Ensign Peak Advisors Inc Sells 10,850 Shares of Energizer Holdings, Inc. $ENR

Ensign Peak Advisors Inc lessened its position in shares of Energizer Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:ENR) by 32.2% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 22,823 shares of the company’s stock after selling 10,850 shares during the period. Ensign Peak Advisors Inc’s holdings in Energizer were worth $460,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd boosted its position in shares of Energizer by 108.4% during the first quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd now owns 1,113 shares of the company’s stock worth $33,000 after buying an additional 579 shares during the period. Hantz Financial Services Inc. lifted its stake in Energizer by 967.1% in the 2nd quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 1,782 shares of the company’s stock valued at $36,000 after acquiring an additional 1,615 shares in the last quarter. Blue Trust Inc. lifted its stake in Energizer by 38.9% in the 2nd quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 1,883 shares of the company’s stock valued at $38,000 after acquiring an additional 527 shares in the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its stake in shares of Energizer by 306.8% during the 2nd quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 2,563 shares of the company’s stock worth $52,000 after acquiring an additional 1,933 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Central Pacific Bank Trust Division grew its stake in shares of Energizer by 50.0% during the 2nd quarter. Central Pacific Bank Trust Division now owns 3,300 shares of the company’s stock worth $67,000 after acquiring an additional 1,100 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.74% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

ENR has been the topic of a number of research reports. Morgan Stanley cut 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 report on Wednesday, November 19th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Energizer in a research report on Tuesday, October 14th. Zacks Research downgraded shares of Energizer from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 25th. Barclays lifted their target price on Energizer from $24.00 to $27.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 6th. Finally, UBS Group reduced their price target on Energizer from $29.00 to $26.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $28.00.

Energizer Trading Up 0.7%

Shares of Energizer stock opened at $18.23 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 20.06, a current ratio of 2.11 and a quick ratio of 1.13. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $23.34 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $24.14. Energizer Holdings, Inc. has a 1 year low of $17.13 and a 1 year high of $39.51. The company has a market capitalization of $1.25 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 5.49 and a beta of 0.63.

Energizer (NYSE:ENR) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, November 18th. The company reported $1.05 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.12 by ($0.07). The company had revenue of $832.80 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $830.45 million. Energizer had a net margin of 8.09% and a return on equity of 161.50%. Energizer’s revenue for the quarter was up 3.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period 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. Research analysts forecast that Energizer Holdings, Inc. will post 3.58 EPS for the current year.

Energizer Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, December 10th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, November 25th will be issued a dividend of $0.30 per share. This represents a $1.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 6.6%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, November 25th. Energizer’s payout ratio is currently 36.14%.

Energizer Company Profile

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.