Enersys (NYSE:ENS) Hits New 1-Year High – Here’s Why

Enersys (NYSE:ENS) shares hit a new 52-week high on Monday . The company traded as high as $161.31 and last traded at $160.1490, with a volume of 71288 shares. The stock had previously closed at $158.29.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several analysts have recently commented on the company. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Enersys in a research report on Thursday, October 30th. BTIG Research upgraded Enersys from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, December 15th. Wall Street Zen raised Enersys from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, November 8th. Oppenheimer reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of Enersys in a research report on Friday, November 7th. Finally, Zacks Research cut shares of Enersys from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 6th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Enersys has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $126.00.

Enersys Price Performance

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.63, a current ratio of 2.77 and a quick ratio of 1.73. The stock has a market capitalization of $5.96 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.89, a PEG ratio of 1.03 and a beta of 1.10. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $143.62 and its 200-day simple moving average is $117.36.

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

Enersys Announces Dividend

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

Insider Buying and Selling at Enersys

In related news, insider Chad C. Uplinger sold 6,702 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, December 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $151.46, for a total value of $1,015,084.92. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 23,713 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,591,570.98. The trade was a 22.04% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Insiders own 0.91% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of ENS. ABLE Financial Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Enersys in the 2nd quarter valued at $1,808,000. Intech Investment Management LLC lifted its holdings in Enersys by 13.4% during the 1st quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC now owns 29,706 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $2,720,000 after purchasing an additional 3,512 shares during the last quarter. Cardinal Capital Management bought a new position in Enersys during the 3rd quarter valued at about $1,311,000. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. acquired a new position in Enersys in the third quarter valued at about $510,000. Finally, Entropy Technologies LP grew its stake in Enersys by 235.6% during the second quarter. Entropy Technologies LP now owns 10,072 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $864,000 after buying an additional 7,071 shares during the last quarter. 94.93% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.