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

Edgewell Personal Care Co (NYSE:EPC) has earned a consensus rating of “Hold” from the seven brokerages that are covering the firm, Marketbeat Ratings reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, two have given a hold recommendation and four have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average twelve-month price target among brokers that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $36.57.

A number of research analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Canaccord Genuity Group dropped their price objective on 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. Royal Bank of Canada dropped their price target on Edgewell Personal Care from $48.00 to $43.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, February 11th. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price target on Edgewell Personal Care from $37.00 to $35.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, February 11th. Morgan Stanley dropped their price target on Edgewell Personal Care from $35.00 to $32.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, February 11th. Finally, UBS Group decreased their price objective on Edgewell Personal Care from $40.00 to $36.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, January 16th.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Edgewell Personal Care

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in EPC. Quadrant Capital Group LLC lifted its position in shares of Edgewell Personal Care by 85.9% during the fourth quarter. Quadrant Capital Group LLC now owns 751 shares of the company’s stock worth $25,000 after acquiring an additional 347 shares in the last quarter. R Squared Ltd purchased a new stake in shares of Edgewell Personal Care in the fourth quarter worth $36,000. Wolverine Asset Management LLC raised its position in shares of Edgewell Personal Care by 217.4% in the fourth quarter. Wolverine Asset Management LLC now owns 1,168 shares of the company’s stock worth $39,000 after buying an additional 800 shares in the last quarter. Prospera Private Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Edgewell Personal Care in the third quarter worth $48,000. Finally, Sterling Capital Management LLC raised its position in shares of Edgewell Personal Care by 805.9% in the fourth quarter. Sterling Capital Management LLC now owns 1,531 shares of the company’s stock worth $51,000 after buying an additional 1,362 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 91.91% of the company’s stock.

Edgewell Personal Care Stock Down 0.8 %

Shares of NYSE:EPC opened at $31.14 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $1.50 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.02 and a beta of 0.88. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.96, a current ratio of 2.06 and a quick ratio of 0.97. The business’s 50-day moving average is $32.30 and its 200-day moving average is $35.00. 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 announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February 10th. The company reported $0.07 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.13 by ($0.06). Edgewell Personal Care had a net margin of 4.09% and a return on equity of 9.29%. Equities research analysts predict that Edgewell Personal Care will post 3.16 earnings per share for the current year.

Edgewell Personal Care Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 9th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, March 5th will be given a dividend of $0.15 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, March 5th. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.93%. Edgewell Personal Care’s dividend payout ratio is currently 32.79%.

About Edgewell Personal Care

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.