Clarkston Capital Partners LLC Has $96.55 Million Stock Holdings in Energizer Holdings, Inc. $ENR

Clarkston Capital Partners LLC raised its position in shares of Energizer Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:ENR) by 13.9% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 4,789,400 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 583,465 shares during the period. Energizer makes up approximately 2.1% of Clarkston Capital Partners LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 16th largest position. Clarkston Capital Partners LLC owned about 7.02% of Energizer worth $96,554,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in ENR. Bank of Montreal Can boosted its position in shares of Energizer by 3.3% in the second quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 13,701 shares of the company’s stock valued at $276,000 after acquiring an additional 435 shares during the period. Vestcor Inc raised its stake in Energizer by 3.7% in the 1st quarter. Vestcor Inc now owns 13,448 shares of the company’s stock worth $402,000 after purchasing an additional 475 shares in the last quarter. Blue Trust Inc. raised its stake in Energizer by 38.9% in the 2nd quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 1,883 shares of the company’s stock worth $38,000 after purchasing an additional 527 shares in the last quarter. Legal & General Group Plc grew its position in shares of Energizer by 0.3% during the 2nd quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 174,581 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,520,000 after purchasing an additional 542 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd grew its position in shares of Energizer by 108.4% during the 1st quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd now owns 1,113 shares of the company’s stock worth $33,000 after purchasing an additional 579 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 93.74% of the company’s stock.

Energizer Stock Performance

Energizer stock opened at $18.12 on Friday. The business has a 50 day moving average of $23.55 and a 200-day moving average of $24.16. The company has a market capitalization of $1.24 billion, a P/E ratio of 5.46 and a beta of 0.63. Energizer Holdings, Inc. has a 1 year low of $17.13 and a 1 year high of $39.51. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 20.06, a current ratio of 2.11 and a quick ratio of 1.13.

Energizer (NYSE:ENR) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, November 18th. The company reported $1.05 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.12 by ($0.07). The company had revenue of $832.80 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $830.45 million. Energizer had a net margin of 8.09% and a return on equity of 161.50%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 3.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $1.22 earnings per share. Energizer has set its Q1 2026 guidance at -0.080-0.090 EPS. FY 2026 guidance at 3.300-3.600 EPS. On average, equities research analysts predict that Energizer Holdings, Inc. will post 3.58 earnings per share for the current year.

Energizer Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, December 10th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, November 25th will be paid a $0.30 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, November 25th. This represents a $1.20 annualized dividend and a yield of 6.6%. Energizer’s payout ratio is 36.14%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms have recently weighed in on ENR. Wall Street Zen downgraded Energizer from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, November 22nd. Truist Financial boosted their price target on Energizer from $30.00 to $35.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 6th. Morgan Stanley reduced their price objective on shares of Energizer from $28.00 to $22.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, November 19th. UBS Group decreased their target price on shares of Energizer from $29.00 to $26.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, Canaccord Genuity Group dropped their target price on shares of Energizer from $29.00 to $20.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, November 19th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $28.00.

About Energizer

Energizer Holdings, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures, markets, and distributes household batteries, specialty batteries, and lighting products worldwide. It offers lithium, alkaline, carbon zinc, nickel metal hydride, zinc air, and silver oxide batteries under the Energizer, Eveready, and Rayovac brands; primary, rechargeable, specialty, and hearing aid batteries; and handheld, headlights, lanterns, and area lights, as well as flashlights under the Hard Case, Dolphin, and WeatherReady brands.