Zacks Research Has Pessimistic View of Energizer Q4 Earnings

Key Points

• Analysts at Zacks Research have revised Energizer's Q4 2025 EPS estimate down from $1.45 to $1.14, with a full-year earnings consensus of $3.58 per share.
• Energizer reported $1.13 EPS for the last quarter, significantly exceeding the consensus estimate of $0.61, with a revenue of $725.30 million, up 3.4% from the previous year.
• The company announced a quarterly dividend of $0.30 per share, which translates to an annualized yield of 4.2%, set to be paid on September 10th.

Energizer Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:ENR - Free Report) - Stock analysts at Zacks Research lowered their Q4 2025 EPS estimates for Energizer in a research report issued on Monday, August 18th. Zacks Research analyst Team now expects that the company will earn $1.14 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $1.45. The consensus estimate for Energizer's current full-year earnings is $3.58 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Energizer's Q3 2026 earnings at $0.95 EPS and Q3 2027 earnings at $1.01 EPS.

Several other brokerages have also commented on ENR. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Energizer from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Saturday, August 9th. UBS Group reaffirmed a "neutral" rating and issued a $29.00 price objective (up from $23.00) on shares of Energizer in a research report on Tuesday, August 5th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective on shares of Energizer from $27.00 to $28.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research report on Friday, July 25th. Barclays increased their price objective on shares of Energizer from $24.00 to $27.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 6th. Finally, Truist Financial raised their price target on shares of Energizer from $30.00 to $35.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 6th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Energizer presently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $31.43.

Energizer Stock Performance

Shares of Energizer stock traded down $0.13 during midday trading on Thursday, hitting $27.90. The company had a trading volume of 137,078 shares, compared to its average volume of 889,781. The stock has a market cap of $1.90 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.05 and a beta of 0.63. The company has a quick ratio of 0.84, a current ratio of 1.78 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 17.57. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $23.95 and a 200 day simple moving average of $25.90. Energizer has a 12-month low of $19.70 and a 12-month high of $39.51.

Energizer (NYSE:ENR - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, August 4th. The company reported $1.13 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.61 by $0.52. The firm had revenue of $725.30 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $692.67 million. Energizer had a net margin of 8.60% and a return on equity of 181.90%. Energizer's revenue was up 3.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.79 EPS. Energizer has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.050-1.150 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 3.550-3.650 EPS.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Energizer

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of Energizer by 1.8% during the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 9,421,993 shares of the company's stock worth $281,906,000 after purchasing an additional 170,017 shares during the period. Clarkston Capital Partners LLC grew its stake in shares of Energizer by 13.9% during the 2nd quarter. Clarkston Capital Partners LLC now owns 4,789,400 shares of the company's stock worth $96,554,000 after purchasing an additional 583,465 shares during the period. LSV Asset Management grew its stake in shares of Energizer by 18.6% during the 2nd quarter. LSV Asset Management now owns 2,761,148 shares of the company's stock worth $55,665,000 after purchasing an additional 433,324 shares during the period. Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc. grew its stake in shares of Energizer by 58.8% during the 1st quarter. Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc. now owns 2,094,195 shares of the company's stock worth $62,658,000 after purchasing an additional 775,221 shares during the period. Finally, Gamco Investors INC. ET AL grew its stake in shares of Energizer by 34.9% during the 2nd quarter. Gamco Investors INC. ET AL now owns 1,899,587 shares of the company's stock worth $38,296,000 after purchasing an additional 491,794 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.74% of the company's stock.

Energizer Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, September 10th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, August 21st will be given a dividend of $0.30 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, August 21st. This represents a $1.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.3%. Energizer's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 34.58%.

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.