Edgewell Personal Care (NYSE:EPC) Reaches New 1-Year Low - Should You Sell?

Edgewell Personal Care Co (NYSE:EPC - Get Free Report) hit a new 52-week low during mid-day trading on Monday . The stock traded as low as $30.80 and last traded at $30.80, with a volume of 123 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at $31.52.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research analysts have commented on the company. StockNews.com downgraded Edgewell Personal Care from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Friday, September 20th. Barclays decreased their price objective on shares of Edgewell Personal Care from $37.00 to $36.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a report on Monday, November 11th. Truist Financial dropped their target price on shares of Edgewell Personal Care from $50.00 to $40.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, October 16th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price target on shares of Edgewell Personal Care from $42.00 to $37.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, January 7th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $41.20.

Edgewell Personal Care Stock Up 1.7 %

The company has a market cap of $1.56 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.36 and a beta of 0.89. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $35.04 and a 200-day simple moving average of $36.78. The company has a current ratio of 1.66, a quick ratio of 0.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.80.

Edgewell Personal Care (NYSE:EPC - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, November 7th. The company reported $0.72 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.67 by $0.05. The business had revenue of $517.60 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $535.23 million. Edgewell Personal Care had a net margin of 4.38% and a return on equity of 9.78%. The company's quarterly revenue was down 3.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.72 earnings per share. As a group, analysts predict that Edgewell Personal Care Co will post 3.21 EPS for the current year.

Edgewell Personal Care Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 8th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 3rd were issued a $0.15 dividend. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.87%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 3rd. Edgewell Personal Care's payout ratio is 30.61%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in EPC. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its holdings in shares of Edgewell Personal Care by 0.7% in the second quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 3,620,865 shares of the company's stock worth $145,524,000 after buying an additional 24,513 shares during the period. Brandes Investment Partners LP lifted its position in shares of Edgewell Personal Care by 19.7% in the 2nd quarter. Brandes Investment Partners LP now owns 1,529,647 shares of the company's stock valued at $61,545,000 after acquiring an additional 252,235 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in 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 worth $41,078,000 after purchasing an additional 6,964 shares during the period. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. grew its position in Edgewell Personal Care by 2.9% during the 3rd quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 778,689 shares of the company's stock worth $28,298,000 after purchasing an additional 22,209 shares in the last quarter. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its position in Edgewell Personal Care by 6.2% during the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 669,914 shares of the company's stock worth $24,345,000 after purchasing an additional 39,059 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 91.91% of the company's stock.

About Edgewell Personal Care

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.