Energizer Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:ENR) Given Consensus Rating of “Hold” by Brokerages

Shares of Energizer Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:ENR) have been assigned an average recommendation of “Hold” from the nine analysts that are covering the stock, Marketbeat reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, seven have issued a hold recommendation and one has given a buy recommendation to the company. The average 1 year price objective among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is $27.00.

A number of analysts have recently issued reports on ENR shares. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Energizer in a research note on Tuesday, October 14th. Zacks Research downgraded Energizer from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 25th. Wall Street Zen cut Energizer from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, November 22nd. 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 note on Wednesday, November 19th. Finally, UBS Group lowered their target price on shares of Energizer from $26.00 to $19.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, December 8th.

Energizer Price Performance

Shares of NYSE ENR opened at $20.29 on Wednesday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.13, a current ratio of 2.11 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 20.06. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $21.93 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $23.81. The company has a market cap of $1.39 billion, a PE ratio of 6.11 and a beta of 0.63. Energizer has a twelve month low of $16.77 and a twelve month high of $37.27.

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

Energizer Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 10th. Investors of record on Tuesday, November 25th were issued a dividend of $0.30 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, November 25th. This represents a $1.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.9%. Energizer’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 36.14%.

Insider Activity

In other news, CEO Mark Stephen Lavigne acquired 10,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, December 2nd. The stock was bought at an average price of $17.11 per share, with a total value of $171,100.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the chief executive officer directly owned 464,889 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $7,954,250.79. This represents a 2.20% increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, Director Donal L. Mulligan acquired 15,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, December 2nd. The stock was acquired at an average price of $17.40 per share, with a total value of $261,000.00. Following the acquisition, the director owned 25,000 shares in the company, valued at $435,000. The trade was a 150.00% increase in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this purchase provides additional information. Over the last 90 days, insiders have bought 26,000 shares of company stock worth $449,240. Company insiders own 0.98% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Energizer

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Cetera Investment Advisers raised its position in Energizer by 33.0% during the 1st quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 14,974 shares of the company’s stock worth $448,000 after purchasing an additional 3,712 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its stake in shares of Energizer by 1.8% in 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 during the period. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. raised its position in shares of Energizer by 3.9% during the first quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 1,002,988 shares of the company’s stock worth $30,009,000 after acquiring an additional 37,678 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. lifted its stake in shares of Energizer by 0.7% in the first quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 496,524 shares of the company’s stock worth $14,856,000 after acquiring an additional 3,392 shares during the period. Finally, Nuveen LLC acquired a new stake in Energizer during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $9,069,000. Institutional investors own 93.74% of the company’s stock.

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.