Edgestream Partners L.P. Purchases Shares of 288,931 Energizer Holdings, Inc. $ENR

Edgestream Partners L.P. acquired a new position in Energizer Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:ENR) in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 288,931 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,825,000. Edgestream Partners L.P. owned about 0.42% of Energizer as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Brandywine Global Investment Management LLC lifted its stake in Energizer by 19.8% during the 2nd quarter. Brandywine Global Investment Management LLC now owns 315,378 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,358,000 after acquiring an additional 52,200 shares during the period. International Assets Investment Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Energizer during the second quarter worth $406,000. US Bancorp DE raised its holdings in shares of Energizer by 108.7% during the second quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 37,527 shares of the company’s stock worth $757,000 after purchasing an additional 19,543 shares during the last quarter. Clarkston Capital Partners LLC lifted its position in Energizer by 13.9% during the second quarter. Clarkston Capital Partners LLC now owns 4,789,400 shares of the company’s stock valued at $96,554,000 after purchasing an additional 583,465 shares during the period. Finally, North Star Investment Management Corp. boosted its holdings in Energizer by 28.7% in the second quarter. North Star Investment Management Corp. now owns 116,600 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,351,000 after purchasing an additional 26,000 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 93.74% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Energizer

In related news, CEO Mark Stephen Lavigne bought 10,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, December 2nd. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $17.11 per share, for a total transaction of $171,100.00. Following the acquisition, the chief executive officer directly owned 464,889 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,954,250.79. This trade represents a 2.20% increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 0.98% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

ENR has been the subject of several analyst reports. Barclays boosted their price objective on Energizer from $24.00 to $27.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 6th. Wall Street Zen downgraded Energizer from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, November 22nd. Canaccord Genuity Group lowered their price objective on Energizer from $29.00 to $20.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, November 19th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Energizer in a report on Tuesday, October 14th. Finally, Zacks Research cut shares of Energizer from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 25th. 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 company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $28.00.

Energizer Price Performance

Shares of NYSE ENR opened at $17.02 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 20.06, a quick ratio of 1.13 and a current ratio of 2.11. The firm has a market cap of $1.16 billion, a PE ratio of 5.13 and a beta of 0.63. Energizer Holdings, Inc. has a one year low of $16.77 and a one year high of $39.45. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $22.95 and a 200 day moving average of $24.05.

Energizer (NYSE:ENR) last released its earnings results 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 firm had revenue of $832.80 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $830.45 million. Energizer had a net margin of 8.09% and a return on equity of 161.50%. The business’s revenue was up 3.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $1.22 EPS. Energizer has set its Q1 2026 guidance at -0.080-0.090 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 3.300-3.600 EPS. As a group, research analysts predict that Energizer Holdings, Inc. will post 3.58 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Energizer Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, December 10th. Investors of record on Tuesday, November 25th will be given a dividend of $0.30 per share. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, November 25th. This represents a $1.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 7.1%. Energizer’s payout ratio is presently 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.