Ennis (EBF) Competitors

Deluxe (NYSE:DLX) and Ennis (NYSE:EBF) 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 valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, institutional ownership, profitability and dividends.

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 0.46, indicating that its stock price is 54% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable valuation and 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Deluxe	$2.12B	0.36	$52.80M	$1.25	13.68
Ennis	$394.62M	1.18	$40.22M	$1.52	11.92

Do analysts prefer DLX or EBF?

Deluxe presently has a consensus target price of $23.00, indicating a potential upside of 34.54%. Given Deluxe's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly 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)	2.50
Ennis	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

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
Deluxe	2.64%	21.20%	4.91%
Ennis	10.12%	12.49%	10.75%

Does the media prefer DLX or EBF?

In the previous week, Ennis had 1 more articles in the media than Deluxe. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Ennis and 5 mentions for Deluxe. Deluxe's average media sentiment score of 1.15 beat Ennis' score of -0.15 indicating that Deluxe is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Deluxe	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Ennis	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do institutionals & insiders believe in DLX or EBF?

93.9% of Deluxe shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 74.3% of Ennis shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.6% of Deluxe shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.7% of Ennis shares are owned 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 7.0%. Ennis pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.5%. 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.

Summary

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