Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. Acquires 37,126 Shares of Edgewell Personal Care Co (NYSE:EPC)

Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. grew its position in Edgewell Personal Care Co (NYSE:EPC - Free Report) by 241.1% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 52,522 shares of the company's stock after purchasing an additional 37,126 shares during the period. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. owned about 0.11% of Edgewell Personal Care worth $1,765,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in EPC. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Edgewell Personal Care by 63.9% during the 3rd quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 664,902 shares of the company's stock valued at $24,163,000 after purchasing an additional 259,200 shares in the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC acquired a new stake in Edgewell Personal Care during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $6,128,000. Barclays PLC lifted its stake in Edgewell Personal Care by 563.6% in the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 148,553 shares of the company's stock valued at $5,400,000 after buying an additional 126,168 shares in the last quarter. Chartwell Investment Partners LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Edgewell Personal Care by 54.3% in the third quarter. Chartwell Investment Partners LLC now owns 211,056 shares of the company's stock valued at $7,670,000 after buying an additional 74,315 shares during the period. Finally, Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. increased its position in shares of Edgewell Personal Care by 411.2% during the third quarter. Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. now owns 86,320 shares of the company's stock worth $3,137,000 after acquiring an additional 69,435 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 91.91% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts recently commented on EPC shares. Truist Financial cut their price objective on shares of Edgewell Personal Care from $50.00 to $40.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, October 16th. Barclays reduced their price objective on Edgewell Personal Care from $36.00 to $33.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a research report on Friday, January 17th. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their target price on Edgewell Personal Care from $42.00 to $37.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, January 7th. Finally, UBS Group reduced their price target on Edgewell Personal Care from $40.00 to $36.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, January 16th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Edgewell Personal Care currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $39.80.

Edgewell Personal Care Stock Down 1.3 %

EPC traded down $0.43 on Friday, hitting $31.58. 593,911 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 462,576. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.80, a quick ratio of 0.81 and a current ratio of 1.66. The stock's fifty day moving average is $34.07 and its 200-day moving average is $35.91. The company has a market cap of $1.54 billion, a PE ratio of 16.11 and a beta of 0.88. Edgewell Personal Care Co has a 12 month low of $30.86 and a 12 month high of $41.50.

Edgewell Personal Care (NYSE:EPC - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, November 7th. The company reported $0.72 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.67 by $0.05. Edgewell Personal Care had a return on equity of 9.78% and a net margin of 4.38%. The company had revenue of $517.60 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $535.23 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $0.72 EPS. The business's revenue was down 3.1% compared to the same quarter last year. Equities research analysts predict that Edgewell Personal Care Co will post 3.19 EPS for the current fiscal year.

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.