Ennis, Inc. (NYSE:EBF) Holdings Lowered by GSA Capital Partners LLP

GSA Capital Partners LLP decreased its stake in Ennis, Inc. (NYSE:EBF) by 33.7% in the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 61,029 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after selling 31,024 shares during the quarter. GSA Capital Partners LLP’s holdings in Ennis were worth $1,484,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Renaissance Technologies LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Ennis by 0.7% in the second quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 1,537,746 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $33,661,000 after buying an additional 11,000 shares during the period. Bank of New York Mellon Corp lifted its position in shares of Ennis by 0.4% in the 2nd quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 339,928 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $7,441,000 after acquiring an additional 1,254 shares in the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. boosted its stake in Ennis by 47.1% in the 2nd quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 274,947 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $6,019,000 after purchasing an additional 88,042 shares during the period. AQR Capital Management LLC grew its position in Ennis by 74.5% during the 2nd quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 268,172 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $5,870,000 after purchasing an additional 114,516 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD raised its stake in Ennis by 74.1% during the 1st quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 65,588 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $1,346,000 after purchasing an additional 27,921 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 74.33% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Separately, StockNews.com cut Ennis from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 29th.

Ennis Price Performance

NYSE:EBF opened at $21.69 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $563.94 million, a PE ratio of 13.73 and a beta of 0.41. Ennis, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $18.88 and a fifty-two week high of $25.75. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $22.49 and its two-hundred day moving average is $22.13.

Ennis (NYSE:EBF) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, September 23rd. The industrial products company reported $0.40 EPS for the quarter. The firm had revenue of $99.04 million for the quarter. Ennis had a net margin of 10.15% and a return on equity of 11.64%.

Ennis Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, November 8th. Stockholders of record on Friday, October 11th were paid a $0.25 dividend. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.61%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, October 11th. Ennis’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 63.29%.

Ennis Company Profile

Ennis, Inc manufactures and sells business forms and other business products in the United States. The company offers 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, 360º Custom Labels, ColorWorx, Enfusion, Uncompromised Check Solutions, VersaSeal, Ad Concepts, FormSource Limited, Star Award Ribbon Company, Witt Printing, B&D Litho, Genforms, PrintGraphics, Calibrated Forms, PrintXcel, Printegra, Forms Manufacturers, Mutual Graphics, TRI-C Business Forms, Major Business Systems, Independent Printing, Hoosier Data Forms, Hayes Graphics, Wright Business Graphics, Wright 360, Integrated Print & Graphics, the Flesh Company, Impressions Direct, and AmeriPrint brands.