Vest Financial LLC Purchases 10,104 Shares of Enersys $ENS

Vest Financial LLC raised its position in Enersys (NYSE:ENS) by 22.5% in the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 55,018 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after buying an additional 10,104 shares during the quarter. Vest Financial LLC’s holdings in Enersys were worth $6,215,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Root Financial Partners LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Enersys in the third quarter worth $25,000. BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. bought a new position in Enersys in the 2nd quarter worth about $28,000. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Enersys by 626.3% in the 2nd quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 552 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $47,000 after acquiring an additional 476 shares in the last quarter. UMB Bank n.a. raised its holdings in shares of Enersys by 80.6% in the 2nd quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 773 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $66,000 after acquiring an additional 345 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Osaic Holdings Inc. boosted its position in shares of Enersys by 211.7% during the 2nd quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. now owns 1,487 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $129,000 after acquiring an additional 1,010 shares during the last quarter. 94.93% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Enersys Price Performance

ENS stock opened at $173.76 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $6.41 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.32, a P/E/G ratio of 1.09 and a beta of 1.10. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $149.31 and its 200 day moving average is $121.54. Enersys has a 52 week low of $76.57 and a 52 week high of $175.37. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.63, a quick ratio of 1.73 and a current ratio of 2.77.

Enersys (NYSE:ENS) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, November 5th. The industrial products company reported $2.56 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.36 by $0.20. Enersys had a net margin of 9.05% and a return on equity of 22.48%. The business had revenue of $951.30 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $890.27 million. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $2.12 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was up 7.6% on a year-over-year basis. Enersys has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 2.710-2.81 EPS. Research analysts predict that Enersys will post 9.99 earnings per share for the current year.

Enersys Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 26th. Investors of record on Friday, December 12th were given a dividend of $0.2625 per share. This represents a $1.05 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.6%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, December 12th. Enersys’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) 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 that occurred on Wednesday, December 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $151.46, for a total value of $1,015,084.92. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 23,713 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,591,570.98. The trade was a 22.04% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. 0.91% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages recently weighed in on ENS. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Enersys from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, November 8th. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Enersys in a research report on Thursday, October 30th. BTIG Research upgraded shares of Enersys from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, December 15th. Zacks Research downgraded Enersys from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 6th. Finally, Oppenheimer reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of Enersys in a research note on Friday, November 7th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $129.00.

Enersys Profile

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.