Vanguard Group Inc. Purchases 24,850 Shares of Edgewell Personal Care Co (NYSE:EPC)

Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Edgewell Personal Care Co (NYSE:EPC - Free Report) by 0.4% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 5,799,860 shares of the company's stock after buying an additional 24,850 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. owned about 11.92% of Edgewell Personal Care worth $194,875,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Barclays PLC grew its holdings in shares of Edgewell Personal Care by 563.6% during the 3rd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 148,553 shares of the company's stock worth $5,400,000 after acquiring an additional 126,168 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its position in shares of Edgewell Personal Care by 6.2% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 669,914 shares of the company's stock valued at $24,345,000 after purchasing an additional 39,059 shares in the last quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC grew its stake in Edgewell Personal Care by 12.9% in the fourth quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 750,369 shares of the company's stock worth $25,122,000 after purchasing an additional 85,467 shares during the period. BNP Paribas Financial Markets raised its holdings in Edgewell Personal Care by 145.7% in the third quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 24,938 shares of the company's stock worth $906,000 after purchasing an additional 14,787 shares in the last quarter. Finally, SG Americas Securities LLC lifted its position in Edgewell Personal Care by 208.2% during the fourth quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 16,553 shares of the company's stock valued at $556,000 after buying an additional 11,183 shares during the period. 91.91% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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Edgewell Personal Care Stock Up 1.4 %

EPC stock traded up $0.41 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $29.80. The company's stock had a trading volume of 348,920 shares, compared to its average volume of 453,543. The firm's 50-day moving average is $30.32 and its 200-day moving average is $33.21. The company has a current ratio of 2.06, a quick ratio of 0.97 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.96. 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 cap of $1.44 billion, a PE ratio of 16.28 and a beta of 0.94.

Edgewell Personal Care (NYSE:EPC - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, February 10th. The company reported $0.07 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.13 by ($0.06). Edgewell Personal Care had a net margin of 4.09% and a return on equity of 9.29%. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Edgewell Personal Care Co will post 3.16 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Edgewell Personal Care Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, April 9th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, March 5th were issued a dividend of $0.15 per share. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.01%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, March 5th. Edgewell Personal Care's payout ratio is presently 32.79%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts have recently weighed in on EPC shares. Barclays reduced their target price on shares of Edgewell Personal Care from $30.00 to $28.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a research report on Friday. 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. Royal Bank of Canada lowered their target price on shares of Edgewell Personal Care from $48.00 to $43.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, February 11th. UBS Group cut their price target on Edgewell Personal Care from $40.00 to $36.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, January 16th. Finally, Canaccord Genuity Group reduced their price objective 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. One equities 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 company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Edgewell Personal Care currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $36.29.

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.