Edgewell Personal Care Co (NYSE:EPC) Receives Average Rating of “Hold” from Analysts

Edgewell Personal Care Co (NYSE:EPC) has earned an average rating of “Hold” from the six analysts that are currently covering the firm, MarketBeat.com reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, two have issued a hold recommendation and three have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average twelve-month price objective among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is $41.00.

A number of equities research analysts recently weighed in on EPC shares. Truist Financial dropped their price target on shares of Edgewell Personal Care from $50.00 to $40.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, October 16th. Barclays dropped their target price on shares of Edgewell Personal Care from $40.00 to $37.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, October 11th. StockNews.com lowered Edgewell Personal Care from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, September 20th. Finally, UBS Group dropped their price objective on Edgewell Personal Care from $42.00 to $40.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, August 7th.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in EPC. Sei Investments Co. lifted its holdings in shares of Edgewell Personal Care by 4.0% during the 1st quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 397,040 shares of the company’s stock valued at $15,342,000 after purchasing an additional 15,131 shares in the last quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets raised its holdings in Edgewell Personal Care by 91.5% during the 1st quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 27,175 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,050,000 after buying an additional 12,988 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its stake in Edgewell Personal Care by 0.7% in the second quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 3,620,865 shares of the company’s stock valued at $145,524,000 after buying an additional 24,513 shares in the last quarter. XTX Topco Ltd acquired a new position in shares of Edgewell Personal Care in the second quarter valued at approximately $569,000. Finally, Lombard Odier Asset Management USA Corp bought a new stake in shares of Edgewell Personal Care during the second quarter worth $681,000. 91.91% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Edgewell Personal Care Stock Down 1.1 %

Shares of EPC opened at $34.50 on Monday. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $36.83 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $38.10. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.70 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.62 and a beta of 0.86. Edgewell Personal Care has a 52 week low of $33.27 and a 52 week high of $41.50. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.82, a quick ratio of 0.94 and a current ratio of 1.79.

Edgewell Personal Care (NYSE:EPC) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 6th. The company reported $1.22 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.01 by $0.21. The business had revenue of $647.80 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $649.67 million. Edgewell Personal Care had a return on equity of 9.92% and a net margin of 5.26%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was down .3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $0.98 earnings per share. On average, analysts predict that Edgewell Personal Care will post 3 earnings per share for the current year.

Edgewell Personal Care Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, October 3rd. Investors of record on Wednesday, September 4th were given a $0.15 dividend. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.74%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, September 4th. Edgewell Personal Care’s dividend payout ratio is currently 25.42%.

Edgewell Personal Care Company Profile

Edgewell Personal Care Company is a manufacturer and marketer of personal care products in the wet shave, sun and skin care, feminine care and infant care categories. As of September 30, 2016, the Company had a portfolio of over 25 brands. It manages its business in four segments: Wet Shave, Sun and Skin Care, Feminine Care and All Other.