Zacks Research Has Pessimistic View of Energizer Q2 Earnings

Energizer Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:ENR) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research cut their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Energizer in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, February 18th. Zacks Research analyst S. Singh now expects that the company will earn $0.64 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast 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.

Several other research firms also recently commented on ENR. StockNews.com downgraded shares of Energizer from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 11th. Morgan Stanley upped their price target on Energizer from $33.00 to $36.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 20th. Royal Bank of Canada restated a “sector perform” rating and issued a $38.00 price target on shares of Energizer in a research report on Thursday, January 30th. Canaccord Genuity Group increased their target price on Energizer from $32.00 to $36.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 20th. Finally, Truist Financial lifted their target price on Energizer from $40.00 to $45.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 20th. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $38.38.

Energizer Price Performance

NYSE ENR opened at $30.86 on Thursday. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $33.99 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $33.10. The company has a quick ratio of 0.94, a current ratio of 1.80 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 22.17. Energizer has a 52 week low of $26.92 and a 52 week high of $39.51. The company has a market cap of $2.23 billion, a PE ratio of 39.06 and a beta of 1.06.

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

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of ENR. Creative Planning raised its position in Energizer by 42.1% during the third quarter. Creative Planning now owns 24,628 shares of the company’s stock valued at $782,000 after acquiring an additional 7,301 shares in the last quarter. Patriot Financial Group Insurance Agency LLC purchased a new position in Energizer during the third quarter valued at approximately $309,000. Pinnacle Associates Ltd. raised its position in Energizer by 8.6% during the third quarter. Pinnacle Associates Ltd. now owns 77,058 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,441,000 after acquiring an additional 6,124 shares in the last quarter. US Bancorp DE raised its position in Energizer by 1.6% during the third quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 19,593 shares of the company’s stock valued at $622,000 after acquiring an additional 308 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. purchased a new position in Energizer during the third quarter valued at approximately $264,000. 93.74% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Energizer Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 13th. Investors of record on Thursday, February 20th will be issued a dividend of $0.30 per share. This represents a $1.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.89%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, February 20th. Energizer’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 151.90%.

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.