Energizer (NYSE:ENR) Updates FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Energizer (NYSE:ENR) issued an update on its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Tuesday morning. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 3.450-3.650 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 3.540. The company issued revenue guidance of $2.9 billion-$2.9 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $3.0 billion. Energizer also updated its Q2 2025 guidance to 0.600-0.700 EPS.

Energizer Stock Down 4.6 %

Shares of ENR traded down $1.58 during midday trading on Tuesday, reaching $32.36. 497,152 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 521,000. The company has a market cap of $2.33 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 62.22 and a beta of 1.06. The company has a current ratio of 1.80, a quick ratio of 1.00 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 23.51. Energizer has a 1-year low of $26.92 and a 1-year high of $39.51. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $35.83 and a 200-day moving average price of $33.05.

Energizer (NYSE:ENR) last posted its quarterly earnings data 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. Energizer had a return on equity of 155.40% and a net margin of 1.32%. Research analysts expect that Energizer will post 3.58 earnings per share for the current year.

Energizer Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 13th. Investors of record on Thursday, February 20th will be issued a $0.30 dividend. This represents a $1.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.71%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, February 20th. Energizer’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 230.77%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts recently issued reports on ENR shares. Truist Financial boosted their price objective on Energizer from $40.00 to $45.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 20th. Morgan Stanley boosted their price target on shares of Energizer from $33.00 to $36.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 20th. Canaccord Genuity Group lifted their price objective on shares of Energizer from $32.00 to $36.00 and gave the stock a “hold” 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 note on Monday. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price target on shares of Energizer from $39.00 to $38.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, January 16th. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $38.38.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, EVP Robin Vauth sold 1,978 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, November 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $35.97, for a total transaction of $71,148.66. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 5,758 shares in the company, valued at approximately $207,115.26. This represents a 25.57 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, VP Sara B. Hampton sold 2,812 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, November 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $38.49, for a total value of $108,233.88. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president now owns 4,635 shares in the company, valued at $178,401.15. The trade was a 37.76 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 8,860 shares of company stock worth $334,694 over the last quarter. Company insiders own 0.98% of the company’s stock.

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.