significant gains. The moderate ATR suggests manageable volatility, with price fluctuations likely staying within a narrow range. Fundamentally, the company’s strong RoE and reasonable P/E ratio position it as a stable investment opportunity in the financial technology sector.

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DFIN Stock Overview

Market Cap in USD 1,375m
Sector Technology
Industry Software - Application
GiC Sub-Industry Financial Exchanges & Data
IPO / Inception 2016-10-03

DFIN Stock Ratings

Growth Rating 64.7
Fundamental 38.8
Dividend Rating 0.0
Rel. Strength -23.1
Analysts 4.33/5
Fair Price Momentum 63.02 USD
Fair Price DCF 49.12 USD

DFIN Dividends

No Dividends Paid

DFIN Growth Ratios

Growth Correlation 3m -40%
Growth Correlation 12m -43.5%
Growth Correlation 5y 89.9%
CAGR 5y 47.21%
CAGR/Max DD 5y 0.94
Sharpe Ratio 12m 0.17
Alpha -26.22
Beta 1.111
Volatility 35.25%
Current Volume 179.9k
Average Volume 20d 351.2k
What is the price of DFIN stocks?
As of May 09, 2025, the stock is trading at USD 53.39 with a total of 179,922 shares traded.
Over the past week, the price has changed by +5.35%, over one month by +39.47%, over three months by -20.52% and over the past year by -14.86%.
Is Donnelley Financial a good stock to buy?
Partly, yes. Based on ValueRay Fundamental Analyses, Donnelley Financial (NYSE:DFIN) is currently (May 2025) ok to buy, but has to be watched. It has a ValueRay Fundamental Rating of 38.84 and therefor a somewhat positive outlook according to the companies health.
Based on ValueRays Analyses, Dividends and Discounted-Cash-Flow, the Fair Value of DFIN as of May 2025 is 63.02. This means that DFIN is currently undervalued and has a potential upside of +18.04% (Margin of Safety).
Is DFIN a buy, sell or hold?
Donnelley Financial has received a consensus analysts rating of 4.33. Therefor, it is recommend to buy DFIN.
  • Strong Buy: 1
  • Buy: 2
  • Hold: 0
  • Sell: 0
  • Strong Sell: 0
What are the forecast for DFIN stock price target?
According to ValueRays Forecast Model, DFIN Donnelley Financial will be worth about 70.8 in May 2026. The stock is currently trading at 53.39. This means that the stock has a potential upside of +32.55%.
Issuer Forecast Upside
Wallstreet Target Price 70.3 31.7%
Analysts Target Price 70.3 31.7%
ValueRay Target Price 70.8 32.6%