Seizert Capital Partners LLC Buys Shares of 17,053 Ennis, Inc. (NYSE:EBF)

Seizert Capital Partners LLC bought a new stake in Ennis, Inc. (NYSE:EBF) during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor bought 17,053 shares of the industrial products company’s stock, valued at approximately $415,000.

Several other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the business. Renaissance Technologies LLC increased 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 acquiring an additional 11,000 shares in the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp increased its holdings in shares of Ennis by 0.4% in the second quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 339,928 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $7,441,000 after acquiring an additional 1,254 shares in the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Ennis by 47.1% in the second quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 274,947 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $6,019,000 after acquiring an additional 88,042 shares in the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Ennis by 74.5% in the second quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 268,172 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $5,870,000 after acquiring an additional 114,516 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD increased its holdings in shares of Ennis by 74.1% in the first quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 65,588 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $1,346,000 after acquiring an additional 27,921 shares in the last quarter. 74.33% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Ennis Stock Performance

NYSE:EBF opened at $21.22 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $551.72 million, a PE ratio of 13.43 and a beta of 0.41. Ennis, Inc. has a 52-week low of $18.88 and a 52-week high of $25.75. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $22.38 and a 200 day simple moving average of $22.15.

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

Ennis Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, November 8th. Investors of record on Friday, October 11th were issued a dividend of $0.25 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, October 11th. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.71%. Ennis’s payout ratio is presently 63.29%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

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

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.