Energizer (NYSE:ENR) Posts Earnings Results, Misses Expectations By $0.07 EPS

Energizer (NYSE:ENR) announced its earnings results on Tuesday. The company reported $1.05 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.12 by ($0.07), Zacks reports. Energizer had a return on equity of 181.90% and a net margin of 8.60%.The company had revenue of $832.80 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $830.45 million. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $1.22 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 3.4% on a year-over-year basis. Energizer updated its Q1 2026 guidance to -0.080-0.090 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance to 3.300-3.600 EPS.

Energizer Trading Down 18.3%

NYSE ENR opened at $19.48 on Wednesday. The stock has a market cap of $1.33 billion, a P/E ratio of 5.61 and a beta of 0.63. Energizer has a fifty-two week low of $17.65 and a fifty-two week high of $39.51. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $25.14 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $24.42. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 17.57, a quick ratio of 0.84 and a current ratio of 1.78.

Energizer Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, December 10th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, November 25th will be given a dividend of $0.30 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, November 25th. This represents a $1.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 6.2%. Energizer’s dividend payout ratio is presently 34.58%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Zacks Research cut Energizer from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, October 27th. Wall Street Zen lowered Energizer from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, September 13th. Barclays increased their price target on shares of Energizer from $24.00 to $27.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 6th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price objective on shares of Energizer from $30.00 to $28.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, October 23rd. Finally, UBS Group reduced their target price on shares of Energizer from $29.00 to $26.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and eight have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Energizer has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $31.00.

Institutional Trading of Energizer

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Jump Financial LLC boosted its holdings in Energizer by 10.5% in the 2nd quarter. Jump Financial LLC now owns 10,196 shares of the company’s stock worth $206,000 after buying an additional 970 shares during the period. SkyView Investment Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Energizer by 4.7% during the second quarter. SkyView Investment Advisors LLC now owns 22,114 shares of the company’s stock valued at $448,000 after acquiring an additional 986 shares during the period. Swiss National Bank lifted its position in shares of Energizer by 1.5% in the third quarter. Swiss National Bank now owns 125,925 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,134,000 after acquiring an additional 1,800 shares in the last quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. boosted its stake in shares of Energizer by 4.5% in the first quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 42,775 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,280,000 after acquiring an additional 1,857 shares during the period. Finally, Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. purchased a new stake in shares of Energizer during the third quarter worth about $47,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 93.74% of the company’s stock.

About Energizer

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.