Enersys (NYSE:ENS) Receives $129.00 Average Price Target from Brokerages

Enersys (NYSE:ENS) has received a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the five brokerages that are presently covering the firm, Marketbeat reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating on the company. The average 1-year price target among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $129.00.

A number of equities research analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Wall Street Zen lowered Enersys from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday. BTIG Research upgraded Enersys from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, December 15th. Oppenheimer reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of Enersys in a research report on Friday, November 7th. Zacks Research lowered shares of Enersys from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 6th. Finally, Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Enersys in a research note on Tuesday.

Enersys Trading Down 2.6%

Shares of ENS stock opened at $180.05 on Monday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.73, a current ratio of 2.77 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.63. Enersys has a fifty-two week low of $76.57 and a fifty-two week high of $186.51. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $155.24 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $125.70. The stock has a market cap of $6.65 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.06, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.20 and a beta of 1.10.

Enersys (NYSE:ENS) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, November 5th. The industrial products company reported $2.56 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.36 by $0.20. Enersys had a net margin of 9.05% and a return on equity of 22.48%. The firm had revenue of $951.30 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $890.27 million. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $2.12 EPS. The firm’s revenue was up 7.6% on a year-over-year basis. Enersys has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 2.710-2.81 EPS. On average, analysts anticipate that Enersys will post 9.99 EPS for the current year.

Enersys Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 26th. Shareholders of record on Friday, December 12th were given a $0.2625 dividend. This represents a $1.05 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, December 12th. Enersys’s dividend payout ratio is presently 12.28%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Enersys

In other news, insider Chad C. Uplinger sold 6,702 shares of Enersys stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, December 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $151.46, for a total transaction of $1,015,084.92. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 23,713 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,591,570.98. The trade was a 22.04% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. 0.91% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Enersys

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Cardinal Capital Management raised its position in shares of Enersys by 0.9% in the 4th quarter. Cardinal Capital Management now owns 11,710 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $1,718,000 after purchasing an additional 105 shares in the last quarter. Sage Rhino Capital LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Enersys during the fourth quarter worth approximately $207,000. Vest Financial LLC increased its stake in shares of Enersys by 3.1% in the fourth quarter. Vest Financial LLC now owns 56,742 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $8,327,000 after buying an additional 1,724 shares during the last quarter. Torren Management LLC acquired a new stake in Enersys in the fourth quarter valued at $95,000. Finally, M&T Bank Corp acquired a new stake in Enersys in the fourth quarter valued at $415,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 94.93% of the company’s stock.

About Enersys

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.