Ennis (EBF) Competitors

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

Which has better 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	13.60
Ennis	$394.62M	1.21	$40.22M	$1.52	12.22

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of 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 insiders. Comparatively, 3.7% of Ennis shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

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 refer more to DLX or EBF?

In the previous week, Ennis had 6 more articles in the media than Deluxe. MarketBeat recorded 12 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 news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Deluxe	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Ennis	2 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is DLX or EBF a better dividend stock?

Deluxe pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.1%. Ennis pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.4%. 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 more risk and volatility, DLX or EBF?

Deluxe has a beta of 1.53, suggesting that its share price is 53% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ennis has a beta of 0.46, suggesting that its share price is 54% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer DLX or EBF?

Deluxe presently has a consensus price target of $23.00, suggesting a potential upside of 35.25%. Given Deluxe's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research 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)	2.50
Ennis	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Summary

Deluxe beats Ennis on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.