Edgewell Personal Care (NYSE:EPC) Updates FY 2026 Earnings Guidance

Edgewell Personal Care (NYSE:EPC) issued an update on its FY 2026 earnings guidance on Thursday morning. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 2.150-2.550 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 2.730. The company issued revenue guidance of $2.2 billion-$2.3 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $2.3 billion.

Edgewell Personal Care Price Performance

NYSE EPC opened at $18.09 on Friday. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $20.01 and a 200 day simple moving average of $23.60. Edgewell Personal Care has a 1 year low of $17.62 and a 1 year high of $38.44. The company has a market cap of $840.30 million, a P/E ratio of 13.40 and a beta of 0.81. The company has a current ratio of 1.77, a quick ratio of 0.91 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.88.

Edgewell Personal Care (NYSE:EPC) last released its earnings results on Thursday, November 13th. The company reported $0.68 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.82 by ($0.14). The company had revenue of $537.20 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $532.67 million. Edgewell Personal Care had a net margin of 2.94% and a return on equity of 8.06%. Edgewell Personal Care’s revenue for the quarter was up 3.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $0.72 earnings per share. Edgewell Personal Care has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.150-2.550 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts predict that Edgewell Personal Care will post 3.16 EPS for the current year.

Edgewell Personal Care Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, January 8th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, December 4th will be issued a dividend of $0.15 per share. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, December 4th. Edgewell Personal Care’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 44.44%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of brokerages recently commented on EPC. Wells Fargo & Company cut their target price on Edgewell Personal Care from $25.00 to $23.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday. Barclays dropped their price objective on shares of Edgewell Personal Care from $22.00 to $19.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday. Canaccord Genuity Group decreased their target price on shares of Edgewell Personal Care from $35.00 to $32.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, August 6th. Royal Bank Of Canada dropped their price target on shares of Edgewell Personal Care from $26.00 to $23.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Friday. Finally, Zacks Research raised Edgewell Personal Care from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, October 6th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $23.50.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Edgewell Personal Care

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of EPC. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. boosted its holdings in shares of Edgewell Personal Care by 3.4% in the first quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 28,564 shares of the company’s stock valued at $891,000 after buying an additional 931 shares during the period. Woodline Partners LP acquired a new stake in shares of Edgewell Personal Care in the first quarter valued at approximately $2,655,000. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC increased its holdings in shares of Edgewell Personal Care by 16.1% in the first quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 117,127 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,656,000 after purchasing an additional 16,285 shares during the last quarter. Jane Street Group LLC lifted its position in Edgewell Personal Care by 80.6% during the first quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 81,179 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,534,000 after acquiring an additional 36,239 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Norges Bank bought a new position in Edgewell Personal Care during the 2nd quarter worth $214,000. Institutional investors own 91.91% of the company’s stock.

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.