Oct 12 close
This week's attention on DFIN centers on analyst commentary and a looming earnings question. Argus raised its target price to $52.00, citing the company's role as a risk and compliance solutions provider, while DA Davidson reiterated a Buy rating with a $62 price target, anticipating third-quarter results will align with management's guidance. Separately, one downgrade to Hold points to anticipated weakness in the third quarter tied to declining US IPO and M&A activity, even as the piece notes that second-quarter software solutions net sales rose 7.8% year-over-year with adjusted EBITDA margin expanding 170 basis points year-over-year.
DFIN closed at $48.69, up 0.5%, sitting above both its 50-day average of $48.40 and 200-day average of $46.96, with the 50-day above the 200-day. The GekkoIndex reads 56, placing it in the Neutral zone, down 2.1 over five days. Price remains 18.9% below Gekko Fair Value of $60.02. Over the past year the stock is down 6.4%, though the three-month return stands at 4.4%, within a 52-week range of $36.11 to $56.26.
Earnings are scheduled for 4 November 2026, before the open, 23 days away and inside a typical 20-trading-day holding window; the last report produced an 8% reaction, against an average absolute reaction of 16% and 4 beats in the last 8 quarters. Smart money activity over the past 90 days shows 3 insider purchases totaling $999,990. Seasonally, the next 20 trading days have averaged a 0.1% return over 5 years, rising in 1 of those years. Consensus among 2 firms stands at Buy, with a consensus target of $64, or 31.4% upside.
Written by AI from the Oct 12, 2026 close and checked automatically against the figures on this page.
Donnelley Financial Solutions scores 3 supportive, 2 mixed and 1 headwind across the 6 checklist items with data.
Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.
3 supportive2 mixed1 headwind
Above 50 and 200-day
Close $48.69 is above the 50-day ($48.40) and 200-day ($46.96) averages, and the 50-day is above the 200-day.
See the chart56, Neutral
Reading 56 is in the Neutral zone.
See the GekkoIndex18.9% below
Price is 18.9% below Gekko Fair Value (more than 5% below).
See fair valueLeans bullish
Last 90 days: 3 open-market insider purchases.
See smart moneyReports in 23 days
Reports on Nov 4, 2026, 23 days away — inside a typical 20-trading-day hold.
See earnings+0.1% on average
From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged +0.1% over 5 years, rising in 1 of them.
See seasonalityA description of current data, not a recommendation. How this page works
Donnelley Financial Solutions closed at $48.69 on Oct 12, 2026, −6.4% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $36.11 to $56.26.
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Donnelley Financial Solutions provides tools and services that help organizations manage regulatory filings and compliance work. Its platforms, including Venue, ActiveDisclosure and eBrevia, support tasks such as managing deal-related transactions, pulling and reviewing data from contracts, and preparing documents for submission to the SEC. The company works with both public and private entities that need to meet disclosure and reporting obligations.
The business is structured around four areas. Two focus on capital markets clients, pairing software with technology-driven services such as printing and distribution to support deal execution and SEC compliance. The other two serve investment companies, offering the cloud-based Arc Suite for storing, editing and submitting compliance documents, along with services for regulatory and investor communications, including XBRL filings through SEC EDGAR and full proxy services such as planning, mailing, solicitation and shareholder meeting support.
Donnelley Financial Solutions traces back to 1983 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. Its shares are listed on the NYSE under the ticker DFIN.
Donnelley Financial Solutions’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 56, in the Neutral zone, down 2.1 points over five sessions.
Down 2.1 points over five sessions.
Reading for Oct 12, 2026
| Zone | Readings | 5 days | 20 days | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buying | 51 | +2.0% | +3.2% | ||
| Accumulation | 220 | +0.6% | +4.8% | ||
| Neutral (current zone) | 373 | −0.6% | −2.8% | ||
| Distribution | 31 | −1.0% | −8.3% | ||
| Selling | 7 | Too few readings yet | |||
Average DFIN share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Neutral readings averaged +1.1% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.
Neutral zone: No clear directional signal. About the five zones →
Donnelley Financial Solutions trades 18.9% below Gekko Fair Value of $60.02, so the shares are undervalued on Gekko’s estimate.
Gekko’s own estimate of what Donnelley Financial Solutions shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.
$60.02
Gekko Fair Value, Oct 9, 2026
18.9% Undervalued
At the end of Aug 2026 the price was 23.2% below the estimate.
Insiders filed 3 open-market purchases in Donnelley Financial Solutions worth $1,000K, and no Congress trades were disclosed, in the last 90 days.
Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.
$1,000Kin 3 open-market purchases
| Filed | Insider | Type | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | BINZ JOSEPH LEO director | Purchase | $485K |
| Sep 3 | BINZ JOSEPH LEO director | Purchase | $276K |
| Sep 3 | BINZ JOSEPH LEO director | Purchase | $239K |
From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.
No trades in DFIN were disclosed by members of Congress in the last 90 days.
From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.
Donnelley Financial Solutions has been buying back its own shares.
From company filings.
Donnelley Financial Solutions reports on Nov 4, 2026, before the open (23 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 4 of its last 8 reports.
Nov 4, 2026
Expected before the open, 23 days away
| Reported | EPS | Revenue | Move |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 30, 2026 | $1.50 est $1.53 | $224.2M est $221.4M | −8.0% |
| May 5, 2026 | $1.45 est $1.34 | $205.5M est $204.8M | −15.1% |
| Feb 17, 2026 | $0.70 est $0.41 | $172.5M est $155.3M | +26.2% |
| Oct 29, 2025 | $0.86 est $0.57 | $175.3M est $155.3M | −11.7% |
| Jul 31, 2025 | $1.49 est $1.56 | $218.1M est $176.4M | −20.0% |
| Apr 30, 2025 | $1.24 est $0.79 | $201.1M est $241.9M | +9.2% |
| Feb 18, 2025 | $0.40 est $0.49 | $156.3M est $203.5M | −26.4% |
| Oct 31, 2024 | $0.48 est $0.76 | $179.5M est $169.7M | −11.6% |
“Move” is the close of the first session after the report compared with the close of the last session before it, so it reads the same whether the company reported before the open or after the close.
Analysts’ average 12-month price target for Donnelley Financial Solutions is $64.00, +31.4% from the last close, from 2 firms rating the stock in the last 90 days.
Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 2 firms.
| Date | Firm | Target | vs price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21 | Needham | $60 | +23.2% |
| Jul 31 | D.A. Davidson | — | — |
| Jul 31 | Needham | $60 | +23.2% |
Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.
Over the next 20 trading days from Oct 10, Donnelley Financial Solutions averaged +0.1% across the last 5 years, rising in 1 of them.
| Window | Average | Years higher |
|---|---|---|
| Next 5 trading days | +0.9% | 4 of 5 |
| Next 10 trading days | −0.7% | 3 of 5 |
| Next 15 trading days | 0.0% | 2 of 5 |
| Next 20 trading days | +0.1% | 1 of 5 |
| Next 30 trading days | +1.4% | 2 of 5 |
For scale, DFIN’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 6.4%.
Donnelley Financial Solutions’s market cap is $1.20B, with a P/E ratio of 34 and revenue of $777.5M over the last twelve months.
Coverage of Donnelley Financial Solutions this week reads neutral: 2 positive, 4 neutral and 0 negative headlines.
Donnelley Financial Solutions’s 6 largest industry peers by market value, with today’s move, GekkoIndex zone and gap to Gekko Fair Value.
| Stock | GekkoIndex zone | vs Fair Value |
|---|---|---|
| MSFTMicrosoft | Neutral | 21.7% above |
| PLTRPalantir Technologies | Distribution | 22.3% above |
| ORCLOracle | Neutral | 24.3% below |
| PANWPalo Alto Networks | Neutral | 21.6% above |
| CRWDCrowdStrike | Neutral | 23.7% above |
| CRMSalesforce | Neutral | 3.6% below |
A peer links to its own page where one exists.
Donnelley Financial Solutions’s market cap is $1.20B at the Oct 12, 2026 close of $48.69, with 24.59M shares outstanding. The shares trade on a P/E ratio of 34.
The consensus analyst 12-month price target for Donnelley Financial Solutions is $64.00, +31.4% from the last close. Of the 2 firms that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 2 rate it a buy, 0 a hold and 0 a sell. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.
On Gekko’s estimate Donnelley Financial Solutions is undervalued: the Oct 12, 2026 close of $48.69 is 18.9% below Gekko Fair Value of $60.02. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.
Donnelley Financial Solutions is expected to report on Nov 4, 2026, before the market opens (23 days away). Analysts expect earnings of $0.84 per share on revenue of $179.9M. Donnelley Financial Solutions beat the earnings estimate in 4 of its last 8 reports, moving 16% on average across the report.
Donnelley Financial Solutions’s 52-week high is $56.26 and its 52-week low is $36.11; it closed at $48.69 on Oct 12, 2026, −6.4% over the past year. Over the last five years the shares peaked at $71.01 on Jul 31, 2024.
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