29,497 Shares in Edgewell Personal Care Company $EPC Purchased by Seizert Capital Partners LLC

Seizert Capital Partners LLC bought a new stake in shares of Edgewell Personal Care Company (NYSE:EPC) in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm bought 29,497 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $691,000.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Millennium Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Edgewell Personal Care by 106.4% in the 1st quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 915,281 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,566,000 after purchasing an additional 471,774 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of Edgewell Personal Care by 4.6% during the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 6,066,471 shares of the company’s stock worth $189,335,000 after purchasing an additional 266,611 shares in the last quarter. LSV Asset Management increased its position in shares of Edgewell Personal Care by 14.6% during the first quarter. LSV Asset Management now owns 1,335,884 shares of the company’s stock worth $41,693,000 after acquiring an additional 169,732 shares during the last quarter. Nuveen LLC acquired a new stake in Edgewell Personal Care in the first quarter valued at $3,534,000. Finally, American Century Companies Inc. grew its stake in Edgewell Personal Care by 3.3% in the first quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 3,329,440 shares of the company’s stock worth $103,912,000 after purchasing an additional 106,701 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 91.91% of the company’s stock.

Edgewell Personal Care Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:EPC opened at $17.42 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $809.36 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.90 and a beta of 0.81. Edgewell Personal Care Company has a 1 year low of $16.63 and a 1 year high of $38.44. The company has a current ratio of 1.77, a quick ratio of 0.91 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.88. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $19.71 and a 200 day simple moving average of $23.27.

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

Edgewell Personal Care Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared 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. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, December 4th. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.4%. Edgewell Personal Care’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 115.38%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

EPC has been the topic of a number of research reports. Canaccord Genuity Group dropped 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 report on Wednesday, August 6th. Royal Bank Of Canada lowered their price objective on shares of Edgewell Personal Care from $26.00 to $23.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, November 14th. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price target on shares of Edgewell Personal Care from $25.00 to $23.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, November 14th. UBS Group reduced their price objective on Edgewell Personal Care from $28.00 to $21.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, August 6th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of Edgewell Personal Care in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $23.17.

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.