Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC Boosts Stock Position in EnerSys (NYSE:ENS)

Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC boosted its stake in EnerSys (NYSE:ENS) by 25.0% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 412,369 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after acquiring an additional 82,363 shares during the quarter. Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC owned 1.05% of EnerSys worth $38,115,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its stake in EnerSys by 2.0% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 4,667,056 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $431,376,000 after buying an additional 90,670 shares in the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC boosted its stake in shares of EnerSys by 37.0% in the fourth quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 13,322 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $1,231,000 after acquiring an additional 3,601 shares during the last quarter. Fox Run Management L.L.C. increased its position in shares of EnerSys by 31.1% during the fourth quarter. Fox Run Management L.L.C. now owns 7,920 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $732,000 after purchasing an additional 1,878 shares in the last quarter. KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS acquired a new position in EnerSys in the 4th quarter valued at $767,000. Finally, Hillsdale Investment Management Inc. lifted its holdings in EnerSys by 0.3% in the 4th quarter. Hillsdale Investment Management Inc. now owns 38,150 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $3,526,000 after purchasing an additional 100 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 94.93% of the company’s stock.

EnerSys Trading Up 2.1 %

Shares of ENS opened at $98.29 on Tuesday. EnerSys has a 12-month low of $88.50 and a 12-month high of $112.53. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.88 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.16, a P/E/G ratio of 0.57 and a beta of 1.18. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $98.58 and a 200 day moving average price of $97.69. The company has a current ratio of 3.06, a quick ratio of 2.00 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.69.

EnerSys (NYSE:ENS) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 5th. The industrial products company reported $3.12 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.27 by $0.85. EnerSys had a net margin of 9.23% and a return on equity of 20.78%. Sell-side analysts forecast that EnerSys will post 9.99 EPS for the current year.

EnerSys Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 28th. Investors of record on Friday, March 14th will be given a dividend of $0.24 per share. This represents a $0.96 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.98%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, March 14th. EnerSys’s payout ratio is 11.88%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts have recently commented on ENS shares. Oppenheimer upgraded shares of EnerSys from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $115.00 target price for the company in a research report on Friday, January 17th. StockNews.com raised shares of EnerSys from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Friday, December 6th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, two have issued a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $117.50.

About EnerSys

EnerSys engages in the provision of stored energy solutions for industrial applications worldwide. It operates in four segments: Energy Systems, Motive Power, Specialty, and New Ventures. The Energy Systems segment offers uninterruptible power systems (UPS) applications for computer and computer-controlled systems, as well as telecommunications systems; switchgear and electrical control systems used in industrial facilities and electric utilities, large-scale energy storage, and energy pipelines; integrated power solutions and services to broadband, telecom, data center, and renewable and industrial customers; and thermally managed cabinets and enclosures for electronic equipment and batteries.