Creative Planning Has $782,000 Stock Holdings in Energizer Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:ENR)

Creative Planning boosted its stake in shares of Energizer Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:ENR) by 42.1% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 24,628 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 7,301 shares during the period. Creative Planning’s holdings in Energizer were worth $782,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Clearstead Trust LLC boosted its position in Energizer by 307.1% during the second quarter. Clearstead Trust LLC now owns 1,087 shares of the company’s stock valued at $32,000 after purchasing an additional 820 shares during the last quarter. Central Pacific Bank Trust Division acquired a new position in Energizer during the first quarter valued at approximately $64,000. Canada Pension Plan Investment Board acquired a new position in Energizer during the second quarter valued at approximately $65,000. SG Americas Securities LLC boosted its position in Energizer by 27.7% during the first quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 4,238 shares of the company’s stock valued at $125,000 after purchasing an additional 919 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. boosted its position in Energizer by 2,650.0% during the second quarter. Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. now owns 4,565 shares of the company’s stock valued at $135,000 after purchasing an additional 4,399 shares during the last quarter. 93.74% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Energizer Price Performance

Shares of NYSE ENR opened at $32.38 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $2.32 billion, a P/E ratio of 231.14 and a beta of 1.04. The company has a current ratio of 1.99, a quick ratio of 1.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 26.04. Energizer Holdings, Inc. has a 1-year low of $26.92 and a 1-year high of $36.72. The business’s 50 day moving average is $31.23 and its 200-day moving average is $30.05.

Energizer (NYSE:ENR) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, August 6th. The company reported $0.79 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.67 by $0.12. The company had revenue of $701.40 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $704.86 million. Energizer had a return on equity of 137.24% and a net margin of 0.35%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up .3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.54 earnings per share. Equities research analysts predict that Energizer Holdings, Inc. will post 3.27 earnings per share for the current year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research analysts recently commented on the company. Evercore ISI reduced their price target on Energizer from $42.00 to $40.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, August 7th. Barclays raised their price objective on Energizer from $32.00 to $34.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, October 11th. Truist Financial raised Energizer from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and raised their price objective for the company from $30.00 to $40.00 in a research report on Tuesday, August 27th. StockNews.com cut Energizer from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, October 14th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada reaffirmed a “sector perform” rating and issued a $38.00 price objective on shares of Energizer in a research report on Wednesday, August 7th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have assigned a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Energizer currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $35.00.

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.