Ennis (EBF) Competitors

Ennis (NYSE:EBF) and Deluxe (NYSE:DLX) are both small-cap commercial printing companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, risk, media sentiment, dividends and profitability.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of EBF or DLX?

74.3% of Ennis shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.9% of Deluxe shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.7% of Ennis shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 5.6% of Deluxe shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is EBF or DLX more profitable?

Ennis has a net margin of 10.12% compared to Deluxe's net margin of 2.75%. Deluxe's return on equity of 21.12% beat Ennis' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ennis	10.12%	12.49%	10.75%
Deluxe	2.75%	21.12%	4.99%

Which has more risk and volatility, EBF or DLX?

Ennis has a beta of 0.48, suggesting that its share price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Deluxe has a beta of 1.49, suggesting that its share price is 49% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer EBF or DLX?

Deluxe has a consensus target price of $23.00, suggesting a potential upside of 16.73%. Given Deluxe's stronger consensus rating and higher probable 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)	0.00
Deluxe	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Does the media refer more to EBF or DLX?

In the previous week, Deluxe had 21 more articles in the media than Ennis. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Deluxe and 0 mentions for Ennis. Ennis' average media sentiment score of 1.73 beat Deluxe's score of 0.67 indicating that Ennis is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Ennis	Very Positive
Deluxe	Positive

Is EBF or DLX a better dividend stock?

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 6.1%. Ennis pays out 65.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Deluxe pays out 93.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ennis	$388.71M	1.23	$40.22M	$1.52	12.19
Deluxe	$2.12B	0.42	$52.80M	$1.29	15.27

Summary

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