Deluxe (DLX) Competitors

Ennis (NYSE:EBF) and Deluxe (NYSE:DLX) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, community ranking, profitability and media sentiment.

Do analysts prefer EBF or DLX?

Deluxe has a consensus target price of $31.00, indicating a potential upside of 110.60%. Given Deluxe's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Deluxe 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
Deluxe	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Which has higher valuation & earnings, EBF or DLX?

Deluxe has higher revenue and earnings than Ennis. Ennis is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Deluxe, 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	$399.35M	1.26	$42.60M	$1.59	12.14
Deluxe	$2.12B	0.31	$52.80M	$1.18	12.47

Does the media favor EBF or DLX?

In the previous week, Ennis had 38 more articles in the media than Deluxe. MarketBeat recorded 46 mentions for Ennis and 8 mentions for Deluxe. Deluxe's average media sentiment score of 1.19 beat Ennis' score of -0.04 indicating that Deluxe is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ennis	7 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	20 Neutral mention(s)	12 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Deluxe	5 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk and volatility, EBF or DLX?

Ennis has a beta of 0.4, indicating that its share price is 60% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Deluxe has a beta of 1.41, indicating that its share price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in EBF or DLX?

74.3% of Ennis shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.9% of Deluxe shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.5% of Ennis shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.6% of Deluxe shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer EBF or DLX?

Deluxe received 116 more outperform votes than Ennis when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 69.79% of users gave Ennis an outperform vote while only 67.47% of users gave Deluxe an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Ennis	Outperform Votes 164 69.79%	Underperform Votes 71 30.21%
Deluxe	Outperform Votes 280 67.47%	Underperform Votes 135 32.53%

Is EBF or DLX more profitable?

Ennis has a net margin of 10.35% compared to Deluxe's net margin of 2.49%. Deluxe's return on equity of 21.33% beat Ennis' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ennis	10.35%	12.16%	10.61%
Deluxe	2.49%	21.33%	4.84%

Is EBF or DLX a better dividend stock?

Ennis pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.2%. Deluxe pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.2%. Ennis pays out 62.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Deluxe pays out 101.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Summary

Deluxe beats Ennis on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.