EBF vs. HDSN, ITRN, ACCO, MTW, KRT, DMRC, EAF, CIX, ALTG, and BOOM
Should you be buying Ennis stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Ennis include Hudson Technologies (HDSN), Ituran Location and Control (ITRN), ACCO Brands (ACCO), Manitowoc (MTW), Karat Packaging (KRT), Digimarc (DMRC), GrafTech International (EAF), CompX International (CIX), Alta Equipment Group (ALTG), and DMC Global (BOOM). These companies are all part of the "industrial products" sector.
Ennis (NYSE:EBF) and Hudson Technologies (NASDAQ:HDSN) are both small-cap industrial products companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, earnings, profitability, community ranking, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership and media sentiment.
74.3% of Ennis shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.3% of Hudson Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 2.6% of Ennis shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 9.2% of Hudson Technologies shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, Ennis had 11 more articles in the media than Hudson Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Ennis and 9 mentions for Hudson Technologies. Ennis' average media sentiment score of 0.13 beat Hudson Technologies' score of -0.15 indicating that Ennis is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Ennis has a beta of 0.44, indicating that its stock price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hudson Technologies has a beta of 0.91, indicating that its stock price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Hudson Technologies has a consensus price target of $14.75, indicating a potential upside of 50.51%. Given Hudson Technologies' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Hudson Technologies is more favorable than Ennis.
Hudson Technologies has a net margin of 18.08% compared to Ennis' net margin of 10.14%. Hudson Technologies' return on equity of 25.57% beat Ennis' return on equity.
Hudson Technologies has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Ennis. Hudson Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ennis, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Hudson Technologies received 196 more outperform votes than Ennis when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.14% of users gave Hudson Technologies an outperform vote while only 67.73% of users gave Ennis an outperform vote.
Summary
Hudson Technologies beats Ennis on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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