Energizer Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:ENR) Shares Purchased by Atria Investments Inc

Atria Investments Inc boosted its stake in Energizer Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:ENR) by 73.5% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 14,052 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 5,952 shares during the period. Atria Investments Inc’s holdings in Energizer were worth $446,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in ENR. SG Americas Securities LLC increased its position in Energizer by 27.7% in the first quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 4,238 shares of the company’s stock worth $125,000 after buying an additional 919 shares during the period. ProShare Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Energizer by 7.5% during the first quarter. ProShare Advisors LLC now owns 14,343 shares of the company’s stock valued at $422,000 after purchasing an additional 1,001 shares during the period. State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System increased its holdings in shares of Energizer by 21.1% during the first quarter. State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System now owns 24,770 shares of the company’s stock valued at $729,000 after purchasing an additional 4,310 shares during the period. Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp acquired a new position in shares of Energizer during the first quarter valued at $297,000. Finally, CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co increased its holdings in shares of Energizer by 31.4% during the first quarter. CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co now owns 107,723 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,172,000 after purchasing an additional 25,732 shares during the period. 93.74% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling at Energizer

In other news, EVP Robin Vauth sold 1,978 shares of Energizer stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, November 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $35.97, for a total transaction of $71,148.66. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 5,758 shares in the company, valued at $207,115.26. The trade was a 25.57 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Company insiders own 0.77% of the company’s stock.

Energizer Trading Up 1.1 %

NYSE:ENR opened at $37.67 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 26.04, a current ratio of 1.99 and a quick ratio of 1.01. Energizer Holdings, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $26.92 and a fifty-two week high of $39.21. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $31.99 and its two-hundred day moving average is $30.57. The stock has a market cap of $2.70 billion, a PE ratio of 269.09 and a beta of 1.04.

Energizer Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, December 12th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, November 27th will be paid a dividend of $0.30 per share. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, November 27th. This represents a $1.20 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.19%. Energizer’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 857.20%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

ENR has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Barclays lowered Energizer from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and lifted their target price for the stock from $34.00 to $36.00 in a report on Wednesday. Truist Financial lifted their target price on Energizer from $40.00 to $45.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday. Morgan Stanley lifted their target price on Energizer from $33.00 to $36.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Wednesday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised Energizer from an “underweight” rating to a “neutral” rating and lifted their target price for the stock from $32.00 to $39.00 in a report on Wednesday. Finally, StockNews.com cut Energizer from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, October 14th. Seven research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $37.63.

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.