Edgewell Personal Care Co (NYSE:EPC – Get Free Report) 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.
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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 – Get Free Report) 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.
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