Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc. Has $62.66 Million Stock Holdings in Energizer Holdings, Inc. $ENR

Key Points

• Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc. increased its stake in Energizer Holdings, Inc. by 58.8% during the first quarter, now owning over 2 million shares valued at approximately $62.7 million.
• Energizer reported strong quarterly earnings with an EPS of $1.13, significantly above the consensus estimate of $0.61, and revenue of $725.3 million, exceeding predictions.
• The company also declared a $0.30 quarterly dividend, representing a 4.4% yield, with the ex-dividend date set for August 21st.

Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc. raised its position in shares of Energizer Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:ENR - Free Report) by 58.8% in the first quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 2,094,195 shares of the company's stock after buying an additional 775,221 shares during the quarter. Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc. owned 2.90% of Energizer worth $62,658,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its stake in Energizer by 1.8% during the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 9,421,993 shares of the company's stock valued at $281,906,000 after buying an additional 170,017 shares in the last quarter. LSV Asset Management lifted its stake in Energizer by 28.4% during the first quarter. LSV Asset Management now owns 2,327,824 shares of the company's stock valued at $69,648,000 after buying an additional 515,124 shares in the last quarter. Millennium Management LLC lifted its stake in Energizer by 66.7% during the fourth quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 1,240,038 shares of the company's stock valued at $43,265,000 after buying an additional 496,146 shares in the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its position in shares of Energizer by 3.1% in the fourth quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 1,013,896 shares of the company's stock worth $35,375,000 after purchasing an additional 30,185 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. lifted its position in shares of Energizer by 3.9% in the first quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 1,002,988 shares of the company's stock worth $30,009,000 after purchasing an additional 37,678 shares in the last quarter. 93.74% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Energizer Stock Up 2.0%

NYSE:ENR traded up $0.5550 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $28.6250. The stock had a trading volume of 707,619 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,196,355. The business's 50 day moving average is $23.81 and its 200 day moving average is $25.93. Energizer Holdings, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $19.70 and a fifty-two week high of $39.51. The stock has a market cap of $1.95 billion, a P/E ratio of 8.25 and a beta of 0.63. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 17.57, a current ratio of 1.78 and a quick ratio of 0.84.

Energizer (NYSE:ENR - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, August 4th. The company reported $1.13 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.61 by $0.52. Energizer had a return on equity of 181.90% and a net margin of 8.60%.The firm had revenue of $725.30 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $692.67 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.79 earnings per share. The firm's revenue 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, sell-side analysts predict that Energizer Holdings, Inc. will post 3.58 earnings per share for the current year.

Energizer Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, September 10th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, August 21st will be issued a dividend of $0.30 per share. This represents a $1.20 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.2%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, August 21st. Energizer's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 34.58%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

ENR has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Truist Financial increased 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. Canaccord Genuity Group reduced their price target on shares of Energizer from $31.00 to $27.00 and set a "hold" rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, May 7th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Energizer from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Saturday, August 9th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price target on shares of Energizer from $27.00 to $28.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Friday, July 25th. Finally, Barclays increased 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 equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $31.43.

Energizer 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.