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Ennis, Inc. (EBF)

Industrials | Business Equipment & Supplies | Midlothian, United States | NYSE
21.52 USD +0.05 (0.233%) ⇧ (Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 21.52
Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★★⯪☆☆Dividends:★★★☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 5:11 a.m. EDT

The investment case for Ennis, Inc. rests entirely on its attractive 4.5% dividend yield, which offers a tangible floor in a stagnant market. However, the underlying business shows signs of fatigue; despite a modest 15% gain over the last decade, the stock suffered a sharp 18% drop last year, and recent earnings reports have been marred by EPS misses. While the payout ratio remains sustainable at roughly 60%, the company is not generating the explosive growth required to justify a premium valuation. The options market reflects this apathy with virtually no speculative positioning, confirming that neither bulls nor bears see a compelling immediate catalyst. For a patient income investor willing to accept slow capital appreciation, the yield is a plus, but the lack of momentum and recent operational headwinds prevent a stronger recommendation.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoETS ✓0.032840
AutoARIMA0.032934
AutoTheta0.033196
MSTL0.037208

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS

Forecast Reliability
Score 49%
H-stat 12.19
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.517
Excess Kurtosis -0.76
Attribute Value
Sector Industrials
Ex Dividend Date 2026-07-09
Last Dividend Date 2026-07-09
Debt to Equity Ratio 2.593
Revenue per Share 15.469
Market Cap 544,418,816
Trailing P/E 12.89
Forward P/E 13.37
Beta 0.28
Profit Margins 10.84%
Website https://www.ennis.com

As of Aug. 22, 2026, 5:11 a.m. EDT: Speculator positioning is extremely thin and lacks directional conviction. Call volume and open interest are negligible across all expirations, while put activity is similarly sparse. The lack of significant open interest at strikes above or below the current price suggests the market is effectively neutral, viewing the stock as a low-liquidity vehicle rather than a target for aggressive directional bets.

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
1.20% 5.18% 9.12% 7.48%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-07-10 0.250000 1.199041
2026-04-13 0.250000 1.134816
2026-01-08 0.250000 1.380453
2025-10-10 0.250000 1.468860
2025-07-11 0.250000 1.373626
2025-04-14 0.250000 1.298701
2025-01-10 0.250000 1.237624
2024-10-11 2.750000 13.460597
2024-07-05 0.250000 1.176471
2024-04-12 0.250000 1.286008
2024-01-03 0.250000 1.170412
2023-10-05 0.250000 1.180916
2023-07-06 0.250000 1.242545
2023-04-14 0.250000 1.226693
2023-01-04 0.250000 1.114082
2022-10-06 0.250000 1.227295
2022-07-07 0.250000 1.263264
2022-04-14 0.250000 1.370614
2022-01-05 0.250000 1.280082
2021-10-07 0.250000 1.306848
2021-07-08 0.250000 1.227898
2021-04-09 0.225000 1.084860
2021-01-06 0.225000 1.163994
2020-10-08 0.225000 1.265467
2020-07-09 0.225000 1.382064
2020-04-09 0.225000 1.174322
2020-01-09 0.225000 1.058325
2019-10-10 0.225000 1.150895
2019-07-11 0.225000 1.139818
2019-04-12 0.225000 1.083293
2019-01-10 0.225000 1.110015
2018-10-11 0.225000 1.181723
2018-07-05 0.225000 1.073986
2018-04-13 0.200000 1.015228
2018-01-11 0.300000 1.428571
2017-10-12 0.200000 1.000000
2017-07-05 0.200000 1.052632
2017-04-12 0.175000 1.121795
2017-01-09 0.175000 1.029412
2016-10-12 0.175000 1.095805
2016-07-07 1.675000 9.410113
2016-04-13 0.175000 0.871514
2016-01-06 0.175000 0.901133
2015-10-07 0.175000 0.960483
2015-07-08 0.175000 1.021600
2015-04-09 0.175000 1.267198
2015-01-05 0.175000 1.315789
2014-10-06 0.175000 1.316780
2014-07-10 0.175000 1.166667
2014-04-10 0.175000 1.086956
2014-01-02 0.175000 1.018034
2013-10-03 0.175000 0.992064
2013-07-10 0.175000 0.943396
2012-12-18 0.350000 2.330226
2012-10-03 0.175000 1.063830
2012-07-05 0.175000 1.138582
2012-04-12 0.175000 1.135626
2012-01-05 0.155000 1.132213
2011-10-12 0.155000 1.124003
2011-07-07 0.155000 0.862549
2011-04-07 0.155000 0.911765
2011-01-06 0.155000 0.914994
2010-10-06 0.155000 0.862549
2010-07-08 0.155000 1.010430
2010-04-08 0.155000 0.918791
2010-01-07 0.155000 0.936556
2009-10-07 0.155000 0.911765
2009-07-09 0.155000 1.240993
2009-04-08 0.155000 1.712707
2009-01-08 0.155000 1.265306
2008-10-08 0.155000 1.330472
2008-07-09 0.155000 1.088483
2008-04-10 0.155000 0.945699
2008-01-10 0.155000 0.882688
2007-10-11 0.155000 0.740210
2007-07-11 0.155000 0.708733
2007-04-12 0.155000 0.581832
2007-01-10 0.155000 0.620994
2006-10-12 0.155000 0.703906
2006-07-12 0.155000 0.782828
2006-04-11 0.155000 0.822281
2006-01-11 0.155000 0.840108
2005-10-12 0.155000 0.918791
2005-07-13 0.155000 0.837838
2005-04-13 0.155000 0.952088
2005-01-12 0.155000 0.815789
2004-10-13 0.155000 0.745192
2004-07-13 0.155000 0.798146
2004-04-13 0.155000 0.964530
2004-01-13 0.155000 0.980392
2003-10-10 0.155000 1.061644
2003-07-11 0.155000 1.037483
2003-04-11 0.155000 1.397656
2003-01-14 0.155000 1.255061
2002-10-10 0.155000 1.293823
2002-07-11 0.155000 1.183206
2002-04-11 0.155000 1.235060
2002-01-10 0.155000 1.612903
2001-10-12 0.155000 1.751412
2001-07-12 0.155000 1.741573
2001-04-11 0.155000 1.979566
2001-01-10 0.155000 2.084034
2000-10-12 0.155000 2.296296
2000-07-13 0.155000 2.016260
2000-04-13 0.155000 2.175439
2000-01-13 0.155000 1.984000
1999-10-14 0.155000 1.722222
1999-07-13 0.156000 1.652980
1999-04-13 0.155000 1.952756
1999-01-14 0.155000 1.512195
1998-10-15 0.155000 1.631579
1998-07-13 0.155000 1.319149
1998-04-13 0.155000 1.319149
1998-01-13 0.155000 1.600000
1997-10-10 0.155000 1.393258
1997-07-11 0.155000 1.698630
1997-04-11 0.155000 1.425287
1997-01-13 0.155000 1.409091
1996-10-10 0.155000 1.362637
1996-07-11 0.150000 1.333333
1996-04-11 0.150000 1.428571
1996-01-10 0.150000 1.276596
1995-10-12 0.150000 1.111111
1995-07-12 0.150000 1.153846
1995-04-07 0.145000 1.115385
1995-01-09 0.145000 1.126214
1994-10-07 0.145000 1.084112
1994-07-11 0.145000 1.084112
1994-04-11 0.140000 0.918033
1994-01-10 0.140000 1.046729
1993-10-08 0.140000 1.076923
1993-07-09 0.140000 0.949153
1993-04-08 0.135000 0.794118
1993-01-11 0.135000 0.794118
1992-10-08 0.135000 0.864000
1992-07-10 0.135000 0.794118
1992-04-09 0.130000 0.764706
1992-01-09 0.130000 0.666667
1991-10-08 0.130000 0.693333
1991-07-09 0.130000 0.800000
1991-04-09 0.120000 0.765957
1991-01-09 0.120000 1.066667
1990-10-09 0.120000 1.028571
1990-07-10 0.120000 0.791209
1990-04-09 0.106667 0.663215
1990-01-08 0.106667 0.640002
1989-10-10 0.106667 0.748540
1989-06-27 0.071111 0.509959
1989-04-11 0.088889 0.683762
1989-01-09 0.088889 0.740742
1988-10-11 0.088889 0.776700
1988-07-11 0.088889 0.769232
1988-04-11 0.057778 0.530614
1988-01-11 0.057778 0.577780
1987-10-08 0.057778 0.472729
1987-07-09 0.057778 0.520002
1987-04-09 0.050222 0.519538
1987-01-09 0.050370 0.599115
Additional Data
dividendRate 1.0
dividendYield 4.65
exDividendDate 2026-07-10
trailingAnnualDividendRate 1.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.04657662
lastDividendValue 0.25
lastDividendDate 2026-07-10
dividendDate 2026-08-10

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.17982459
Address1 2,441 Presidential Parkway
All Time High 28.45
All Time Low 0.972222
Ask 21.54
Ask Size 400
Audit Risk 9
Average Daily Volume10 Day 187,450
Average Daily Volume3 Month 152,853
Average Volume 152,853
Average Volume10Days 187,450
Beta 0.28
Bid 21.36
Bid Size 400
Board Risk 9
Book Value 12.3
City Midlothian
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,798,675,200
Compensation Risk 5
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 21.52
Current Ratio 3.526
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,786,665,600
Day High 21.87
Day Low 21.31
Debt To Equity 2.593
Display Name Ennis
Dividend Date 1,786,320,000
Dividend Rate 1.0
Dividend Yield 4.65
Earnings Growth 0.032
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.008
Earnings Timestamp 1,782,131,400
Earnings Timestamp End 1,789,993,800
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,789,993,800
Ebitda 68,927,000
Ebitda Margins 0.17502001
Enterprise To Ebitda 7.303
Enterprise To Revenue 1.278
Enterprise Value 503,390,816
Eps Current Year 1.57
Eps Forward 1.61
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 1.67
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,783,641,600
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fax 972 775 9820
Fifty Day Average 21.607
Fifty Day Average Change -0.08699989
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.004026468
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 17.98246
Fifty Two Week High 22.94
Fifty Two Week High Change -1.4200001
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.061900612
Fifty Two Week Low 16.3
Fifty Two Week Low Change 5.220001
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.32024547
Fifty Two Week Range 16.3 - 22.94
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 322,151,400,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 4.92
Float Shares 24,246,876
Forward Eps 1.61
Forward P E 13.36646
Free Cashflow 45,741,624
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 1,835
Fullday Change 0.0500011
Fullday Change Percent 0.232888
Fullday Price 21.52
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,785,542,400
Gross Margins 0.30792
Gross Profits 121,264,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.03127
Held Percent Institutions 0.8713
Implied Shares Outstanding 25,298,272
Industry Business Equipment & Supplies
Industry Disp Business Equipment & Supplies
Industry Key business-equipment-supplies
Ir Website http://www.ennis.com/investor_relations/index.html
Is Earnings Date Estimate 1
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,783,641,600
Last Dividend Value 0.25
Last Fiscal Year End 1,772,236,800
Last Split Date 681,004,800
Last Split Factor 3:2
Long Business Summary Ennis, Inc. produces and sells business forms and other printed products in the United States. The company sells snap sets, continuous forms, laser cut sheets, tags, labels, envelopes, integrated products, jumbo rolls, and pressure sensitive products under the Ennis, Royal Business Forms, Block Graphics, ColorWorx, Enfusion, Uncompromised Check Solutions, VersaSeal, Ad Concepts, FormSource Limited, Star Award Ribbon Company, Witt Printing, Genforms, PrintGraphics, Calibrated Forms, PrintXcel, Printegra, Forms Manufacturers, Mutual Graphics, TRI-C Business Forms, Major Business Systems, Independent Printing, Hayes Graphics, Wright Business Graphics, Wright 360, Integrated Print & Graphics, the Flesh Company, AmeriPrint, Stylecraft, UMC Print, Eagle Graphics, Diamond Graphics, and Printing Technologies labels. It also offers point of purchase advertising under the Adams McClure brand; presentation and document folders under the Admore, Folder Express, and Independent Folders brands; custom printed products, labels, and custom and stock tags under the Ennis Tag & Label brand; custom and stock tags and labels under the Allen-Bailey Tag & Label, Atlas Tag & Label, Kay Toledo Tag, and Special Service Partners brands; custom and imprinted envelopes under the Trade Envelopes, Block Graphics, Wisco, and National Imprint Corporation brands; financial and security documents under the Northstar and General Financial Supply brands; and custom and stock pressure seal documents under the Infoseal and PrintXcel brands. In addition, it provides school photo marketing and national school forms for school portrait photographers and professional photo labs. The company distributes business forms and other business products through business forms distributors, resellers, direct mail, commercial printers, software companies, and advertising agencies. The company was formerly known as Ennis Business Forms, Inc. Ennis, Inc. was founded in 1909 and is headquartered in Midlothian, Texas.
Long Name Ennis, Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 544,418,816
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_269621
Most Recent Quarter 1,780,185,600
Net Income To Common 42,707,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,803,772,800
Non Diluted Market Cap 543,153,899
Number Of Analyst Opinions 1
Open 21.57
Operating Cashflow 66,005,000
Operating Margins 0.13766
Overall Risk 6
Payout Ratio 0.5988
Peg Ratio 0.73
Phone 972 775 9801
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 21.52
Post Market Time 1,787,959,805
Previous Close 21.47
Price Eps Current Year 13.707006
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 1.7495935
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 1.3824017
Profit Margins 0.10844
Quick Ratio 2.08
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.0500011
Regular Market Change Percent 0.232888
Regular Market Day High 21.87
Regular Market Day Low 21.31
Regular Market Day Range 21.31 - 21.87
Regular Market Open 21.57
Regular Market Previous Close 21.47
Regular Market Price 21.52
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,202
Regular Market Volume 119,980
Return On Assets 0.08919
Return On Equity 0.13961
Revenue Growth 0.015
Revenue Per Share 15.469
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20204377
Sector Industrials
Sector Disp Industrials
Sector Key industrials
Share Holder Rights Risk 4
Shares Outstanding 25,298,272
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0798
Shares Short 2,018,669
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,784,073,600
Shares Short Prior Month 1,750,724
Short Name Ennis, Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.08229999
Short Ratio 16.71
Source Interval 15
State TX
Symbol EBF
Target High Price 24.0
Target Low Price 24.0
Target Mean Price 24.0
Target Median Price 24.0
Total Cash 49,082,000
Total Cash Per Share 1.94
Total Debt 8,054,000
Total Revenue 393,820,992
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 1.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.04657662
Trailing Eps 1.67
Trailing P E 12.886229
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 20.25115
Two Hundred Day Average Change 1.2688503
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.06265572
Type Disp Equity
Volume 119,980
Website https://www.ennis.com
Zip 76,065