Edgewell Personal Care Co (NYSE:EPC) Stock Holdings Increased by Sei Investments Co.

Sei Investments Co. boosted its holdings in Edgewell Personal Care Co (NYSE:EPC - Free Report) by 11.1% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 477,101 shares of the company's stock after acquiring an additional 47,789 shares during the period. Sei Investments Co. owned about 0.98% of Edgewell Personal Care worth $16,031,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of EPC. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Edgewell Personal Care by 2.6% in the 4th quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC now owns 19,633 shares of the company's stock worth $660,000 after purchasing an additional 495 shares during the last quarter. Blue Trust Inc. increased its position in Edgewell Personal Care by 18.7% in the fourth quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 3,200 shares of the company's stock worth $116,000 after buying an additional 503 shares during the period. Sanctuary Advisors LLC increased its position in Edgewell Personal Care by 2.6% in the fourth quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC now owns 20,502 shares of the company's stock worth $695,000 after buying an additional 529 shares during the period. TD Private Client Wealth LLC lifted its stake in Edgewell Personal Care by 33.1% in the third quarter. TD Private Client Wealth LLC now owns 2,788 shares of the company's stock valued at $101,000 after buying an additional 693 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Wolverine Asset Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Edgewell Personal Care by 217.4% during the fourth quarter. Wolverine Asset Management LLC now owns 1,168 shares of the company's stock valued at $39,000 after acquiring an additional 800 shares during the period. 91.91% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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Analyst Ratings Changes

EPC has been the topic of several recent research reports. Barclays cut their price objective on shares of Edgewell Personal Care from $33.00 to $30.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, February 11th. Canaccord Genuity Group dropped their price target 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, February 11th. StockNews.com downgraded Edgewell Personal Care from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a research report on Saturday. Morgan Stanley lowered their target price on Edgewell Personal Care from $35.00 to $32.00 and set an "underweight" rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, February 11th. 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. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, two have given a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Edgewell Personal Care currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $36.57.

Edgewell Personal Care Price Performance

NYSE EPC traded up $0.48 on Wednesday, reaching $31.69. 386,730 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 444,036. Edgewell Personal Care Co has a 12 month low of $26.65 and a 12 month high of $41.50. The company has a quick ratio of 0.97, a current ratio of 2.06 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.96. The firm's fifty day simple moving average is $31.10 and its 200 day simple moving average is $33.65. The company has a market cap of $1.53 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.32 and a beta of 0.94.

Edgewell Personal Care (NYSE:EPC - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February 10th. The company reported $0.07 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.13 by ($0.06). Edgewell Personal Care had a return on equity of 9.29% and a net margin of 4.09%. As a group, research analysts predict that Edgewell Personal Care Co will post 3.16 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Edgewell Personal Care Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 9th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, March 5th will be paid a dividend of $0.15 per share. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.89%. 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.