Great Lakes Advisors LLC Has $3.59 Million Stake in Edgewell Personal Care Co (NYSE:EPC)

Great Lakes Advisors LLC decreased its position in shares of Edgewell Personal Care Co (NYSE:EPC - Free Report) by 7.4% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 106,878 shares of the company's stock after selling 8,504 shares during the quarter. Great Lakes Advisors LLC owned 0.22% of Edgewell Personal Care worth $3,591,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Wealthfront Advisers LLC bought a new stake in Edgewell Personal Care during the fourth quarter worth about $331,000. Inspire Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Edgewell Personal Care in the fourth quarter worth about $204,000. AlphaQuest LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Edgewell Personal Care by 1,075,233.3% in the fourth quarter. AlphaQuest LLC now owns 32,260 shares of the company's stock worth $1,084,000 after acquiring an additional 32,257 shares during the last quarter. Amundi lifted its holdings in shares of Edgewell Personal Care by 188.6% in the fourth quarter. Amundi now owns 25,051 shares of the company's stock worth $807,000 after acquiring an additional 16,370 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new position in shares of Edgewell Personal Care in the fourth quarter worth about $7,473,000. Institutional investors own 91.91% of the company's stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

EPC has been the subject of a number of 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 report on Tuesday, February 11th. Royal Bank of Canada dropped 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. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their target price 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, February 11th. 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 report on Tuesday, February 11th. Finally, Barclays dropped their price objective 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, February 11th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have given a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $36.57.

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Edgewell Personal Care Trading Down 0.3 %

NYSE EPC traded down $0.09 during trading hours on Wednesday, reaching $30.09. The company's stock had a trading volume of 405,095 shares, compared to its average volume of 569,298. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $31.66 and a 200-day simple moving average of $34.22. The stock has a market cap of $1.45 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.44 and a beta of 1.04. Edgewell Personal Care Co has a 52 week low of $26.65 and a 52 week 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.

Edgewell Personal Care (NYSE:EPC - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Monday, February 10th. The company reported $0.07 earnings per share 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%. Equities analysts forecast that Edgewell Personal Care Co will post 3.16 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Edgewell Personal Care Dividend Announcement

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 dividend of $0.15 per share. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.99%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, March 5th. Edgewell Personal Care's dividend payout ratio is presently 32.79%.

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.