Zacks Research Has Negative Outlook of Energizer Q2 Earnings

Energizer Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:ENR) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research lowered their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Energizer in a report issued on Tuesday, February 18th. Zacks Research analyst S. Singh now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $0.64 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.80. The consensus estimate for Energizer’s current full-year earnings is $3.58 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Energizer’s Q3 2025 earnings at $0.85 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.40 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $3.56 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.71 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.94 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.47 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $3.84 EPS and Q1 2027 earnings at $0.73 EPS.

ENR has been the subject of a number of other research reports. Morgan Stanley lifted their price objective on Energizer from $33.00 to $36.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 20th. Barclays downgraded shares of Energizer from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and lifted their price target for the stock from $34.00 to $36.00 in a report on Wednesday, November 20th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price objective on shares of Energizer from $39.00 to $38.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, January 16th. Canaccord Genuity Group lifted their target price on shares of Energizer from $32.00 to $36.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 20th. Finally, UBS Group reduced their price target on Energizer from $39.00 to $38.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, January 16th. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $38.38.

Energizer Stock Performance

Energizer stock opened at $31.30 on Thursday. Energizer has a fifty-two week low of $26.92 and a fifty-two week high of $39.51. The company has a market capitalization of $2.26 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 39.62 and a beta of 1.06. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $34.22 and a two-hundred day moving average of $33.11. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 22.17, a quick ratio of 0.94 and a current ratio of 1.80.

Energizer (NYSE:ENR) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 4th. The company reported $0.67 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.64 by $0.03. Energizer had a net margin of 2.02% and a return on equity of 168.16%. The business had revenue of $731.70 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $726.23 million. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $0.59 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 2.1% on a year-over-year basis.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. US Bancorp DE raised its stake in shares of Energizer by 1.6% in the 3rd quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 19,593 shares of the company’s stock valued at $622,000 after acquiring an additional 308 shares during the period. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its holdings in Energizer by 86.4% in the 4th quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 768 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 356 shares in the last quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. raised its position in Energizer by 21.6% in the fourth quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 2,023 shares of the company’s stock valued at $71,000 after purchasing an additional 360 shares during the period. Avior Wealth Management LLC raised its position in Energizer by 22.4% in the third quarter. Avior Wealth Management LLC now owns 2,058 shares of the company’s stock valued at $65,000 after purchasing an additional 376 shares during the period. Finally, OneDigital Investment Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Energizer by 2.3% in the fourth quarter. OneDigital Investment Advisors LLC now owns 16,935 shares of the company’s stock worth $591,000 after buying an additional 386 shares during the period. 93.74% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity

In related news, VP Sara B. Hampton sold 2,812 shares of Energizer stock in a transaction on Friday, November 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $38.49, for a total value of $108,233.88. Following the transaction, the vice president now owns 4,635 shares in the company, valued at approximately $178,401.15. This trade represents a 37.76 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, EVP Robin Vauth sold 4,070 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, November 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $38.16, for a total value of $155,311.20. Following the sale, the executive vice president now owns 9,827 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $374,998.32. This represents a 29.29 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Corporate insiders own 0.98% of the company’s stock.

Energizer Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 13th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, February 20th will be issued a $0.30 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, February 20th. This represents a $1.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.83%. Energizer’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 151.90%.

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.