Edgewell Personal Care Co (NYSE:EPC) Receives $36.57 Consensus Target Price from Analysts

Shares of Edgewell Personal Care Co (NYSE:EPC) have earned a consensus rating of “Hold” from the seven brokerages that are covering the stock, MarketBeat.com reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, two have assigned a hold recommendation and four have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average 1 year target price among brokers that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $36.57.

EPC has been the subject of several research analyst reports. Morgan Stanley lowered their target price on shares of Edgewell Personal Care from $35.00 to $32.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, February 11th. UBS Group decreased their price objective on shares of Edgewell Personal Care from $40.00 to $36.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, January 16th. Wells Fargo & Company cut their target price on Edgewell Personal Care from $37.00 to $35.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, February 11th. Royal Bank of Canada dropped their price target on Edgewell Personal Care from $48.00 to $43.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, February 11th. Finally, Barclays lowered their target price on shares of Edgewell Personal Care from $33.00 to $30.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, February 11th.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Edgewell Personal Care

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in EPC. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Edgewell Personal Care by 0.4% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 5,799,860 shares of the company’s stock valued at $194,875,000 after buying an additional 24,850 shares in the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. lifted its holdings in Edgewell Personal Care by 2.0% in the fourth quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 3,222,739 shares of the company’s stock valued at $108,284,000 after acquiring an additional 64,257 shares during the period. Brandes Investment Partners LP boosted its position in shares of Edgewell Personal Care by 21.1% during the 4th quarter. Brandes Investment Partners LP now owns 2,041,665 shares of the company’s stock worth $68,600,000 after purchasing an additional 355,224 shares in the last quarter. LSV Asset Management grew its stake in shares of Edgewell Personal Care by 6.8% during the 4th quarter. LSV Asset Management now owns 1,166,152 shares of the company’s stock worth $39,183,000 after purchasing an additional 74,231 shares during the period. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Edgewell Personal Care by 0.6% in the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,130,160 shares of the company’s stock valued at $41,078,000 after purchasing an additional 6,964 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 91.91% of the company’s stock.

Edgewell Personal Care Stock Performance

NYSE:EPC opened at $31.52 on Friday. Edgewell Personal Care has a 12 month low of $26.65 and a 12 month high of $41.50. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.96, a current ratio of 2.06 and a quick ratio of 0.97. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.52 billion, a PE ratio of 17.22 and a beta of 0.88. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $32.25 and its 200 day moving average price is $34.95.

Edgewell Personal Care (NYSE:EPC) last released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February 10th. The company reported $0.07 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.13 by ($0.06). Edgewell Personal Care had a net margin of 4.09% and a return on equity of 9.29%. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Edgewell Personal Care will post 3.16 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Edgewell Personal Care Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 9th. Investors of record on Wednesday, March 5th will be given a $0.15 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, March 5th. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.90%. Edgewell Personal Care’s payout ratio is currently 32.79%.

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.