ACCO Brands (ACCO) Competitors

Ennis (NYSE:EBF) and ACCO Brands (NYSE:ACCO) are both small-cap industrial products companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, community ranking, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings and profitability.

Does the media favor EBF or ACCO?

In the previous week, Ennis had 9 more articles in the media than ACCO Brands. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Ennis and 1 mentions for ACCO Brands. ACCO Brands' average media sentiment score of 1.75 beat Ennis' score of 0.45 indicating that ACCO Brands is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ennis	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
ACCO Brands	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Is EBF or ACCO more profitable?

Ennis has a net margin of 10.15% compared to ACCO Brands' net margin of -10.64%. ACCO Brands' return on equity of 14.30% beat Ennis' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ennis	10.15%	11.64%	10.18%
ACCO Brands	-10.64%	14.30%	3.99%

Which has higher valuation & earnings, EBF or ACCO?

Ennis has higher earnings, but lower revenue than ACCO Brands. ACCO Brands is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ennis, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ennis	$420.11M	1.31	$42.60M	$1.58	13.43
ACCO Brands	$1.71B	0.32	-$21.80M	-$1.89	-3.08

Is EBF or ACCO a better dividend stock?

Ennis pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.7%. ACCO Brands pays an annual dividend of $0.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.2%. Ennis pays out 63.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. ACCO Brands pays out -15.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. ACCO Brands is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do analysts prefer EBF or ACCO?

ACCO Brands has a consensus price target of $7.00, suggesting a potential upside of 20.27%. Given ACCO Brands' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe ACCO Brands is more favorable than Ennis.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ennis	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
ACCO Brands	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has more volatility and risk, EBF or ACCO?

Ennis has a beta of 0.41, meaning that its stock price is 59% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ACCO Brands has a beta of 1.63, meaning that its stock price is 63% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in EBF or ACCO?

74.3% of Ennis shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.6% of ACCO Brands shares are held by institutional investors. 3.5% of Ennis shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 7.3% of ACCO Brands shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in EBF or ACCO?

ACCO Brands received 251 more outperform votes than Ennis when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 69.00% of users gave Ennis an outperform vote while only 59.88% of users gave ACCO Brands an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Ennis	Outperform Votes 158 69.00%	Underperform Votes 71 31.00%
ACCO Brands	Outperform Votes 409 59.88%	Underperform Votes 274 40.12%

Summary

ACCO Brands beats Ennis on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.