Edgewell Personal Care Co (NYSE:EPC) Holdings Lifted by Brandes Investment Partners LP

Brandes Investment Partners LP boosted its holdings in shares of Edgewell Personal Care Co (NYSE:EPC - Free Report) by 21.1% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 2,041,665 shares of the company's stock after purchasing an additional 355,224 shares during the quarter. Brandes Investment Partners LP owned approximately 4.20% of Edgewell Personal Care worth $68,600,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. 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 acquiring an additional 6,964 shares during the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Edgewell Personal Care by 4.9% in the 4th quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 817,042 shares of the company's stock valued at $27,453,000 after acquiring an additional 38,353 shares during the last quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC increased its holdings in shares of Edgewell Personal Care by 12.9% in the 4th quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 750,369 shares of the company's stock valued at $25,122,000 after acquiring an additional 85,467 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its holdings in shares of Edgewell Personal Care by 6.2% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 669,914 shares of the company's stock valued at $24,345,000 after acquiring an additional 39,059 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Victory Capital Management Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Edgewell Personal Care by 13.5% in the 4th quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 477,803 shares of the company's stock valued at $16,054,000 after acquiring an additional 56,917 shares during the last quarter. 91.91% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

EPC has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Royal Bank of Canada lowered their price target on Edgewell Personal Care from $48.00 to $43.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, February 11th. Canaccord Genuity Group lowered their price objective on Edgewell Personal Care from $53.00 to $40.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, February 11th. 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. UBS Group lowered their price objective on 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. Finally, Barclays lowered their price objective on Edgewell Personal Care from $33.00 to $30.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, February 11th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have assigned a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $36.57.

Edgewell Personal Care Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:EPC traded down $0.09 on Wednesday, hitting $30.09. The company's stock had a trading volume of 405,095 shares, compared to its average volume of 416,608. Edgewell Personal Care Co has a 12 month low of $26.65 and a 12 month high of $41.50. The company has a market capitalization of $1.45 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.44 and a beta of 1.04. The stock's 50-day moving average is $31.66 and its two-hundred day moving average is $34.22. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.96, a quick ratio of 0.97 and a current ratio of 2.06.

Edgewell Personal Care (NYSE:EPC - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, February 10th. The company reported $0.07 earnings per share (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%. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Edgewell Personal Care Co will post 3.16 EPS for the current year.

Edgewell Personal Care Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 9th. Investors of record on Wednesday, March 5th will be paid a dividend of $0.15 per share. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, March 5th. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.99%. Edgewell Personal Care's dividend 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.