Enersys (NYSE:ENS) Given Consensus Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by Brokerages

Shares of Enersys (NYSE:ENS) have been assigned a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the six research firms that are covering the company, MarketBeat Ratings reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold recommendation and five have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average 1-year target price among analysts that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $265.00.

Several analysts recently issued reports on the stock. TD Cowen upped their price objective on shares of Enersys from $220.00 to $265.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, May 21st. Roth Mkm reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $265.00 target price on shares of Enersys in a report on Friday, May 22nd. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Enersys from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, June 20th. Weiss Ratings downgraded Enersys from a “buy (b)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research report on Friday, June 26th. Finally, Oppenheimer boosted their price objective on Enersys from $210.00 to $250.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, May 22nd.

Enersys Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:ENS opened at $220.59 on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 2.66, a quick ratio of 1.76 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.57. Enersys has a 1 year low of $85.56 and a 1 year high of $244.30. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $225.17 and a 200 day simple moving average of $188.61. The firm has a market cap of $8.06 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.61, a P/E/G ratio of 1.29 and a beta of 1.17.

Enersys (NYSE:ENS) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 20th. The industrial products company reported $3.19 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.00 by $0.19. The firm had revenue of $987.94 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $973.84 million. Enersys had a return on equity of 21.39% and a net margin of 7.83%.The firm’s revenue was up 1.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $2.97 earnings per share. Enersys has set its Q1 2027 guidance at 2.700-2.900 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that Enersys will post 12.1 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Enersys Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, July 2nd. Investors of record on Friday, June 19th will be paid a dividend of $0.2625 per share. This represents a $1.05 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.5%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, June 18th. Enersys’s payout ratio is currently 13.62%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Enersys

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in ENS. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its holdings in shares of Enersys by 1.9% in the 4th quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 1,627,245 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $238,802,000 after buying an additional 30,760 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. boosted its stake in Enersys by 5.9% in the 3rd quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 1,158,838 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $130,902,000 after buying an additional 64,503 shares in the last quarter. First Trust Advisors LP boosted its stake in Enersys by 9.4% in the 3rd quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 965,026 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $109,009,000 after buying an additional 82,944 shares in the last quarter. Boston Partners grew its position in Enersys by 4.7% in the third quarter. Boston Partners now owns 680,174 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $76,973,000 after acquiring an additional 30,767 shares during the period. Finally, AQR Capital Management LLC grew its position in Enersys by 30.3% in the third quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 652,128 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $72,986,000 after acquiring an additional 151,589 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 94.93% of the company’s stock.

Enersys Company 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.