11,001 Shares in Energizer Holdings, Inc. $ENR Purchased by Arete Wealth Advisors LLC

Key Points

• Arete Wealth Advisors LLC has acquired a new stake in Energizer Holdings, buying 11,001 shares valued at approximately $329,000 in the first quarter.
• Multiple institutional investors, including Vanguard Group and LSV Asset Management, have increased their holdings in Energizer during the same period, reflecting strong institutional interest.
• Energizer reported $1.13 earnings per share for the last quarter, significantly exceeding analysts' expectations of $0.61, with a year-over-year revenue increase of 3.4% to $725.30 million.

Arete Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in Energizer Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:ENR - Free Report) during the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund bought 11,001 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $329,000.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in ENR. Cetera Investment Advisers boosted its stake in Energizer by 5.5% during the fourth quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 11,262 shares of the company's stock worth $393,000 after buying an additional 586 shares during the period. EP Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in Energizer during the 4th quarter valued at about $213,000. D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc. raised its position in Energizer by 14.0% in the 4th quarter. D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc. now owns 180,442 shares of the company's stock worth $6,296,000 after purchasing an additional 22,091 shares during the period. Deutsche Bank AG lifted its stake in Energizer by 48.9% in the fourth quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 67,460 shares of the company's stock worth $2,354,000 after purchasing an additional 22,145 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Gotham Asset Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Energizer by 48.6% during the fourth quarter. Gotham Asset Management LLC now owns 33,571 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,171,000 after buying an additional 10,983 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 93.74% of the company's stock.

Energizer Stock Up 1.1%

Shares of NYSE:ENR traded up $0.31 during trading on Friday, reaching $29.53. The stock had a trading volume of 779,361 shares, compared to its average volume of 703,306. The firm's 50-day simple moving average is $26.14 and its 200 day simple moving average is $25.66. The company has a current ratio of 1.78, a quick ratio of 0.84 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 17.57. Energizer Holdings, Inc. has a one year low of $19.70 and a one year high of $39.51. The company has a market capitalization of $2.02 billion, a P/E ratio of 8.51 and a beta of 0.69.

Energizer (NYSE:ENR - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Monday, August 4th. The company reported $1.13 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.61 by $0.52. The firm had revenue of $725.30 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $692.67 million. Energizer had a return on equity of 181.90% and a net margin of 8.60%.During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.79 EPS. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 3.4% on a year-over-year basis. Energizer has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.050-1.150 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 3.550-3.650 EPS. As a group, research analysts expect that Energizer Holdings, Inc. will post 3.58 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Energizer Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, September 10th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, August 21st were paid a dividend of $0.30 per share. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, August 21st. This represents a $1.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.1%. Energizer's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 34.58%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts have weighed in on the company. UBS Group reiterated a "neutral" rating and issued a $29.00 target price (up previously from $23.00) on shares of Energizer in a research note on Tuesday, August 5th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on shares of Energizer from $27.00 to $28.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Friday, July 25th. 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 cut shares of Energizer from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Saturday. Finally, Barclays raised their target price 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 research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $31.43.

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.