EMC Capital Management Reduces Stake in Energizer Holdings, Inc. $ENR

EMC Capital Management lessened its holdings in Energizer Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:ENR) by 45.3% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 4,665 shares of the company’s stock after selling 3,864 shares during the quarter. EMC Capital Management’s holdings in Energizer were worth $94,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd increased its stake in shares of Energizer by 108.4% in the first quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd now owns 1,113 shares of the company’s stock worth $33,000 after acquiring an additional 579 shares during the period. Hantz Financial Services Inc. boosted its holdings in Energizer by 967.1% in the second quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 1,782 shares of the company’s stock valued at $36,000 after purchasing an additional 1,615 shares during the last quarter. Blue Trust Inc. grew its position in Energizer by 38.9% during the 2nd quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 1,883 shares of the company’s stock worth $38,000 after purchasing an additional 527 shares during the period. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its stake in shares of Energizer by 306.8% during the 2nd quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 2,563 shares of the company’s stock valued at $52,000 after buying an additional 1,933 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Central Pacific Bank Trust Division lifted its holdings in shares of Energizer by 50.0% in the 2nd quarter. Central Pacific Bank Trust Division now owns 3,300 shares of the company’s stock valued at $67,000 after buying an additional 1,100 shares during the period. 93.74% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research analysts recently weighed in on the company. Morgan Stanley reduced their price target on Energizer from $28.00 to $22.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday. Zacks Research cut shares of Energizer from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, October 27th. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Energizer from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, September 13th. Canaccord Genuity Group lowered their price target on shares of Energizer from $29.00 to $20.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday. Finally, UBS Group dropped their price target on shares of Energizer from $29.00 to $26.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and eight have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Energizer has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $28.00.

Energizer Trading Down 6.6%

Shares of Energizer stock opened at $18.17 on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 2.11, a quick ratio of 0.84 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 20.06. Energizer Holdings, Inc. has a twelve month low of $17.65 and a twelve month high of $39.51. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.24 billion, a PE ratio of 5.47 and a beta of 0.63. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $24.93 and its 200 day moving average price is $24.38.

Energizer (NYSE:ENR) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, November 18th. The company reported $1.05 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.12 by ($0.07). The firm had revenue of $832.80 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $830.45 million. Energizer had a return on equity of 161.50% and a net margin of 8.09%.Energizer’s quarterly revenue was up 3.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $1.22 earnings per share. Energizer has set its Q1 2026 guidance at -0.080-0.090 EPS. FY 2026 guidance at 3.300-3.600 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts predict that Energizer Holdings, Inc. will post 3.58 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Energizer Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, December 10th. Investors of record on Tuesday, November 25th will be given a dividend of $0.30 per share. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, November 25th. This represents a $1.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 6.6%. Energizer’s payout ratio 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.