Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH Buys 100,759 Shares of Energizer Holdings, Inc. $ENR

Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH increased its stake in shares of Energizer Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:ENR) by 65.5% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 254,646 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 100,759 shares during the period. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH owned about 0.37% of Energizer worth $5,134,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Victory Capital Management Inc. boosted its position in Energizer by 0.3% during the 1st quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 349,568 shares of the company’s stock worth $10,459,000 after acquiring an additional 1,183 shares during the last quarter. Allianz Asset Management GmbH grew its position in Energizer by 29.3% in the first quarter. Allianz Asset Management GmbH now owns 10,600 shares of the company’s stock valued at $317,000 after purchasing an additional 2,400 shares in the last quarter. Choreo LLC increased its stake in Energizer by 6.0% in the 1st quarter. Choreo LLC now owns 15,875 shares of the company’s stock valued at $475,000 after buying an additional 901 shares during the last quarter. Pinnacle Associates Ltd. lifted its position in Energizer by 7.4% during the 1st quarter. Pinnacle Associates Ltd. now owns 75,252 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,252,000 after buying an additional 5,215 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Cetera Investment Advisers boosted its stake in shares of Energizer by 33.0% during the 1st quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 14,974 shares of the company’s stock worth $448,000 after buying an additional 3,712 shares during the last quarter. 93.74% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several analysts recently issued reports on ENR shares. Truist Financial upped their target price on Energizer from $30.00 to $35.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 6th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Energizer in a research note on Tuesday, October 14th. Morgan Stanley cut their price objective on Energizer from $28.00 to $22.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday. UBS Group lowered 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, Barclays upped their price target on shares of Energizer from $24.00 to $27.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 6th. 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.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $28.00.

Energizer Trading Up 3.3%

Shares of Energizer stock opened at $18.27 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 20.06, a current ratio of 2.11 and a quick ratio of 0.84. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $24.48 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $24.28. 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 5.50 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 Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, December 10th. Shareholders 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 annualized dividend and a yield of 6.6%. Energizer’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 36.14%.

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.