EMC Capital Management Sells 3,864 Shares of Energizer Holdings, Inc. $ENR

EMC Capital Management lessened its stake in shares of Energizer Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:ENR) by 45.3% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 4,665 shares of the company’s stock after selling 3,864 shares during the period. EMC Capital Management’s holdings in Energizer were worth $94,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors have also recently modified their holdings of ENR. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd lifted its holdings in shares of Energizer by 108.4% in the 1st 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. raised its holdings in shares of Energizer by 967.1% in the second 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 second quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 1,883 shares of the company’s stock worth $38,000 after acquiring an additional 527 shares during the period. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its holdings in 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 holdings in 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. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 93.74% of the company’s stock.

Energizer Stock Down 6.6%

Shares of ENR stock opened at $18.17 on Thursday. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $24.93 and its 200 day moving average price is $24.38. Energizer Holdings, Inc. has a 1-year low of $17.65 and a 1-year high of $39.51. The company has a market cap of $1.24 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 5.47 and a beta of 0.63. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 20.06, a current ratio of 2.11 and a quick ratio of 0.84.

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

Energizer Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, December 10th. Investors of record on Tuesday, November 25th will be given a $0.30 dividend. This represents a $1.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 6.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, November 25th. Energizer’s dividend payout ratio is presently 34.58%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts have recently commented on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price target on shares of Energizer from $30.00 to $28.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, October 23rd. Truist Financial lifted their price objective on shares of Energizer from $30.00 to $35.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 6th. Wall Street Zen lowered Energizer from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, September 13th. UBS Group dropped their target price on Energizer from $29.00 to $26.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Energizer in a research report on Tuesday, October 14th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and eight have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $28.00.

Energizer 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.