Ennis (EBF) Competitors $17.58 -0.22 (-1.24%) Closing price 08/1/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$17.64 +0.07 (+0.37%) As of 08/1/2025 06:11 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, ACCO, DXPE, XMTR, LZ, DNOW, HI, TNC, and LNNShould 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 Quad Graphics Acco Brands DXP Enterprises Xometry LegalZoom.com DNOW Hillenbrand Tennant Lindsay 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. Does the media favor DLX or EBF? 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 Is DLX or EBF more profitable? 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% Which has more risk and volatility, DLX or EBF? 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. Do analysts prefer DLX or EBF? 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) 2.50Ennis 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in DLX or EBF? 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. Is DLX or EBF a better dividend stock? 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. Which has stronger valuation & earnings, DLX or EBF? 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 RatioDeluxe$2.12B0.33$52.80M$1.2512.48Ennis$394.62M1.15$40.22M$1.5211.57 SummaryDeluxe beats Ennis on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. 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 EBF 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 ExcelMetricEnnisOFFICE SPPL&FRM IndustryIndustrials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$459.15M$398.51M$7.60B$20.69BDividend Yield5.62%6.81%4.56%3.67%P/E Ratio11.579.4425.2229.07Price / Sales1.150.6798.6366.37Price / Cash8.155.0727.7622.84Price / Book1.511.024.344.43Net Income$40.22M-$30.69M$792.92M$994.22M7 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 Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)EBFEnnis3.3358 of 5 stars$17.58-1.2%N/A-24.0%$459.15M$394.62M11.571,856Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeDLXDeluxe4.9119 of 5 stars$16.84-1.1%$23.00+36.6%-28.6%$761.92M$2.12B13.474,981Upcoming EarningsQUADQuad Graphics1.8396 of 5 stars$5.91+1.0%$9.45+59.9%+28.6%$296.08M$2.67B6.2212,200News CoverageEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastACCOAcco Brands4.9852 of 5 stars$4.00flat$6.00+50.0%-30.9%$360.40M$1.67B4.125,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementDXPEDXP Enterprises2.589 of 5 stars$111.76+3.3%$95.00-15.0%+113.1%$1.70B$1.80B23.231,843News CoverageUpcoming EarningsGap DownXMTRXometry2.3075 of 5 stars$32.84+0.7%$35.78+8.9%+127.8%$1.65B$545.53M-33.171,088News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsShort Interest ↑Gap DownLZLegalZoom.com0.8645 of 5 stars$9.23+1.7%$9.08-1.6%+36.5%$1.65B$681.88M54.291,220News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsDNOWDNOW3.2878 of 5 stars$15.85+4.8%$18.00+13.6%-1.1%$1.60B$2.37B16.272,575Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsShort Interest ↑HIHillenbrand4.5577 of 5 stars$21.82-1.4%$32.00+46.7%-52.7%$1.56B$3.18B7.3310,450Gap DownTNCTennant4.9483 of 5 stars$82.90+0.2%$125.00+50.8%-21.8%$1.54B$1.29B23.164,632Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsLNNLindsay2.9285 of 5 stars$137.55-0.2%$136.00-1.1%+8.5%$1.50B$607.07M19.761,280 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Deluxe Alternatives Quad Graphics Alternatives Acco Brands Alternatives DXP Enterprises Alternatives Xometry Alternatives LegalZoom.com Alternatives DNOW Alternatives Hillenbrand Alternatives Tennant Alternatives Lindsay 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 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon’s Secret Social Security BombshellTo All Americans Born Before April 16th, 1963: Did Trump Just Give The Green Light To Radically RE-DO Social S...Banyan Hill Publishing | SponsoredElon’s BIGGEST warning yet?Tesla's About to Prove Everyone Wrong... 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