Seizert Capital Partners LLC Purchases 5,950 Shares of Ennis, Inc. (NYSE:EBF)

Seizert Capital Partners LLC raised its position in Ennis, Inc. (NYSE:EBF) by 34.9% in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 23,003 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after buying an additional 5,950 shares during the period. Seizert Capital Partners LLC’s holdings in Ennis were worth $485,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its stake in Ennis by 5.4% in the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 706,924 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $17,195,000 after purchasing an additional 36,187 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its stake in Ennis by 282.8% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 250,932 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $6,103,000 after purchasing an additional 185,373 shares in the last quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC increased its stake in Ennis by 61.9% in the third quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 28,751 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $699,000 after purchasing an additional 10,995 shares in the last quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Ennis by 8,888.9% during the fourth quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC now owns 4,045 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $85,000 after acquiring an additional 4,000 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Barclays PLC increased its position in shares of Ennis by 35.7% during the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 128,298 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $3,120,000 after acquiring an additional 33,748 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 74.33% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, StockNews.com raised shares of Ennis from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Friday, February 21st.

Ennis Stock Down 0.6 %

Shares of EBF stock opened at $21.09 on Thursday. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $20.82 and a 200-day moving average of $21.69. Ennis, Inc. has a 12-month low of $18.88 and a 12-month high of $25.75. The company has a market capitalization of $548.54 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.26 and a beta of 0.40.

Ennis (NYSE:EBF) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, December 23rd. The industrial products company reported $0.39 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $0.39. Ennis had a net margin of 10.35% and a return on equity of 12.16%.

Ennis Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, February 6th. Investors of record on Thursday, January 9th were given a $0.25 dividend. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.74%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, January 10th. Ennis’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 62.89%.

About Ennis

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.