Prudential Financial Inc. Sells 220,008 Shares of Energizer Holdings, Inc. $ENR

Prudential Financial Inc. lessened its stake in shares of Energizer Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:ENR) by 34.8% in the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 412,167 shares of the company’s stock after selling 220,008 shares during the period. Prudential Financial Inc. owned about 0.60% of Energizer worth $8,309,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in ENR. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd increased its stake in shares of Energizer by 108.4% during the 1st quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd now owns 1,113 shares of the company’s stock worth $33,000 after purchasing an additional 579 shares during the last quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. increased its position in Energizer by 967.1% in the second quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 1,782 shares of the company’s stock worth $36,000 after buying an additional 1,615 shares during the last quarter. Blue Trust Inc. raised its stake in shares of Energizer by 38.9% in the second quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 1,883 shares of the company’s stock valued at $38,000 after buying an additional 527 shares during the period. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its position 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 grew its stake in shares of Energizer by 50.0% during the 2nd quarter. Central Pacific Bank Trust Division now owns 3,300 shares of the company’s stock worth $67,000 after acquiring an additional 1,100 shares during the period. 93.74% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Energizer Stock Up 0.7%

ENR opened at $18.23 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.25 billion, a P/E ratio of 5.49 and a beta of 0.63. Energizer Holdings, Inc. has a one year low of $17.13 and a one year high of $39.51. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $23.34 and a 200-day moving average price of $24.13. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 20.06, a current ratio of 2.11 and a quick ratio of 1.13.

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

Energizer Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, December 10th. Investors of record on Tuesday, November 25th will be given a $0.30 dividend. This represents a $1.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 6.6%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, November 25th. Energizer’s dividend payout ratio is 36.14%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

ENR has been the topic of a number of research reports. Wall Street Zen cut Energizer from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, November 22nd. Barclays boosted 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. Truist Financial upped their price target on shares of Energizer from $30.00 to $35.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 6th. Zacks Research lowered shares of Energizer from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Tuesday. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their target price on shares of Energizer from $30.00 to $28.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, October 23rd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Energizer currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $28.00.

Energizer 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.