Enersys (NYSE:ENS) Hits New 12-Month High – Still a Buy?

Enersys (NYSE:ENS) shares hit a new 52-week high on Tuesday . The company traded as high as $170.32 and last traded at $171.55, with a volume of 46746 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at $168.15.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts have recently commented on ENS shares. Zacks Research cut Enersys from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 6th. Wall Street Zen upgraded Enersys from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, November 8th. BTIG Research upgraded shares of Enersys from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, December 15th. Oppenheimer reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of Enersys in a research report on Tuesday. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Enersys in a report on Thursday, October 30th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $126.00.

Enersys Trading Up 2.5%

The company has a quick ratio of 1.73, a current ratio of 2.77 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.63. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $148.01 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $120.62. The firm has a market cap of $6.36 billion, a PE ratio of 20.18, a P/E/G ratio of 1.09 and a beta of 1.10.

Enersys (NYSE:ENS) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, November 5th. The industrial products company reported $2.56 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.36 by $0.20. Enersys had a net margin of 9.05% and a return on equity of 22.48%. The firm had revenue of $951.30 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $890.27 million. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $2.12 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 7.6% compared to the same quarter last year. Enersys has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 2.710-2.81 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that Enersys will post 9.99 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Enersys Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 26th. Shareholders of record on Friday, December 12th were given a $0.2625 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, December 12th. This represents a $1.05 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.6%. Enersys’s dividend payout ratio is presently 12.28%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Enersys news, insider Chad C. Uplinger sold 6,702 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, December 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $151.46, for a total transaction of $1,015,084.92. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 23,713 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,591,570.98. The trade was a 22.04% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Company insiders own 0.91% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Enersys

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Root Financial Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Enersys during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Allworth Financial LP increased its holdings in Enersys by 442.2% during the 3rd quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 244 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $28,000 after acquiring an additional 199 shares in the last quarter. BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. acquired a new position in Enersys during the second quarter worth about $28,000. Optiver Holding B.V. purchased a new stake in shares of Enersys in the third quarter valued at about $47,000. Finally, Hantz Financial Services Inc. grew its position in shares of Enersys by 105.4% in the third quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 491 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $55,000 after purchasing an additional 252 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 94.93% of the company’s stock.

About Enersys

Enersys, headquartered in Reading, Pennsylvania, is a global leader in stored energy solutions, specializing in manufacturing and distributing industrial batteries, battery chargers, power equipment, and related accessories. The company serves a diverse range of end markets, including telecommunications, data centers, medical, aerospace, defense, electric vehicle motive power, and utility outcomes. Its products are engineered to deliver critical reserve power and motive power applications across key infrastructure and industrial sectors.

The company’s product portfolio encompasses lead-acid batteries, lithium-ion energy storage systems, chargers, inverters, power management software, and a broad array of battery accessories.