Energizer Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:ENR) Shares Purchased by Dimensional Fund Advisors LP

Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its holdings in shares of Energizer Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:ENR - Free Report) by 3.1% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 1,013,896 shares of the company's stock after buying an additional 30,185 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP owned approximately 1.40% of Energizer worth $35,375,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in ENR. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its position in shares of Energizer by 86.4% in the 4th quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 768 shares of the company's stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 356 shares during the last quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Energizer by 94.0% in the fourth quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 1,554 shares of the company's stock worth $54,000 after buying an additional 753 shares during the last quarter. Central Pacific Bank Trust Division lifted its stake in shares of Energizer by 750.0% during the fourth quarter. Central Pacific Bank Trust Division now owns 1,700 shares of the company's stock worth $59,000 after buying an additional 1,500 shares during the period. Russell Investments Group Ltd. grew its holdings in shares of Energizer by 21.6% during the fourth quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 2,023 shares of the company's stock valued at $71,000 after buying an additional 360 shares during the last quarter. Finally, R Squared Ltd acquired a new position in shares of Energizer in the 4th quarter valued at $82,000. 93.74% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

ENR has been the topic of several research analyst reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price target on Energizer from $36.00 to $30.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, April 11th. UBS Group reduced their price target on shares of Energizer from $28.00 to $26.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday. Barclays dropped their price objective on shares of Energizer from $27.00 to $25.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday. Canaccord Genuity Group cut their price objective on shares of Energizer from $31.00 to $27.00 and set a "hold" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday. Finally, StockNews.com downgraded shares of Energizer from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 11th. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $31.50.

Energizer Price Performance

ENR traded up $0.21 during midday trading on Thursday, hitting $22.13. 2,022,478 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 631,490. The company has a market capitalization of $1.60 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.01 and a beta of 0.77. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $28.15 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $32.26. The company has a current ratio of 1.80, a quick ratio of 0.94 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 22.17. Energizer Holdings, Inc. has a 52-week low of $21.58 and a 52-week high of $39.52.

Energizer (NYSE:ENR - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, May 6th. The company reported $0.67 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.68 by ($0.01). The firm had revenue of $662.90 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $670.85 million. Energizer had a return on equity of 168.16% and a net margin of 2.02%. Energizer's quarterly revenue was down .1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.72 earnings per share. On average, equities analysts forecast that Energizer Holdings, Inc. will post 3.58 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Energizer Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, June 11th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, May 21st will be paid a $0.30 dividend. This represents a $1.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 5.42%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, May 21st. Energizer's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 164.38%.

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.