SG Americas Securities LLC Has $556,000 Stock Holdings in Edgewell Personal Care Co (NYSE:EPC)

SG Americas Securities LLC lifted its stake in Edgewell Personal Care Co (NYSE:EPC - Free Report) by 208.2% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 16,553 shares of the company's stock after acquiring an additional 11,183 shares during the period. SG Americas Securities LLC's holdings in Edgewell Personal Care were worth $556,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the stock. Empowered Funds LLC bought a new stake in Edgewell Personal Care in the third quarter worth about $6,128,000. Chartwell Investment Partners LLC raised its holdings in shares of 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 purchasing an additional 74,315 shares in the last quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC acquired a new stake in Edgewell Personal Care during the third quarter valued at approximately $639,000. Barclays PLC boosted its holdings in Edgewell Personal Care by 563.6% during the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 148,553 shares of the company's stock worth $5,400,000 after buying an additional 126,168 shares in the last quarter. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its position in Edgewell Personal Care by 6.2% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 669,914 shares of the company's stock worth $24,345,000 after buying an additional 39,059 shares during the last quarter. 91.91% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

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

Edgewell Personal Care Stock Down 2.5 %

NYSE:EPC traded down $0.81 on Tuesday, hitting $31.53. 532,255 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 455,143. The company has a market cap of $1.53 billion, a PE ratio of 16.09 and a beta of 0.88. Edgewell Personal Care Co has a 1 year low of $30.86 and a 1 year high of $41.50. The company has a current ratio of 1.66, a quick ratio of 0.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.80. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $34.26 and a 200-day moving average price of $35.96.

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

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.