Ennis (EBF) Competitors

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

Is EBF or DLX more profitable?

Ennis has a net margin of 10.12% compared to Deluxe's net margin of 2.75%. Deluxe's return on equity of 21.12% beat Ennis' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ennis	10.12%	12.49%	10.75%
Deluxe	2.75%	21.12%	4.99%

Do analysts recommend EBF or DLX?

Deluxe has a consensus price target of $23.00, indicating a potential upside of 14.76%. Given Deluxe's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly 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

Is EBF or DLX a better dividend stock?

Ennis pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.4%. Deluxe pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.0%. Ennis pays out 65.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Deluxe pays out 93.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Which has stronger 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	$394.62M	1.22	$40.22M	$1.52	12.27
Deluxe	$2.11B	0.43	$52.80M	$1.29	15.54

Does the media refer more to EBF or DLX?

In the previous week, Deluxe had 5 more articles in the media than Ennis. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Deluxe and 2 mentions for Ennis. Ennis' average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat Deluxe's score of 0.83 indicating that Ennis is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ennis	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Deluxe	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, EBF or DLX?

Ennis has a beta of 0.48, suggesting that its stock price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Deluxe has a beta of 1.49, suggesting that its stock price is 49% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in EBF or DLX?

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

Summary

Deluxe beats Ennis on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.