Edgewell Personal Care Co (NYSE:EPC) Receives $36.57 Average Price Target from Analysts

Edgewell Personal Care Co (NYSE:EPC) has been given a consensus rating of “Hold” by the seven research firms that are presently covering the company, MarketBeat Ratings reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, two have assigned a hold recommendation and four have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average twelve-month price objective among brokers that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $36.57.

EPC has been the subject of a number of research reports. Barclays reduced their price target 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. UBS Group reduced their price target on shares of Edgewell Personal Care from $40.00 to $36.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, January 16th. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price target 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 reduced their price target 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, Morgan Stanley dropped their price objective on shares of Edgewell Personal Care from $35.00 to $32.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, February 11th.

Edgewell Personal Care Price Performance

NYSE EPC opened at $29.37 on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 2.06, a quick ratio of 0.97 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.96. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $31.52 and a 200 day simple moving average of $34.05. The company has a market cap of $1.42 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.05 and a beta of 1.04. Edgewell Personal Care has a 1 year low of $26.65 and a 1 year high of $41.50.

Edgewell Personal Care (NYSE:EPC) last posted 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%. On average, sell-side analysts predict that Edgewell Personal Care will post 3.16 EPS for the current year.

Edgewell Personal Care Announces Dividend

The firm 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 $0.15 dividend. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.04%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, March 5th. Edgewell Personal Care’s dividend payout ratio is 32.79%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Edgewell Personal Care

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Quadrant Capital Group LLC increased its position in shares of Edgewell Personal Care by 85.9% during the 4th quarter. Quadrant Capital Group LLC now owns 751 shares of the company’s stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 347 shares in the last quarter. R Squared Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of Edgewell Personal Care during the 4th quarter worth about $36,000. Wolverine Asset Management LLC increased its position in shares of Edgewell Personal Care by 217.4% during the 4th quarter. Wolverine Asset Management LLC now owns 1,168 shares of the company’s stock worth $39,000 after purchasing an additional 800 shares in the last quarter. Prospera Private Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Edgewell Personal Care during the 3rd quarter worth about $48,000. Finally, Sterling Capital Management LLC increased its position in shares of Edgewell Personal Care by 805.9% during the 4th quarter. Sterling Capital Management LLC now owns 1,531 shares of the company’s stock worth $51,000 after purchasing an additional 1,362 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 91.91% of the company’s stock.

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.