Energizer Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:ENR) Shares Purchased by Wellington Management Group LLP

Wellington Management Group LLP boosted its position in shares of Energizer Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:ENR) by 1.5% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 483,503 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 7,164 shares during the quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP owned approximately 0.67% of Energizer worth $15,356,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of ENR. US Bancorp DE boosted its position in shares of Energizer by 1.6% in the 3rd quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 19,593 shares of the company’s stock worth $622,000 after buying an additional 308 shares in the last quarter. Capital Insight Partners LLC grew its position in shares of Energizer by 2.5% in the second quarter. Capital Insight Partners LLC now owns 13,284 shares of the company’s stock valued at $392,000 after purchasing an additional 330 shares during the last quarter. Arizona State Retirement System increased its stake in shares of Energizer by 1.9% during the 2nd quarter. Arizona State Retirement System now owns 19,091 shares of the company’s stock worth $564,000 after purchasing an additional 353 shares in the last quarter. Avior Wealth Management LLC raised its position in shares of Energizer by 22.4% during the 3rd quarter. Avior Wealth Management LLC now owns 2,058 shares of the company’s stock worth $65,000 after purchasing an additional 376 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Great Lakes Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Energizer by 0.3% during the 2nd quarter. Great Lakes Advisors LLC now owns 114,502 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,382,000 after purchasing an additional 382 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.74% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, VP Sara B. Hampton sold 2,812 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, November 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $38.49, for a total value of $108,233.88. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president now owns 4,635 shares in the company, valued at approximately $178,401.15. This trade represents a 37.76 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, EVP Robin Vauth sold 4,070 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, November 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $38.16, for a total value of $155,311.20. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 9,827 shares in the company, valued at $374,998.32. This trade represents a 29.29 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 8,860 shares of company stock worth $334,694 over the last three months. 0.77% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Energizer Stock Down 0.5 %

Shares of NYSE ENR opened at $36.75 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.64 billion, a PE ratio of 70.67 and a beta of 1.06. The company has a quick ratio of 1.00, a current ratio of 1.80 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 23.51. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $34.70 and a 200-day moving average of $31.56. Energizer Holdings, Inc. has a 52-week low of $26.92 and a 52-week high of $39.51.

Energizer Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, December 12th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, November 27th were paid a dividend of $0.30 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, November 27th. This represents a $1.20 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.27%. Energizer’s dividend payout ratio is presently 230.77%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

ENR has been the subject of several recent research reports. Truist Financial raised their price target on Energizer from $40.00 to $45.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 20th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised shares of Energizer from an “underweight” rating to a “neutral” rating and boosted their target price for the company from $32.00 to $39.00 in a research note on Wednesday, November 20th. Morgan Stanley raised their price target on shares of Energizer from $33.00 to $36.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 20th. StockNews.com raised shares of Energizer from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday. Finally, Barclays lowered shares of Energizer from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and raised their target price for the stock from $34.00 to $36.00 in a research report on Wednesday, November 20th. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $37.63.

Energizer 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.