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EBF vs. DLX, QUAD, ANPA, SFHG, and CRE

Should you buy Ennis stock or one of its competitors? Ennis's main competitors and comparable companies include Deluxe (DLX), Quad Graphics (QUAD), Rich Sparkle (ANPA), Samfine Creation Holdings Group (SFHG), and Cre8 Enterprise (CRE). Companies are selected based on similarities in market, industry, and size. These companies are all part of the "commercial printing" industry.

How does Ennis compare to Deluxe?

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

Ennis has a beta of 0.27, suggesting that its share price is 73% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Deluxe has a beta of 1.24, suggesting that its share price is 24% more volatile than the broader market.

Deluxe has higher revenue and earnings than Ennis. Deluxe is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ennis, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Ennis$392.40M1.42$42.63M$1.6713.22
Deluxe$2.13B0.53$82.10M$2.2510.87

74.3% of Ennis shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.9% of Deluxe shares are held by institutional investors. 3.2% of Ennis shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.4% of Deluxe shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Deluxe had 8 more articles in the media than Ennis. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Deluxe and 3 mentions for Ennis. Deluxe's average media sentiment score of 0.91 beat Ennis' score of 0.02 indicating that Deluxe is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Ennis
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00
Deluxe
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00

Ennis pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. Deluxe pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. Ennis pays out 59.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Deluxe pays out 53.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Deluxe is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Ennis has a net margin of 10.84% compared to Deluxe's net margin of 4.91%. Deluxe's return on equity of 23.51% beat Ennis' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Ennis10.84% 13.89% 11.89%
Deluxe 4.91%23.51%6.12%

Summary

Deluxe beats Ennis on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Ennis compare to Quad Graphics?

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

Ennis has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Quad Graphics. Ennis is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Quad Graphics, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Ennis$392.40M1.42$42.63M$1.6713.22
Quad Graphics$2.42B0.21$27M$0.6315.52

Quad Graphics has a consensus price target of $12.00, indicating a potential upside of 22.70%. Given Quad Graphics' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Quad Graphics is more favorable than Ennis.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Ennis
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00
Quad Graphics
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

In the previous week, Quad Graphics had 5 more articles in the media than Ennis. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Quad Graphics and 3 mentions for Ennis. Quad Graphics' average media sentiment score of 0.55 beat Ennis' score of 0.02 indicating that Quad Graphics is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

74.3% of Ennis shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.5% of Quad Graphics shares are held by institutional investors. 3.2% of Ennis shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 14.2% of Quad Graphics shares are held 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.

Ennis has a net margin of 10.84% compared to Quad Graphics' net margin of 1.31%. Quad Graphics' return on equity of 47.90% beat Ennis' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Ennis10.84% 13.89% 11.89%
Quad Graphics 1.31%47.90%4.61%

Ennis has a beta of 0.27, meaning that its share price is 73% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Quad Graphics has a beta of 1.11, meaning that its share price is 11% more volatile than the broader market.

Ennis pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. Quad Graphics pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. Ennis pays out 59.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Quad Graphics pays out 63.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Quad Graphics has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Ennis is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Quad Graphics beats Ennis on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Ennis compare to Rich Sparkle?

Ennis (NYSE:EBF) and Rich Sparkle (NASDAQ:ANPA) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation and media sentiment.

In the previous week, Ennis had 2 more articles in the media than Rich Sparkle. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Ennis and 1 mentions for Rich Sparkle. Rich Sparkle's average media sentiment score of 1.39 beat Ennis' score of 0.02 indicating that Rich Sparkle is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Ennis
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Rich Sparkle
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Ennis has higher revenue and earnings than Rich Sparkle.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Ennis$392.40M1.42$42.63M$1.6713.22
Rich Sparkle$6.25M9.83$130KN/AN/A

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Ennis
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00
Rich Sparkle
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.00

Ennis has a net margin of 10.84% compared to Rich Sparkle's net margin of 0.00%. Ennis' return on equity of 13.89% beat Rich Sparkle's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Ennis10.84% 13.89% 11.89%
Rich Sparkle N/A N/A N/A

74.3% of Ennis shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.2% of Ennis shares are owned by company 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.

Summary

Ennis beats Rich Sparkle on 9 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Ennis compare to Samfine Creation Holdings Group?

Ennis (NYSE:EBF) and Samfine Creation Holdings Group (NASDAQ:SFHG) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, profitability, risk and media sentiment.

Ennis has a net margin of 10.84% compared to Samfine Creation Holdings Group's net margin of 0.00%. Ennis' return on equity of 13.89% beat Samfine Creation Holdings Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Ennis10.84% 13.89% 11.89%
Samfine Creation Holdings Group N/A N/A N/A

74.3% of Ennis shares are held by institutional investors. 3.2% of Ennis shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Ennis has higher revenue and earnings than Samfine Creation Holdings Group.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Ennis$392.40M1.42$42.63M$1.6713.22
Samfine Creation Holdings Group$21.82M0.43-$2.55MN/AN/A

In the previous week, Ennis had 2 more articles in the media than Samfine Creation Holdings Group. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Ennis and 1 mentions for Samfine Creation Holdings Group. Samfine Creation Holdings Group's average media sentiment score of 1.13 beat Ennis' score of 0.02 indicating that Samfine Creation Holdings Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Ennis
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Samfine Creation Holdings Group
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Ennis
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00
Samfine Creation Holdings Group
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.00

Ennis has a beta of 0.27, indicating that its share price is 73% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Samfine Creation Holdings Group has a beta of 1.92, indicating that its share price is 92% more volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Ennis beats Samfine Creation Holdings Group on 10 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Ennis compare to Cre8 Enterprise?

Ennis (NYSE:EBF) and Cre8 Enterprise (NASDAQ:CRE) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and valuation.

74.3% of Ennis shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.2% of Ennis shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Ennis has a net margin of 10.84% compared to Cre8 Enterprise's net margin of 0.00%. Ennis' return on equity of 13.89% beat Cre8 Enterprise's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Ennis10.84% 13.89% 11.89%
Cre8 Enterprise N/A N/A N/A

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Ennis
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00
Cre8 Enterprise
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.00

Ennis has higher revenue and earnings than Cre8 Enterprise.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Ennis$392.40M1.42$42.63M$1.6713.22
Cre8 Enterprise$16.82M0.28$680KN/AN/A

In the previous week, Ennis had 3 more articles in the media than Cre8 Enterprise. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Ennis and 0 mentions for Cre8 Enterprise. Ennis' average media sentiment score of 0.02 beat Cre8 Enterprise's score of -0.44 indicating that Ennis is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Ennis Neutral
Cre8 Enterprise Neutral

Summary

Ennis beats Cre8 Enterprise on 11 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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EBF vs. The Competition

MetricEnnisCommercial Services & Supplies IndustryIndustrials SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$564.15M$4.30B$10.87B$24.19B
Dividend Yield4.48%5.07%97.10%3.69%
P/E Ratio13.2229.7324.8125.13
Price / Sales1.421,265.27348.7920.31
Price / Cash9.4422.8224.7019.37
Price / Book1.814.174.904.91
Net Income$42.63M$147.34M$607.14M$1.06B
7 Day Performance-0.08%0.88%2.12%1.30%
1 Month Performance5.82%1.15%1.61%2.29%
1 Year Performance21.60%17.70%14.47%19.89%

Ennis Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
EBF
Ennis
1.2796 of 5 stars
$22.07
-1.0%
N/A+22.8%$564.15M$392.40M13.221,835
DLX
Deluxe
3.1906 of 5 stars
$26.87
+0.3%
N/A+30.6%$1.23B$2.13B11.464,571
QUAD
Quad Graphics
4.7023 of 5 stars
$10.64
-1.9%
$12.00
+12.8%
+62.8%$547.57M$2.42B16.8610,100
ANPA
Rich Sparkle
0.5011 of 5 stars
$4.07
+1.1%
N/A-86.8%$61.52M$6.25MN/AN/A
SFHG
Samfine Creation Holdings Group
1.0891 of 5 stars
$2.50
+1.4%
N/A-34.9%$10.13M$21.82MN/AN/A

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