Seizert Capital Partners LLC Makes New $415,000 Investment in Ennis, Inc. (NYSE:EBF)

Seizert Capital Partners LLC acquired a new position in Ennis, Inc. (NYSE:EBF) during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund acquired 17,053 shares of the industrial products company’s stock, valued at approximately $415,000. Seizert Capital Partners LLC owned approximately 0.07% of Ennis as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of EBF. AQR Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in 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 purchasing an additional 114,516 shares in the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Ennis by 47.1% during the second quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 274,947 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $6,019,000 after acquiring an additional 88,042 shares during the period. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD lifted its stake in shares of Ennis by 74.1% during the first 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 acquiring an additional 27,921 shares during the period. Creative Planning lifted its stake in shares of Ennis by 84.9% during the third quarter. Creative Planning now owns 57,093 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $1,389,000 after acquiring an additional 26,207 shares during the period. Finally, Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC acquired a new position in shares of Ennis during the second quarter valued at $543,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 74.33% of the company’s stock.

Ennis Stock Down 1.5 %

Shares of EBF opened at $21.22 on Monday. Ennis, Inc. has a 12-month low of $18.88 and a 12-month high of $25.75. The firm has a market capitalization of $551.72 million, a PE ratio of 13.43 and a beta of 0.41. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $22.38 and its 200-day simple moving average is $22.15.

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

Ennis Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, November 8th. Shareholders of record on Friday, October 11th were paid a $0.25 dividend. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.71%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, October 11th. Ennis’s payout ratio is 63.29%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Separately, StockNews.com lowered Ennis from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note 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.