Capital Insight Partners LLC Buys 990 Shares of Energizer Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:ENR)

Capital Insight Partners LLC increased its stake in Energizer Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:ENR) by 7.2% in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 14,802 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 990 shares during the period. Capital Insight Partners LLC’s holdings in Energizer were worth $516,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. US Bancorp DE lifted its stake in shares of 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 during the period. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its position in Energizer by 86.4% during the 4th quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 768 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 356 shares during the period. Avior Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Energizer by 22.4% during the third quarter. Avior Wealth Management LLC now owns 2,058 shares of the company’s stock worth $65,000 after buying an additional 376 shares during the last quarter. Patriot Financial Group Insurance Agency LLC lifted its holdings in Energizer by 5.0% in the fourth quarter. Patriot Financial Group Insurance Agency LLC now owns 10,226 shares of the company’s stock valued at $357,000 after buying an additional 485 shares during the period. Finally, Eagle Bluffs Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in Energizer by 1.2% during the 3rd quarter. Eagle Bluffs Wealth Management LLC now owns 42,986 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,365,000 after acquiring an additional 508 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.74% of the company’s stock.

Energizer Stock Down 0.5 %

Shares of Energizer stock opened at $33.98 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $2.45 billion, a PE ratio of 65.35 and a beta of 1.07. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $35.92 and its 200 day simple moving average is $33.03. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 23.51, a quick ratio of 1.00 and a current ratio of 1.80. Energizer Holdings, Inc. has a 52-week low of $26.92 and a 52-week high of $39.51.

Energizer Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 13th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, February 20th will be given a $0.30 dividend. This represents a $1.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.53%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, February 20th. Energizer’s dividend payout ratio is presently 230.77%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms have recently issued reports on ENR. Canaccord Genuity Group raised their price target on Energizer from $32.00 to $36.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 20th. StockNews.com cut Energizer from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, January 17th. Royal Bank of Canada reissued a “sector perform” rating and set a $38.00 price objective on shares of Energizer in a research note on Thursday. Morgan Stanley upped their target price on shares of Energizer from $33.00 to $36.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 20th. Finally, Barclays lowered shares of Energizer from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and boosted their price target for the company from $34.00 to $36.00 in a report on Wednesday, November 20th. Seven 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.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $38.38.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, VP Sara B. Hampton sold 2,812 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $178,401.15. This represents a 37.76 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, EVP Robin Vauth sold 1,978 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, November 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $35.97, for a total transaction of $71,148.66. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 5,758 shares in the company, valued at approximately $207,115.26. The trade was a 25.57 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 8,860 shares of company stock worth $334,694. 0.98% of the stock is owned by insiders.

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.