Edgewell Personal Care Co (NYSE:EPC) Shares Acquired by Empowered Funds LLC

Empowered Funds LLC increased its holdings in shares of Edgewell Personal Care Co (NYSE:EPC - Free Report) by 23.7% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 208,514 shares of the company's stock after acquiring an additional 39,889 shares during the period. Empowered Funds LLC owned approximately 0.43% of Edgewell Personal Care worth $7,006,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of EPC. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC boosted its holdings in Edgewell Personal Care by 63.9% in the 3rd quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 664,902 shares of the company's stock worth $24,163,000 after buying an additional 259,200 shares during the last quarter. Barclays PLC boosted its holdings in Edgewell Personal Care by 563.6% in the 3rd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 148,553 shares of the company's stock worth $5,400,000 after buying an additional 126,168 shares during the last quarter. Chartwell Investment Partners LLC boosted its holdings in Edgewell Personal Care by 54.3% in the 3rd quarter. Chartwell Investment Partners LLC now owns 211,056 shares of the company's stock worth $7,670,000 after buying an additional 74,315 shares during the last quarter. Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. boosted its holdings in Edgewell Personal Care by 411.2% in the 3rd quarter. Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. now owns 86,320 shares of the company's stock worth $3,137,000 after buying an additional 69,435 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in Edgewell Personal Care by 27.3% in the 3rd quarter. Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management LLC now owns 311,930 shares of the company's stock worth $11,336,000 after purchasing an additional 66,960 shares in the last quarter. 91.91% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research analysts have weighed in on the stock. Royal Bank of Canada decreased 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. UBS Group decreased their target price on shares of 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. Canaccord Genuity Group decreased their target price on shares of Edgewell Personal Care from $53.00 to $40.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their target price on shares of Edgewell Personal Care from $37.00 to $35.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday. Finally, Barclays decreased their target price on shares of Edgewell Personal Care from $33.00 to $30.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have given a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Edgewell Personal Care presently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $36.57.

Edgewell Personal Care Trading Up 0.3 %

Shares of EPC stock traded up $0.10 during trading on Friday, hitting $29.81. 540,355 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 553,309. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.44 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.21 and a beta of 0.88. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.80, a current ratio of 1.66 and a quick ratio of 0.81. The firm's fifty day moving average price is $33.13 and its 200-day moving average price is $35.48. Edgewell Personal Care Co has a 52-week low of $26.65 and a 52-week high of $41.50.

Edgewell Personal Care (NYSE:EPC - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, February 10th. The company reported $0.07 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.13 by ($0.06). Edgewell Personal Care had a net margin of 4.38% and a return on equity of 9.78%. As a group, research analysts forecast that Edgewell Personal Care Co will post 3.19 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Edgewell Personal Care Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 9th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, March 5th will be given a $0.15 dividend. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.01%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, March 5th. Edgewell Personal Care's payout ratio is 32.79%.

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.