DLX vs. EBF, QUAD, HNI, SCS, EHGO, WNS, PAR, MQ, PAYO, and PCT
Should you be buying Deluxe stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Deluxe include Ennis (EBF), Quad Graphics (QUAD), HNI (HNI), Steelcase (SCS), Eshallgo (EHGO), WNS (WNS), PAR Technology (PAR), Marqeta (MQ), Payoneer Global (PAYO), and PureCycle Technologies (PCT).
Deluxe vs. Its 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 businesses based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations and valuation.
In the previous week, Ennis had 4 more articles in the media than Deluxe. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Ennis and 6 mentions for Deluxe. Ennis' average media sentiment score of 0.34 beat Deluxe's score of 0.09 indicating that Ennis is being referred to more favorably in the media.
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.
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.
Ennis has a beta of 0.46, indicating that its stock price is 54% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Deluxe has a beta of 1.53, indicating that its stock price is 53% more volatile than the S&P 500.
74.3% of Ennis shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.9% of Deluxe shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.7% 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 endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
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 7.1%. Ennis pays out 65.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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.
Deluxe has a consensus price target of $23.00, indicating a potential upside of 36.82%. Given Deluxe's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Deluxe is more favorable than Ennis.
Summary
Deluxe beats Ennis on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:DLX) was last updated on 7/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff