Ennis (EBF) Competitors $20.24 +0.12 (+0.60%) Closing price 03:58 PM EasternExtended Trading$20.22 -0.02 (-0.10%) As of 07:37 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock EBF vs. DLX, QUAD, ATKR, POWL, SXI, DNOW, AMBP, OI, CENX, and HIShould you be buying Ennis stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Ennis include Deluxe (DLX), Quad/Graphics (QUAD), Atkore (ATKR), Powell Industries (POWL), Standex International (SXI), DNOW (DNOW), Ardagh Metal Packaging (AMBP), O-I Glass (OI), Century Aluminum (CENX), and Hillenbrand (HI). Ennis vs. Deluxe Quad/Graphics Atkore Powell Industries Standex International DNOW Ardagh Metal Packaging O-I Glass Century Aluminum Hillenbrand Ennis (NYSE:EBF) and Deluxe (NYSE:DLX) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends and profitability. 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 Ennis10.35% 12.16% 10.61% Deluxe 2.49%21.33%4.84% Which has more risk and volatility, EBF or DLX? Ennis has a beta of 0.4, suggesting that its stock price is 60% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Deluxe has a beta of 1.46, suggesting that its stock price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts recommend EBF or DLX? Deluxe has a consensus target price of $31.00, indicating a potential upside of 90.07%. Given Deluxe's stronger consensus rating and higher possible 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) 0.00Deluxe 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67 Does the MarketBeat Community favor 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. CompanyUnderperformOutperformEnnisOutperform Votes16469.79% Underperform Votes7130.21% DeluxeOutperform Votes28067.47% Underperform Votes13532.53% Is EBF or DLX a better dividend stock? Ennis pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. Deluxe pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.4%. 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. 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 hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has higher valuation and 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioEnnis$399.35M1.32$42.60M$1.5912.73Deluxe$2.12B0.34$52.80M$1.1813.82 Does the media refer more to EBF or DLX? In the previous week, Deluxe had 2 more articles in the media than Ennis. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Deluxe and 4 mentions for Ennis. Deluxe's average media sentiment score of 0.90 beat Ennis' score of 0.60 indicating that Deluxe is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Ennis 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Deluxe 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryDeluxe beats Ennis on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get Ennis News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for EBF and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?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.Skip Chart EBF vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricEnnisManifold business forms IndustryIndustrials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$526.50M$264.94M$6.89B$19.64BDividend Yield4.89%4.89%3.56%3.77%P/E Ratio12.736.3621.6833.46Price / Sales1.321.3275.6826.71Price / Cash9.059.0526.7817.54Price / Book1.501.503.674.61Net Income$42.60M$42.60M$793.46M$1.02B7 Day Performance3.32%1.66%-1.37%-0.86%1 Month Performance-4.51%-2.26%-1.42%-3.14%1 Year Performance-0.30%-0.15%13.06%5.48% Ennis Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)EBFEnnis1.8056 of 5 stars$20.24+0.6%N/A-1.2%$526.50M$399.35M12.732,000DLXDeluxe4.8886 of 5 stars$15.77-0.6%$31.00+96.6%-21.3%$705.14M$2.12B13.365,860QUADQuad/Graphics2.4099 of 5 stars$5.44+0.2%$10.15+86.5%+2.3%$284.93M$2.67B-4.9915,300Analyst UpgradeNews CoveragePositive NewsATKRAtkore2.8916 of 5 stars$60.25-0.6%$103.17+71.2%-69.0%$2.09B$3.07B5.835,000POWLPowell Industries4.3567 of 5 stars$170.33-3.6%$312.00+83.2%+28.8%$2.06B$1.06B12.932,170Positive NewsGap DownSXIStandex International3.9094 of 5 stars$161.59+0.8%$231.33+43.2%-7.1%$1.92B$717.74M35.283,800High Trading VolumeDNOWDNOW1.5832 of 5 stars$17.08+0.1%$17.00-0.4%+14.2%$1.80B$2.37B23.392,420News CoveragePositive NewsAMBPArdagh Metal Packaging2.192 of 5 stars$3.02+0.5%$3.44+14.1%-10.4%$1.80B$4.91B-25.126,320OIO-I Glass4.5943 of 5 stars$11.50-0.4%$15.38+33.7%-30.6%$1.77B$6.53B-16.1924,000Positive NewsCENXCentury Aluminum4.3902 of 5 stars$18.56flat$24.33+31.1%+18.5%$1.71B$2.22B5.871,960Positive NewsHIHillenbrand4.546 of 5 stars$24.19-3.1%$36.50+50.9%-51.6%$1.70B$3.12B-7.7010,450News Coverage Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Deluxe Alternatives Quad/Graphics Alternatives Atkore Alternatives Powell Industries Alternatives Standex International Alternatives DNOW Alternatives Ardagh Metal Packaging Alternatives O-I Glass Alternatives Century Aluminum Alternatives Hillenbrand Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:EBF) was last updated on 4/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump Allies Confirm Exec Order 14024 Triggers Dollar CollapseExecutive Order 14024 is paving the way for irreversible damage to the dollar's value—threatening your wealth,...Priority Gold | SponsoredMost gold “analysts” aren’t really gold analysts… [watch out]People who don’t understand the gold market are about to lose a lot of money. 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