Zacks Research Has Pessimistic View of Energizer Q3 Earnings

Energizer Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:ENR) – Zacks Research cut their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Energizer in a report released on Tuesday, May 20th. Zacks Research analyst S. Singh now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $0.61 for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.85. The consensus estimate for Energizer’s current full-year earnings is $3.58 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Energizer’s Q3 2026 earnings at $0.74 EPS.

A number of other equities analysts have also commented on ENR. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price objective on Energizer from $36.00 to $30.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, April 11th. Wall Street Zen cut Energizer from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 11th. Truist Financial decreased their price objective on shares of Energizer from $40.00 to $30.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, May 8th. Barclays boosted their target price on shares of Energizer from $25.00 to $26.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Friday, May 16th. Finally, UBS Group lowered their price target on shares of Energizer from $28.00 to $26.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, May 7th. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $31.63.

Energizer Stock Down 0.6%

NYSE ENR opened at $22.82 on Friday. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $26.58 and its 200 day simple moving average is $31.54. Energizer has a one year low of $21.49 and a one year high of $39.52. The firm has a market cap of $1.65 billion, a PE ratio of 28.89 and a beta of 0.77. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 22.17, a current ratio of 1.80 and a quick ratio of 0.94.

Energizer (NYSE:ENR) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, May 6th. The company reported $0.67 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.68 by ($0.01). Energizer had a return on equity of 168.16% and a net margin of 2.02%. The firm had revenue of $662.90 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $670.85 million. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.72 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was down .1% on a year-over-year basis.

Energizer Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, June 11th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, May 21st will be paid a $0.30 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, May 21st. This represents a $1.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 5.26%. Energizer’s payout ratio is presently 164.38%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, Director Donal L. Mulligan purchased 10,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, May 19th. The shares were bought at an average price of $23.66 per share, with a total value of $236,600.00. Following the purchase, the director now directly owns 10,000 shares in the company, valued at $236,600. This trade represents a ∞ increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, CEO Mark Stephen Lavigne purchased 4,000 shares of Energizer stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 9th. The stock was bought at an average price of $21.67 per share, for a total transaction of $86,680.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 277,645 shares in the company, valued at $6,016,567.15. The trade was a 1.46% increase in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders acquired 25,000 shares of company stock valued at $578,140. Company insiders own 0.98% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Energizer

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Inspire Investing LLC increased its stake in shares of Energizer by 166.3% in the 4th quarter. Inspire Investing LLC now owns 34,692 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,210,000 after acquiring an additional 21,667 shares during the last quarter. Vista Investment Partners LLC acquired a new position in Energizer during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $553,000. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC grew its holdings in Energizer by 94.0% during the fourth quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 1,554 shares of the company’s stock valued at $54,000 after purchasing an additional 753 shares during the period. KBC Group NV increased its stake in Energizer by 5,308.0% in the fourth quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 89,664 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,128,000 after purchasing an additional 88,006 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp raised its holdings in Energizer by 8.5% in the fourth quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 1,023,083 shares of the company’s stock worth $35,695,000 after purchasing an additional 80,163 shares during the period. 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.