New York State Common Retirement Fund Has $498,000 Holdings in Ennis, Inc. (NYSE:EBF)

New York State Common Retirement Fund grew its position in shares of Ennis, Inc. (NYSE:EBF) by 143.1% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 23,615 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after buying an additional 13,900 shares during the quarter. New York State Common Retirement Fund owned approximately 0.09% of Ennis worth $498,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. GPS Wealth Strategies Group LLC lifted its stake in Ennis by 10.3% in the fourth quarter. GPS Wealth Strategies Group LLC now owns 7,099 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $150,000 after acquiring an additional 663 shares during the last quarter. FMR LLC raised its holdings in shares of Ennis by 34.6% during the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 3,324 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $81,000 after purchasing an additional 855 shares in the last quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC lifted its stake in shares of Ennis by 46.0% in the 4th quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 6,194 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $131,000 after purchasing an additional 1,951 shares during the last quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Ennis by 8,888.9% in the fourth quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC now owns 4,045 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $85,000 after purchasing an additional 4,000 shares in the last quarter. Finally, BNP Paribas Financial Markets increased its position in Ennis by 14.3% during the third quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 37,033 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $901,000 after buying an additional 4,619 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 74.33% of the company’s stock.

Ennis Stock Down 0.2 %

Shares of Ennis stock opened at $21.27 on Wednesday. Ennis, Inc. has a 12-month low of $18.88 and a 12-month high of $25.75. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $20.81 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $21.70. The stock has a market capitalization of $553.17 million, a P/E ratio of 13.37 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 for the quarter, hitting analysts’ consensus estimates 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 declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, February 6th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, January 9th were given a $0.25 dividend. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.70%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, January 10th. Ennis’s dividend payout ratio is currently 62.89%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

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

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.