Energizer Holdings, Inc. $ENR Shares Purchased by Vanguard Group Inc.

Key Points

• Vanguard Group Inc. increased its stake in Energizer Holdings by acquiring an additional 170,017 shares, raising its total ownership to 9,421,993 shares, valued at approximately $281.9 million.
• Energizer reported strong earnings, with an EPS of $1.13 for the quarter, surpassing analysts' expectations and revealing a year-over-year revenue increase of 3.4%.
• The company announced a quarterly dividend of $0.30 per share, set to be paid on September 10, reflecting a 4.3% annual yield with a payout ratio of 34.58%.

Vanguard Group Inc. increased its stake in Energizer Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:ENR - Free Report) by 1.8% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 9,421,993 shares of the company's stock after purchasing an additional 170,017 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. owned 13.05% of Energizer worth $281,906,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. CX Institutional bought a new stake in shares of Energizer during the 1st quarter worth $33,000. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio purchased a new stake in shares of Energizer in the fourth quarter valued at $43,000. Curat Global LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Energizer in the first quarter valued at $53,000. Russell Investments Group Ltd. lifted its holdings in shares of Energizer by 21.6% in the fourth quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 2,023 shares of the company's stock valued at $71,000 after purchasing an additional 360 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Central Pacific Bank Trust Division lifted its holdings in shares of Energizer by 29.4% in the first quarter. Central Pacific Bank Trust Division now owns 2,200 shares of the company's stock valued at $66,000 after purchasing an additional 500 shares in the last quarter. 93.74% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Energizer Stock Down 1.0%

ENR stock traded down $0.2950 on Thursday, hitting $27.9350. 356,032 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 894,450. The stock has a market cap of $1.91 billion, a P/E ratio of 8.05 and a beta of 0.63. Energizer Holdings, Inc. has a 12-month low of $19.70 and a 12-month high of $39.51. 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 firm has a 50 day moving average price of $23.52 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $26.09.

Energizer (NYSE:ENR - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, August 4th. The company reported $1.13 earnings per share 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 company had revenue of $725.30 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $692.67 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.79 EPS. Energizer's quarterly revenue was up 3.4% compared to the same quarter last year. 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, equities research analysts expect that Energizer Holdings, Inc. will post 3.58 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Energizer Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, September 10th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, August 21st will be paid a $0.30 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, August 21st. This represents a $1.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.3%. Energizer's payout ratio is presently 34.58%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts have issued reports on ENR shares. UBS Group reiterated a "neutral" rating and issued a $29.00 target price (up from $23.00) on shares of Energizer in a research note on Tuesday, August 5th. Barclays boosted their price objective on shares of Energizer from $24.00 to $27.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 6th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Energizer from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Saturday, August 9th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their target price on Energizer from $27.00 to $28.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Friday, July 25th. Finally, Canaccord Genuity Group lowered their target price on Energizer from $31.00 to $27.00 and set a "hold" rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, May 7th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average 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.