Edgewell Personal Care (EPC) Set to Announce Quarterly Earnings on Thursday

Edgewell Personal Care (NYSE:EPC - Get Free Report) is scheduled to be announcing its earnings results before the market opens on Thursday, November 7th. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $0.67 per share for the quarter. Edgewell Personal Care has set its FY24 guidance at $3.00 EPS and its FY 2024 guidance at 3.000-3.000 EPS.Persons that are interested in participating in the company's earnings conference call can do so using this link.

Edgewell Personal Care (NYSE:EPC - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 6th. The company reported $1.22 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.01 by $0.21. Edgewell Personal Care had a return on equity of 9.92% and a net margin of 5.26%. The business had revenue of $647.80 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $649.67 million. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.98 EPS. The business's revenue was down .3% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, analysts expect Edgewell Personal Care to post $3 EPS for the current fiscal year and $3 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Edgewell Personal Care Stock Down 2.9 %

EPC stock traded down $1.05 during trading on Thursday, reaching $34.94. 400,356 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 394,628. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.82, a quick ratio of 0.94 and a current ratio of 1.79. The company has a market capitalization of $1.73 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.68 and a beta of 0.86. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $36.62 and a 200 day simple moving average of $38.08. Edgewell Personal Care has a 12 month low of $33.27 and a 12 month high of $41.50.

Edgewell Personal Care Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, October 3rd. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, September 4th were paid a $0.15 dividend. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.72%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, September 4th. Edgewell Personal Care's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 25.10%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research analysts have recently weighed in on EPC shares. UBS Group cut their price objective on Edgewell Personal Care from $42.00 to $40.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, August 7th. Truist Financial dropped their target price on Edgewell Personal Care from $50.00 to $40.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, October 16th. Barclays lowered their price objective on Edgewell Personal Care from $40.00 to $37.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, October 11th. Finally, StockNews.com lowered shares of Edgewell Personal Care from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Friday, September 20th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have given a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $41.00.

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.