4,200 Enersys $ENS Shares Bought by VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al

VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al lifted its position in shares of Enersys (NYSE:ENS) by 19.7% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 25,472 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after purchasing an additional 4,200 shares during the period. VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al’s holdings in Enersys were worth $4,675,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in ENS. Global Retirement Partners LLC acquired a new position in Enersys in the 2nd quarter valued at $34,000. V Square Quantitative Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Enersys by 107.5% in the third quarter. V Square Quantitative Management LLC now owns 193 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $35,000 after acquiring an additional 100 shares during the period. Quantbot Technologies LP bought a new stake in shares of Enersys in the second quarter valued at about $39,000. Root Financial Partners LLC acquired a new position in shares of Enersys in the third quarter valued at about $47,000. Finally, Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. grew its stake in shares of Enersys by 196.7% in the fourth quarter. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. now owns 365 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $54,000 after acquiring an additional 242 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 94.93% of the company’s stock.

Enersys Stock Performance

NYSE ENS opened at $159.62 on Monday. The company has a current ratio of 2.80, a quick ratio of 1.83 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51. The firm has a market capitalization of $5.76 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.09, a P/E/G ratio of 0.80 and a beta of 1.21. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $178.96 and its 200 day simple moving average is $191.36. Enersys has a 1 year low of $122.02 and a 1 year high of $244.30.

Enersys (NYSE:ENS) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 12th. The industrial products company reported $3.66 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.83 by $0.83. Enersys had a net margin of 9.29% and a return on equity of 24.02%. The business had revenue of $935.64 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $928.01 million. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $2.08 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was up 4.8% on a year-over-year basis. Enersys has set its Q2 2027 guidance at 1.950-2.050 EPS. As a group, research analysts expect that Enersys will post 13.41 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Enersys Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, October 2nd. Stockholders of record on Friday, September 18th were paid a $0.2875 dividend. This represents a $1.15 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, September 18th. This is a positive change from Enersys’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.2625. Enersys’s dividend payout ratio is 12.31%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

ENS has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Oppenheimer reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of Enersys in a report on Friday, August 14th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Enersys in a report on Tuesday, September 22nd. Zacks Research downgraded shares of Enersys from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 13th. Wall Street Zen upgraded Enersys from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, August 15th. Finally, BTIG Research reissued a “buy” rating and set a $280.00 price target on shares of Enersys in a research report on Thursday, August 13th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $265.00.

Enersys Company Profile

EnerSys (NYSE: ENS) is a global provider of stored energy solutions for industrial, transportation, telecommunications, utility, data center, aerospace and defense applications. The company designs, manufactures and distributes industrial batteries, battery chargers, power systems and related equipment used for backup power, motive power and energy management.

Its product portfolio includes lead-acid and lithium-ion batteries, motive-power systems for electric forklifts and other material-handling equipment, reserve-power batteries for telecommunications and data centers, and specialized energy systems for aerospace, defense and other critical applications.