50,700 Shares in Energizer Holdings, Inc. $ENR Acquired by Caisse DE Depot ET Placement DU Quebec

Key Points

• Caisse DE Depot ET Placement DU Quebec acquired 50,700 shares of Energizer Holdings, Inc., valued at approximately $1.5 million, increasing their stake to 0.07% as of the latest reporting period.
• Energizer reported a quarterly EPS of $1.13, exceeding analysts' expectations, and an annual revenue increase of 3.4%.
• The company announced a quarterly dividend of $0.30 per share, reflecting a 4.4% dividend yield, with payments scheduled for September 10th.

Caisse DE Depot ET Placement DU Quebec bought a new position in shares of Energizer Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:ENR - Free Report) during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm bought 50,700 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,517,000. Caisse DE Depot ET Placement DU Quebec owned 0.07% of Energizer as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Comerica Bank grew its holdings in Energizer by 8.0% in the first quarter. Comerica Bank now owns 52,072 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,558,000 after purchasing an additional 3,844 shares during the period. Jump Financial LLC acquired a new stake in Energizer in the first quarter valued at approximately $276,000. Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in Energizer by 2.3% in the first quarter. Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management LLC now owns 218,030 shares of the company's stock valued at $6,523,000 after purchasing an additional 4,890 shares during the period. Cutler Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in Energizer by 2.9% in the first quarter. Cutler Capital Management LLC now owns 91,042 shares of the company's stock valued at $2,724,000 after purchasing an additional 2,605 shares during the period. Finally, Clarkston Capital Partners LLC grew its holdings in Energizer by 3.2% in the first quarter. Clarkston Capital Partners LLC now owns 4,205,935 shares of the company's stock valued at $125,842,000 after purchasing an additional 128,730 shares during the period. 93.74% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages have commented on ENR. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price objective on Energizer from $27.00 to $28.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a report on Friday, July 25th. Canaccord Genuity Group dropped their price objective on Energizer from $31.00 to $27.00 and set a "hold" rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, May 7th. Wall Street Zen raised Energizer from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Saturday, August 9th. Truist Financial raised their price objective on Energizer from $30.00 to $35.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, August 6th. Finally, Barclays lifted their price target on Energizer from $24.00 to $27.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 6th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Energizer has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $31.43.

Energizer Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:ENR traded up $0.27 during trading on Thursday, reaching $28.66. The stock had a trading volume of 647,902 shares, compared to its average volume of 761,547. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 17.57, a quick ratio of 0.84 and a current ratio of 1.78. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $25.20 and a 200-day moving average price of $25.79. The stock has a market cap of $1.96 billion, a PE ratio of 8.26 and a beta of 0.69. Energizer Holdings, Inc. has a 1-year low of $19.70 and a 1-year high of $39.51.

Energizer (NYSE:ENR - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, August 4th. The company reported $1.13 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.61 by $0.52. The firm had revenue of $725.30 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $692.67 million. Energizer had a return on equity of 181.90% and a net margin of 8.60%.The business's revenue was up 3.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.79 earnings per share. Energizer has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.050-1.150 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 3.550-3.650 EPS. 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 disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, September 10th. Investors of record on Thursday, August 21st will be given a dividend of $0.30 per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, August 21st. This represents a $1.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.2%. Energizer's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 34.58%.

Energizer Company 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.