108,390 Shares in Energizer Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:ENR) Acquired by Hillsdale Investment Management Inc.

Hillsdale Investment Management Inc. acquired a new stake in Energizer Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:ENR) in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund acquired 108,390 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,782,000. Hillsdale Investment Management Inc. owned about 0.15% of Energizer as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of ENR. Natixis Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Energizer during the third quarter worth approximately $332,000. Quest Partners LLC acquired a new position in Energizer during the 3rd quarter worth $587,000. Avior Wealth Management LLC lifted its holdings in 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 buying an additional 376 shares in the last quarter. Prospera Private Wealth LLC bought a new position in Energizer in the 3rd quarter valued at $42,000. Finally, Intech Investment Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Energizer during the third quarter worth $595,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.74% of the company’s stock.

Energizer Trading Down 1.4 %

Shares of NYSE ENR opened at $29.46 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.94, a current ratio of 1.80 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 22.17. Energizer Holdings, Inc. has a twelve month low of $26.92 and a twelve month high of $39.52. The company’s fifty day moving average is $32.00 and its 200-day moving average is $33.11. The stock has a market cap of $2.13 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 37.30 and a beta of 1.09.

Energizer (NYSE:ENR) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, February 4th. The company reported $0.67 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.64 by $0.03. Energizer had a return on equity of 168.16% and a net margin of 2.02%. The firm had revenue of $731.70 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $726.23 million. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.59 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 2.1% on a year-over-year basis. Equities research analysts predict that Energizer Holdings, Inc. will post 3.58 EPS for the current year.

Energizer Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 13th. Investors of record on Thursday, February 20th were paid a dividend of $0.30 per share. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, February 20th. This represents a $1.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.07%. Energizer’s payout ratio is 151.90%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities analysts recently issued reports on the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price target on Energizer from $39.00 to $38.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, January 16th. StockNews.com cut shares of Energizer from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 11th. Royal Bank of Canada restated a “sector perform” rating and issued a $38.00 price objective on shares of Energizer in a report on Thursday, January 30th. Finally, UBS Group lowered their target price on shares of Energizer from $39.00 to $38.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, January 16th. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Energizer presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $38.38.

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.