10,700 Shares in Enersys $ENS Purchased by Louisiana State Employees Retirement System

Louisiana State Employees Retirement System purchased a new stake in shares of Enersys (NYSE:ENS) during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund purchased 10,700 shares of the industrial products company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,859,000.

Several other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in ENS. PFG Investments LLC grew its holdings in shares of Enersys by 4.2% during the 4th quarter. PFG Investments LLC now owns 1,939 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $285,000 after purchasing an additional 78 shares in the last quarter. Stifel Financial Corp lifted its position in Enersys by 2.0% in the fourth quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 4,252 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $624,000 after purchasing an additional 84 shares during the period. Kestra Advisory Services LLC lifted its position in Enersys by 4.9% in the fourth quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC now owns 2,009 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $295,000 after purchasing an additional 94 shares during the period. Merit Financial Group LLC boosted its stake in Enersys by 3.8% during the third quarter. Merit Financial Group LLC now owns 2,662 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $301,000 after buying an additional 97 shares in the last quarter. Finally, CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC increased its holdings in Enersys by 116.7% in the 4th quarter. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC now owns 182 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $27,000 after buying an additional 98 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 94.93% of the company’s stock.

Enersys Stock Up 4.3%

NYSE ENS opened at $233.85 on Wednesday. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $224.76 and its 200 day simple moving average is $188.13. Enersys has a one year low of $85.00 and a one year high of $244.30. The firm has a market cap of $8.54 billion, a PE ratio of 30.33, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.23 and a beta of 1.17. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.57, a current ratio of 2.66 and a quick ratio of 1.76.

Enersys (NYSE:ENS) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 20th. The industrial products company reported $3.19 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.00 by $0.19. The firm had revenue of $987.94 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $973.84 million. Enersys had a return on equity of 21.39% and a net margin of 7.83%.The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 1.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $2.97 EPS. Enersys has set its Q1 2027 guidance at 2.700-2.900 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that Enersys will post 12.1 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Enersys Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, July 2nd. Investors of record on Friday, June 19th will be given a dividend of $0.2625 per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, June 18th. This represents a $1.05 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.4%. Enersys’s dividend payout ratio is 13.62%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. TD Cowen increased their price objective on shares of Enersys from $220.00 to $265.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 21st. Oppenheimer lifted their target price on shares of Enersys from $210.00 to $250.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, May 22nd. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Enersys from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, June 20th. BTIG Research increased their price target on shares of Enersys from $250.00 to $280.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, June 12th. Finally, Weiss Ratings downgraded Enersys from a “buy (b)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a report on Friday. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $265.00.

Enersys Company Profile

Enersys, headquartered in Reading, Pennsylvania, is a global leader in stored energy solutions, specializing in manufacturing and distributing industrial batteries, battery chargers, power equipment, and related accessories. The company serves a diverse range of end markets, including telecommunications, data centers, medical, aerospace, defense, electric vehicle motive power, and utility outcomes. Its products are engineered to deliver critical reserve power and motive power applications across key infrastructure and industrial sectors.

The company’s product portfolio encompasses lead-acid batteries, lithium-ion energy storage systems, chargers, inverters, power management software, and a broad array of battery accessories.