Edgewell Personal Care (NYSE:EPC) Releases Earnings Results, Misses Expectations By $0.06 EPS

Edgewell Personal Care (NYSE:EPC - Get Free Report) issued its earnings results on Monday. The company reported $0.07 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.13 by ($0.06), Zacks reports. Edgewell Personal Care had a net margin of 4.38% and a return on equity of 9.78%. Edgewell Personal Care updated its FY 2025 guidance to 3.150-3.150 EPS.

Edgewell Personal Care Stock Up 2.4 %

NYSE EPC traded up $0.71 on Thursday, reaching $29.72. The company had a trading volume of 549,871 shares, compared to its average volume of 553,758. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.45 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.16 and a beta of 0.88. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.80, a quick ratio of 0.81 and a current ratio of 1.66. Edgewell Personal Care has a 1-year low of $26.65 and a 1-year high of $41.50. The company's fifty day moving average is $33.27 and its 200-day moving average is $35.55.

Edgewell Personal Care Dividend Announcement

The business 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 $0.15 dividend. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.02%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, March 5th. Edgewell Personal Care's payout ratio is presently 30.61%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

EPC has been the subject of several recent research reports. Morgan Stanley dropped their target price on shares of Edgewell Personal Care from $35.00 to $32.00 and set an "underweight" rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday. Canaccord Genuity Group dropped their target price on shares of Edgewell Personal Care from $53.00 to $40.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday. Truist Financial decreased their price target on shares of Edgewell Personal Care from $50.00 to $40.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, October 16th. Barclays decreased their price target on shares of Edgewell Personal Care from $33.00 to $30.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a report on Tuesday. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price target on shares of Edgewell Personal Care from $37.00 to $35.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a report on Tuesday. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have assigned a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $36.57.

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.