Edgewell Personal Care Co (NYSE:EPC) Shares Bought by AlphaQuest LLC

AlphaQuest LLC increased its position in Edgewell Personal Care Co (NYSE:EPC - Free Report) by 1,075,233.3% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 32,260 shares of the company's stock after buying an additional 32,257 shares during the period. AlphaQuest LLC owned 0.07% of Edgewell Personal Care worth $1,084,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. R Squared Ltd purchased a new stake in shares of Edgewell Personal Care during the 4th quarter valued at about $36,000. Wolverine Asset Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Edgewell Personal Care by 217.4% in the 4th quarter. Wolverine Asset Management LLC now owns 1,168 shares of the company's stock valued at $39,000 after purchasing an additional 800 shares during the last quarter. Prospera Private Wealth LLC purchased a new position in shares of Edgewell Personal Care in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $48,000. KBC Group NV raised its holdings in Edgewell Personal Care by 56.5% during the 4th quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 2,279 shares of the company's stock valued at $77,000 after buying an additional 823 shares during the period. Finally, TD Private Client Wealth LLC lifted its position in Edgewell Personal Care by 33.1% in the third quarter. TD Private Client Wealth LLC now owns 2,788 shares of the company's stock worth $101,000 after buying an additional 693 shares during the last quarter. 91.91% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Edgewell Personal Care Stock Up 0.6 %

NYSE EPC traded up $0.18 during trading on Friday, reaching $30.37. 316,481 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 417,021. Edgewell Personal Care Co has a 12-month low of $26.65 and a 12-month high of $41.50. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.96, a current ratio of 2.06 and a quick ratio of 0.97. The firm has a market cap of $1.46 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.59 and a beta of 1.04. The company's 50 day simple moving average is $31.78 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $34.51.

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Edgewell Personal Care (NYSE:EPC - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February 10th. The company reported $0.07 EPS 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%. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that Edgewell Personal Care Co will post 3.16 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Edgewell Personal Care Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 9th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, March 5th will be given a dividend of $0.15 per share. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.98%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, March 5th. Edgewell Personal Care's payout ratio is 32.79%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

EPC has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Royal Bank of Canada reduced their target price on shares of Edgewell Personal Care from $48.00 to $43.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, February 11th. Canaccord Genuity Group dropped their target price on Edgewell Personal Care from $53.00 to $40.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, February 11th. Morgan Stanley dropped their price objective on Edgewell Personal Care from $35.00 to $32.00 and set an "underweight" rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, February 11th. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their target price on Edgewell Personal Care from $37.00 to $35.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, February 11th. Finally, UBS Group lowered their target price on shares of 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. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have issued a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Edgewell Personal Care has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $36.57.

Edgewell Personal Care 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.