KBC Group NV Has $5.83 Million Holdings in Enersys $ENS

KBC Group NV grew its holdings in Enersys (NYSE:ENS) by 2,848.9% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 33,559 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after purchasing an additional 32,421 shares during the quarter. KBC Group NV’s holdings in Enersys were worth $5,830,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the business. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its stake in shares of Enersys by 1.9% during the fourth quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 1,627,245 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $238,802,000 after buying an additional 30,760 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. boosted its stake in Enersys by 5.9% in the third quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 1,158,838 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $130,902,000 after acquiring an additional 64,503 shares during the last quarter. Boston Partners grew its holdings in Enersys by 4.7% during the 3rd quarter. Boston Partners now owns 680,174 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $76,973,000 after acquiring an additional 30,767 shares during the period. AQR Capital Management LLC raised its position in shares of Enersys by 30.3% during the 3rd quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 652,128 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $72,986,000 after acquiring an additional 151,589 shares during the last quarter. Finally, LSV Asset Management increased its stake in shares of Enersys by 298.9% in the 4th quarter. LSV Asset Management now owns 562,293 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $82,516,000 after acquiring an additional 421,338 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 94.93% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

ENS has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Oppenheimer lifted their target price on Enersys from $210.00 to $250.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, May 22nd. Roth Capital reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $265.00 price target on shares of Enersys in a research report on Friday, May 22nd. BTIG Research lifted their price objective on Enersys from $250.00 to $280.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, June 12th. TD Cowen upped their price target on shares of Enersys from $220.00 to $265.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, May 21st. Finally, Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Enersys from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, July 18th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $265.00.

Enersys Price Performance

Enersys stock opened at $199.82 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 2.66, a quick ratio of 1.76 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.57. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $219.83 and its 200-day moving average is $194.69. Enersys has a 12 month low of $88.76 and a 12 month high of $244.30. The company has a market capitalization of $7.29 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.92, a PEG ratio of 1.11 and a beta of 1.17.

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

Enersys Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, July 2nd. Stockholders of record on Friday, June 19th were issued a dividend of $0.2625 per share. This represents a $1.05 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, June 18th. Enersys’s dividend payout ratio is 13.62%.

Enersys 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.