Aurora Investment Counsel Sells 6,136 Shares of Enersys $ENS

Aurora Investment Counsel trimmed its holdings in Enersys (NYSE:ENS) by 30.0% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 14,344 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after selling 6,136 shares during the quarter. Aurora Investment Counsel’s holdings in Enersys were worth $2,105,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in ENS. Barclays PLC raised its holdings in Enersys by 28.4% during the 4th quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 176,966 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $25,970,000 after purchasing an additional 39,179 shares during the last quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership raised its holdings in Enersys by 175.8% during the 4th quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 324,536 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $47,626,000 after purchasing an additional 206,857 shares during the last quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC raised its holdings in Enersys by 4.9% during the 4th quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC now owns 2,009 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $295,000 after purchasing an additional 94 shares during the last quarter. FORA Capital LLC bought a new stake in Enersys during the 4th quarter worth about $312,000. Finally, CreativeOne Wealth LLC bought a new stake in Enersys during the 4th quarter worth about $213,000. 94.93% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts have weighed in on ENS shares. Oppenheimer boosted their price objective on Enersys from $210.00 to $250.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, May 22nd. Roth Mkm reissued a “buy” rating and set a $265.00 price objective on shares of Enersys in a report on Friday, May 22nd. BTIG Research boosted their price objective on Enersys from $250.00 to $280.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday. Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Enersys in a report on Friday, April 24th. Finally, TD Cowen boosted their price objective on Enersys from $220.00 to $265.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, May 21st. Five analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Enersys currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $265.00.

Enersys Price Performance

Enersys stock opened at $224.55 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $8.20 billion, a P/E ratio of 29.12, a PEG ratio of 1.24 and a beta of 1.17. Enersys has a 1 year low of $80.82 and a 1 year high of $244.30. The business has a 50-day moving average of $215.47 and a 200-day moving average of $180.95. 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 (NYSE:ENS) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, May 20th. The industrial products company reported $3.19 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.00 by $0.19. The company had revenue of $987.94 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $973.84 million. Enersys had a return on equity of 21.39% and a net margin of 7.83%.The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 1.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $2.97 EPS. Enersys has set its Q1 2027 guidance at 2.700-2.900 EPS. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Enersys will post 12.07 EPS for the current year.

Enersys Announces Dividend

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

Enersys 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.