Brokerages Set Edgewell Personal Care Co (NYSE:EPC) PT at $41.80

Edgewell Personal Care Co (NYSE:EPC) has received an average recommendation of “Hold” from the five analysts that are presently covering the firm, Marketbeat reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, two have issued a hold recommendation and two have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average twelve-month target price among brokers that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $41.80.

Several research analysts have commented on EPC shares. Canaccord Genuity Group boosted their price target on shares of Edgewell Personal Care from $52.00 to $53.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, May 9th. StockNews.com cut shares of Edgewell Personal Care from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, August 16th. UBS Group lowered their price target on shares of Edgewell Personal Care from $42.00 to $40.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, August 7th. Finally, Barclays lowered their price target on shares of Edgewell Personal Care from $41.00 to $40.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, August 7th.

Edgewell Personal Care Price Performance

Edgewell Personal Care stock opened at $39.67 on Friday. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $39.40 and its 200-day simple moving average is $38.59. The company has a market capitalization of $1.97 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.60 and a beta of 0.88. Edgewell Personal Care has a 1 year low of $33.71 and a 1 year 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) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 6th. The company reported $1.22 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.01 by $0.21. The firm had revenue of $647.80 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $649.67 million. Edgewell Personal Care had a net margin of 5.26% and a return on equity of 9.92%. The business’s quarterly revenue was down .3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.98 earnings per share. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Edgewell Personal Care will post 3 earnings per share for the current year.

Edgewell Personal Care Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 3rd. Investors of record on Wednesday, September 4th will be given a $0.15 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, September 4th. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.51%. Edgewell Personal Care’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 25.10%.

Institutional Trading of Edgewell Personal Care

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Quadrant Capital Group LLC raised its position in Edgewell Personal Care by 82.2% in the 4th quarter. Quadrant Capital Group LLC now owns 698 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 315 shares during the last quarter. Clearstead Trust LLC purchased a new stake in Edgewell Personal Care in the 2nd quarter valued at $33,000. Northwest Investment Counselors LLC purchased a new stake in Edgewell Personal Care in the 1st quarter valued at $35,000. TFO Wealth Partners LLC raised its position in Edgewell Personal Care by 32,900.0% during the 4th quarter. TFO Wealth Partners LLC now owns 990 shares of the company’s stock worth $36,000 after buying an additional 987 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Acadian Asset Management LLC purchased a new position in Edgewell Personal Care during the 2nd quarter worth $53,000. Hedge funds and other 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.