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$17.58 -0.22 (-1.24%)
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EBF vs. DLX, QUAD, ACCO, DXPE, XMTR, LZ, DNOW, HI, TNC, and LNN

Should you be buying Ennis stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Ennis include Deluxe (DLX), Quad Graphics (QUAD), Acco Brands (ACCO), DXP Enterprises (DXPE), Xometry (XMTR), LegalZoom.com (LZ), DNOW (DNOW), Hillenbrand (HI), Tennant (TNC), and Lindsay (LNN).

Ennis vs. Its Competitors

Deluxe (NYSE:DLX) and Ennis (NYSE:EBF) are both small-cap commercial printing companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk, earnings and profitability.

In the previous week, Ennis had 3 more articles in the media than Deluxe. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Ennis and 2 mentions for Deluxe. Ennis' average media sentiment score of 1.81 beat Deluxe's score of 0.17 indicating that Ennis is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Ennis has a net margin of 10.12% compared to Deluxe's net margin of 2.64%. Deluxe's return on equity of 21.20% beat Ennis' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Deluxe2.64% 21.20% 4.91%
Ennis 10.12%12.49%10.75%

Deluxe has a beta of 1.53, indicating that its stock price is 53% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ennis has a beta of 0.48, indicating that its stock price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Deluxe presently has a consensus target price of $23.00, suggesting a potential upside of 47.44%. Given Deluxe's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Deluxe is more favorable than Ennis.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Deluxe
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50
Ennis
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

93.9% of Deluxe shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 74.3% of Ennis shares are held by institutional investors. 5.6% of Deluxe shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.7% of Ennis shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Deluxe pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.7%. Ennis pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.7%. Deluxe pays out 96.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Ennis pays out 65.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Deluxe$2.12B0.33$52.80M$1.2512.48
Ennis$394.62M1.15$40.22M$1.5211.57

Summary

Deluxe beats Ennis on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding EBF and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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EBF vs. The Competition

MetricEnnisOFFICE SPPL&FRM IndustryIndustrials SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$459.15M$398.51M$7.60B$20.69B
Dividend Yield5.62%6.81%4.56%3.67%
P/E Ratio11.579.4425.2229.07
Price / Sales1.150.6798.6366.37
Price / Cash8.155.0727.7622.84
Price / Book1.511.024.344.43
Net Income$40.22M-$30.69M$792.92M$994.22M
7 Day Performance-2.00%-7.94%-1.88%-3.35%
1 Month Performance-5.23%-8.74%2.31%-2.06%
1 Year Performance-23.57%-24.87%29.36%10.15%

Ennis Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
EBF
Ennis
3.3358 of 5 stars
$17.58
-1.2%
N/A-24.0%$459.15M$394.62M11.571,856Positive News
High Trading Volume
DLX
Deluxe
4.9119 of 5 stars
$16.84
-1.1%
$23.00
+36.6%
-28.6%$761.92M$2.12B13.474,981Upcoming Earnings
QUAD
Quad Graphics
1.8396 of 5 stars
$5.91
+1.0%
$9.45
+59.9%
+28.6%$296.08M$2.67B6.2212,200News Coverage
Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
ACCO
Acco Brands
4.9852 of 5 stars
$4.00
flat
$6.00
+50.0%
-30.9%$360.40M$1.67B4.125,000Trending News
Earnings Report
Dividend Announcement
DXPE
DXP Enterprises
2.589 of 5 stars
$111.76
+3.3%
$95.00
-15.0%
+113.1%$1.70B$1.80B23.231,843News Coverage
Upcoming Earnings
Gap Down
XMTR
Xometry
2.3075 of 5 stars
$32.84
+0.7%
$35.78
+8.9%
+127.8%$1.65B$545.53M-33.171,088News Coverage
Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
Short Interest ↑
Gap Down
LZ
LegalZoom.com
0.8645 of 5 stars
$9.23
+1.7%
$9.08
-1.6%
+36.5%$1.65B$681.88M54.291,220News Coverage
Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
DNOW
DNOW
3.2878 of 5 stars
$15.85
+4.8%
$18.00
+13.6%
-1.1%$1.60B$2.37B16.272,575Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
Short Interest ↑
HI
Hillenbrand
4.5577 of 5 stars
$21.82
-1.4%
$32.00
+46.7%
-52.7%$1.56B$3.18B7.3310,450Gap Down
TNC
Tennant
4.9483 of 5 stars
$82.90
+0.2%
$125.00
+50.8%
-21.8%$1.54B$1.29B23.164,632Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
LNN
Lindsay
2.9285 of 5 stars
$137.55
-0.2%
$136.00
-1.1%
+8.5%$1.50B$607.07M19.761,280

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