Ennis (EBF) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Ennis, Inc. (NYSE: EBF) is a manufacturer and supplier of printed business products headquartered in Midlothian, Texas. The company primarily serves independent distributors, print resellers and other business customers rather than selling directly to consumers.

Its product portfolio includes business forms, envelopes, labels, tags, checks, presentation folders, promotional products, apparel and other customized printed materials. Ennis also provides products used in commercial printing, packaging and workplace communications, with offerings manufactured through a network of production facilities and sold under various company brands.

Founded in 1909, Ennis has expanded over its history through organic growth and acquisitions in the printing and related product industries. The company primarily serves customers in the United States and maintains a presence in the broader North American market. Keith S. Walters serves as president and chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $22.04 to $22.60
• 50-Day Range: $21.06 to $22.56
• 52-Week Range: $16.30 to $22.94
• Volume: 165,952 shs
• Average Volume: 168,103 shs
• Market Capitalization: $570.39 million
• P/E Ratio: 14.74
• Dividend Yield: 4.44%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Ennis Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Ennis scored higher than 30% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 562nd out of 666 stocks in the industrials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Ennis has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 1 buy rating, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Ennis has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Ennis is 14.74, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.52.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Ennis is 14.74, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 25.16.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Ennis has a P/B Ratio of 1.85. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

9.56% of the float of Ennis has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Ennis has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 17.36, which indicates bearish sentiment.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Ennis has recently increased by 5.59%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Leadership

Ennis is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.44%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Ennis does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Ennis is 65.36%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.28

News Sentiment

Ennis has a news sentiment score of 0.28. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.58 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for Ennis this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 3 people have searched for EBF on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -25% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

2 people have added Ennis to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Ennis insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

3.20% of the stock of Ennis is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

74.33% of the stock of Ennis is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 8/10 Dividend: 7/10/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 8/10 Dividend: 7/10/2026
• Dividend Payable: 8/10/2026
• Last Earnings: 9/21/2026
• Today: 10/01/2026
• Record date for 11/6 Dividend: 10/09/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 11/6 Dividend: 10/09/2026
• Dividend Payable: 11/06/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 2/28/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Commercial Services & Supplies
• Sub-Industry: Commercial Printing
• Current Symbol: NYSE:EBF
• CIK: 33002
• Web: www.ennis.com
• Phone: (972) 775-9801
• Fax: 800-645-8339
• Employees: 1,835
• Year Founded: 1909

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.53
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 14.74
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $42.63 million
• Net Margins: 9.81%
• Pretax Margin: 14.93%
• Return on Equity: 12.64%
• Return on Assets: 10.87%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 3.53
• Quick Ratio: 2.15

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $392.40 million
• Price / Sales: 1.45
• Cash Flow: $2.37 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 9.53
• Book Value: $12.21 per share
• Price / Book: 1.85

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 25,300,000
• Free Float: 24,488,000
• Market Cap: $570.39 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.26