Edgewell Personal Care Company (NYSE:EPC) Receives Average Rating of “Hold” from Brokerages

Shares of Edgewell Personal Care Company (NYSE:EPC) have earned a consensus recommendation of “Hold” from the eight ratings firms that are presently covering the stock, Marketbeat Ratings reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, four have given a hold recommendation and three have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average 12 month price target among brokers that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $24.8333.

A number of research firms recently weighed in on EPC. Royal Bank Of Canada set a $26.00 target price on Edgewell Personal Care and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 9th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d)” rating on shares of Edgewell Personal Care in a research note on Wednesday, June 24th. Canaccord Genuity Group boosted their price objective on shares of Edgewell Personal Care from $32.00 to $34.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Edgewell Personal Care from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, May 9th. Finally, UBS Group increased their target price on shares of Edgewell Personal Care from $21.00 to $23.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, May 8th.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of EPC. Rubric Capital Management LP lifted its stake in shares of Edgewell Personal Care by 297.2% in the 1st quarter. Rubric Capital Management LP now owns 4,000,000 shares of the company’s stock valued at $85,360,000 after acquiring an additional 2,992,929 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank bought a new position in Edgewell Personal Care during the 4th quarter worth approximately $21,312,000. Brandes Investment Partners LP grew its position in Edgewell Personal Care by 16.4% during the 4th quarter. Brandes Investment Partners LP now owns 6,119,499 shares of the company’s stock worth $104,337,000 after acquiring an additional 861,940 shares during the last quarter. Two Sigma Investments LP increased its stake in Edgewell Personal Care by 206.6% in the 3rd quarter. Two Sigma Investments LP now owns 616,132 shares of the company’s stock worth $12,544,000 after purchasing an additional 415,186 shares during the period. Finally, Renaissance Technologies LLC purchased a new position in Edgewell Personal Care in the 4th quarter worth approximately $3,669,000. 91.91% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Edgewell Personal Care Trading Down 0.4%

Shares of EPC stock opened at $26.57 on Wednesday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.07, a current ratio of 1.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.86. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $21.50 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $20.67. Edgewell Personal Care has a 12-month low of $15.73 and a 12-month high of $28.01. The firm has a market cap of $1.22 billion, a P/E ratio of -15.91 and a beta of 0.38.

Edgewell Personal Care (NYSE:EPC) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 6th. The company reported $0.60 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.43 by $0.17. The firm had revenue of $519.50 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $518.51 million. Edgewell Personal Care had a positive return on equity of 6.31% and a negative net margin of 3.69%.The company’s revenue for the quarter was up .6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $0.69 EPS. Edgewell Personal Care has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.700-2.100 EPS. Equities analysts anticipate that Edgewell Personal Care will post 1.95 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Edgewell Personal Care Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, July 9th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, June 10th will be given a dividend of $0.15 per share. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.3%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, June 10th. Edgewell Personal Care’s dividend payout ratio is presently -35.93%.

Edgewell Personal Care Company Profile

Edgewell Personal Care Inc, incorporated in 2015 and headquartered in Shelton, Connecticut, is a global consumer products company specializing in personal care, sun care, shaving and feminine care solutions. The company emerged as a spin-off from Energizer Holdings’ personal care division, listing its shares on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker “EPC.” Edgewell’s portfolio comprises well-known brands that cater to everyday personal grooming and protection needs.

In the shaving segment, Edgewell markets razors and refill blades under brands such as Schick and Wilkinson Sword, targeting both men’s and women’s grooming categories.