Edgewell Personal Care Co (NYSE:EPC) Receives $36.29 Consensus Target Price from Analysts

Shares of Edgewell Personal Care Co (NYSE:EPC) have been given an average rating of “Hold” by the seven analysts that are currently covering the company, Marketbeat reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, two have given a hold recommendation and four have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average 12-month price target among analysts that have covered the stock in the last year is $35.71.

Several analysts have recently commented on the company. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price objective on Edgewell Personal Care from $37.00 to $35.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, February 11th. Barclays cut their price objective on shares of Edgewell Personal Care from $30.00 to $28.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, April 11th. Canaccord Genuity Group lowered their target price on shares of Edgewell Personal Care from $53.00 to $40.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, February 11th. StockNews.com cut shares of Edgewell Personal Care from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Thursday. Finally, UBS Group increased their price objective on shares of Edgewell Personal Care from $31.00 to $32.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its stake in Edgewell Personal Care by 0.4% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 5,799,860 shares of the company’s stock valued at $194,875,000 after acquiring an additional 24,850 shares during the period. American Century Companies Inc. raised its position in shares of 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 purchasing an additional 64,257 shares during the period. Brandes Investment Partners LP lifted its stake 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 valued at $68,600,000 after buying an additional 355,224 shares in the last quarter. LSV Asset Management boosted its holdings in Edgewell Personal Care by 6.8% in the 4th quarter. LSV Asset Management now owns 1,166,152 shares of the company’s stock worth $39,183,000 after buying an additional 74,231 shares during the period. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC grew its stake in 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 buying an additional 6,964 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 91.91% of the company’s stock.

Edgewell Personal Care Stock Performance

NYSE EPC opened at $30.00 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $1.45 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.39 and a beta of 0.94. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $30.25 and a 200 day simple moving average of $32.98. The company has a current ratio of 2.06, a quick ratio of 0.97 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.96. Edgewell Personal Care has a 12-month low of $26.65 and a 12-month high of $41.50.

Edgewell Personal Care (NYSE:EPC) last posted its earnings results on Monday, February 10th. The company reported $0.07 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.13 by ($0.06). Edgewell Personal Care had a return on equity of 9.29% and a net margin of 4.09%. Sell-side analysts predict 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 announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, April 9th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, March 5th were given a $0.15 dividend. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.00%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, March 5th. Edgewell Personal Care’s dividend payout ratio is currently 32.79%.

About Edgewell Personal Care

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.