Edgewell Personal Care (NYSE:EPC) Stock Rating Lowered by Wall Street Zen

Edgewell Personal Care (NYSE:EPC) was downgraded by research analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report released on Saturday.

Several other equities analysts have also recently weighed in on the company. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their target price on Edgewell Personal Care from $20.00 to $22.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday. Barclays raised their price target on shares of Edgewell Personal Care from $19.00 to $21.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Tuesday. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “sell (d)” rating on shares of Edgewell Personal Care in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of Edgewell Personal Care in a research report on Monday. Finally, Morgan Stanley lowered their price target on shares of Edgewell Personal Care from $23.00 to $21.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, November 18th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $23.33.

Edgewell Personal Care Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:EPC opened at $21.87 on Friday. The company’s fifty day moving average is $18.45 and its two-hundred day moving average is $19.89. The company has a market cap of $1.02 billion, a P/E ratio of -25.73 and a beta of 0.61. Edgewell Personal Care has a 12-month low of $15.88 and a 12-month high of $32.96. The company has a quick ratio of 0.90, a current ratio of 2.12 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.02.

Edgewell Personal Care (NYSE:EPC) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, February 9th. The company reported ($0.16) earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.18) by $0.02. The business had revenue of $422.80 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $476.48 million. Edgewell Personal Care had a positive return on equity of 7.16% and a negative net margin of 1.76%.Edgewell Personal Care’s revenue for the quarter was up 1.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.07 earnings per share. Edgewell Personal Care has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.700-2.100 EPS. Equities analysts expect that Edgewell Personal Care will post 3.16 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of EPC. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. lifted its position in Edgewell Personal Care by 3.4% during the 3rd quarter. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 16,022 shares of the company’s stock worth $326,000 after acquiring an additional 527 shares during the last quarter. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS increased its stake in shares of Edgewell Personal Care by 4.6% in the second quarter. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS now owns 12,074 shares of the company’s stock worth $283,000 after purchasing an additional 532 shares during the period. Central Pacific Bank Trust Division increased its stake in shares of Edgewell Personal Care by 3.9% in the third quarter. Central Pacific Bank Trust Division now owns 19,800 shares of the company’s stock worth $403,000 after purchasing an additional 750 shares during the period. Madison Asset Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Edgewell Personal Care by 0.6% during the 4th quarter. Madison Asset Management LLC now owns 135,035 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,302,000 after purchasing an additional 867 shares during the last quarter. Finally, MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. lifted its position in shares of Edgewell Personal Care by 3.4% during the 1st quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 28,564 shares of the company’s stock worth $891,000 after purchasing an additional 931 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 91.91% of the company’s stock.

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.