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

Shares of Edgewell Personal Care Co (NYSE:EPC - Get Free Report) have been given a consensus rating of "Hold" by the seven brokerages that are currently covering the stock, MarketBeat.com reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have assigned a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company. The average 12-month price objective among brokers that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $35.71.

EPC has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. StockNews.com raised Edgewell Personal Care from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Tuesday, April 8th. Barclays dropped their price objective on 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. Royal Bank of Canada decreased their target price on Edgewell Personal Care from $48.00 to $43.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, February 11th. Morgan Stanley cut their price objective on shares of Edgewell Personal Care from $35.00 to $32.00 and set an "underweight" rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, February 11th. Finally, UBS Group boosted their price objective on shares of Edgewell Personal Care from $31.00 to $32.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Thursday.

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Institutional Trading of Edgewell Personal Care

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC increased its stake in Edgewell Personal Care by 3.0% in the first quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 17,986 shares of the company's stock valued at $561,000 after purchasing an additional 517 shares during the period. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC grew its holdings in shares of Edgewell Personal Care by 196.3% during the first quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC now owns 58,177 shares of the company's stock worth $1,816,000 after buying an additional 38,544 shares during the last quarter. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. increased its position in Edgewell Personal Care by 3,422.3% in the 1st quarter. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 11,377 shares of the company's stock valued at $355,000 after acquiring an additional 11,054 shares during the period. Wedge Capital Management L L P NC raised its stake in Edgewell Personal Care by 44.2% during the 1st quarter. Wedge Capital Management L L P NC now owns 47,082 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,469,000 after acquiring an additional 14,429 shares during the last quarter. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its position in Edgewell Personal Care by 4,732.4% during the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 23,002 shares of the company's stock worth $737,000 after acquiring an additional 22,526 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 91.91% of the company's stock.

Edgewell Personal Care Stock Up 3.0 %

EPC traded up $0.88 on Monday, hitting $30.10. 176,533 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 453,768. The company has a current ratio of 2.06, a quick ratio of 0.97 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.96. The company has a market cap of $1.45 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.46 and a beta of 0.94. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $30.19 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $33.09. Edgewell Personal Care has a twelve month low of $26.65 and a twelve month high of $41.50.

Edgewell Personal Care (NYSE:EPC - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Monday, February 10th. The company reported $0.07 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates 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 analysts predict that Edgewell Personal Care will post 3.16 earnings per share for the current year.

Edgewell Personal Care Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, April 9th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, March 5th were given a dividend of $0.15 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, March 5th. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.99%. Edgewell Personal Care's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 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.