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Ennis, Inc. (EBF)

Industrials

No action
Fundamental
4
Sentiment
3
Technical
4

Do Nothing: avgDollarVolume20 of 3670448.85 is below the required 5000000 liquidity floor.

Analysis as of 2026-06-29· about 2 trading days ago

Company overview

Ennis, Inc., founded in 1909 and headquartered in Midlothian, Texas, specializes in producing and marketing business forms and related commercial products. Its offerings include a wide range of forms, tags, labels, envelopes, and pressure-sensitive materials, distributed under various brands. The company also provides point-of-purchase advertising and fulfillment solutions, primarily for large franchises and fast-food organizations.

Fundamental

good
Fundamental4
Solid fundamentals

Ennis exhibits strong balance-sheet health, solid profitability, and attractive valuation metrics, though growth remains a concern.

Ennis appears financially sturdy: net-cash balance sheet (net debt/EBITDA -0.63), strong liquidity (current ratio 3.53), and strong health indicators (Altman Z 8.15; Piotroski 8). TTM margins are healthy (gross 30.79%, EBITDA 18.18%, net 10.84%) and returns are solid (ROE 13.89%, ROIC 11.78%). The main weakness is modest/negative top-line growth (5-yr revenue CAGR -0.48%) amid industry digitization and supplier concentration risks discussed in the latest 10-K. At ~12.89× earnings and ~7.02× EV/EBITDA with ~7.49% free-cash-flow yield (plus ~4.62% dividend yield), the stock looks attractively valued; discounted-cash-flow estimates around $40/share suggest sizable upside if cash flows remain durable.

Sentiment

fair
Sentiment3
Mixed sentiment

Media sentiment is mildly bullish, but there are no clear short-term catalysts to drive significant movement.

EBF’s only clean, short-term catalyst is the 2026-06-22 quarterly results/dividend announcement (announced; neutral direction) still within the ≤14-day digestion window. Media tone over the last ~14d is modestly bullish but the 30–90d baseline delta is indeterminate due to sparse relevant coverage; legal/regulatory screens are clean and no red flags were triggered, though there is no forward-dated catalyst to anchor the next month.

Technical

good
Technical4
Bullish structure

The stock maintains a bullish technical structure, but liquidity constraints limit tradability.

EBF earns a strong chart score because price is holding above all key daily moving averages after a high-ADX upside expansion, with positive MACD and RSI in bullish territory. The main chart blemishes are near-overbought short-term momentum and resistance around 21.89 to 22.36, while the trade verdict is blocked by thin average dollar volume rather than by the chart itself.

You’re looking at 2026-06-29 — about 2 trading days ago.

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