Edgewell Personal Care (EPC) – Analysts’ Weekly Ratings Updates

A number of firms have modified their ratings and price targets on shares of Edgewell Personal Care (NYSE: EPC) recently:

• 5/17/2025 – Edgewell Personal Care was upgraded by analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating.
• 5/9/2025 – Edgewell Personal Care was downgraded by analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating.
• 5/8/2025 – Edgewell Personal Care had its price target lowered by analysts at Wells Fargo & Company from $35.00 to $32.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 5/8/2025 – Edgewell Personal Care had its price target lowered by analysts at Royal Bank of Canada from $43.00 to $35.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 5/8/2025 – Edgewell Personal Care had its price target lowered by analysts at Barclays PLC from $28.00 to $25.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 5/8/2025 – Edgewell Personal Care had its price target lowered by analysts at Canaccord Genuity Group Inc. from $40.00 to $35.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 4/25/2025 – Edgewell Personal Care was upgraded by analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating.
• 4/17/2025 – Edgewell Personal Care was downgraded by analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating.
• 4/17/2025 – Edgewell Personal Care had its price target raised by analysts at UBS Group AG from $31.00 to $32.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 4/11/2025 – Edgewell Personal Care had its price target lowered by analysts at Barclays PLC from $30.00 to $28.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 4/8/2025 – Edgewell Personal Care was upgraded by analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating.
• 3/29/2025 – Edgewell Personal Care was downgraded by analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating.

Edgewell Personal Care Price Performance

EPC opened at $27.38 on Monday. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $29.45 and its 200 day simple moving average is $31.94. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.96, a quick ratio of 0.97 and a current ratio of 2.06. Edgewell Personal Care Co has a 1 year low of $24.35 and a 1 year high of $41.50. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.29 billion, a PE ratio of 14.96 and a beta of 0.91.

Edgewell Personal Care (NYSE:EPC) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 7th. The company reported $0.87 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.90 by ($0.03). The business had revenue of $580.70 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $591.01 million. Edgewell Personal Care had a net margin of 4.09% and a return on equity of 9.29%. The company’s quarterly revenue was down 3.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.88 earnings per share. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Edgewell Personal Care Co will post 3.16 EPS for the current year.

Edgewell Personal Care Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, July 9th. Stockholders of record on Friday, June 6th will be given a dividend of $0.15 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, June 6th. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.19%. Edgewell Personal Care’s dividend payout ratio is currently 35.09%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Edgewell Personal Care

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Jane Street Group LLC lifted its holdings in Edgewell Personal Care by 80.6% in the first quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 81,179 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,534,000 after purchasing an additional 36,239 shares during the period. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC lifted its holdings in Edgewell Personal Care by 16.1% in the first quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 117,127 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,656,000 after purchasing an additional 16,285 shares during the period. Woodline Partners LP acquired a new stake in Edgewell Personal Care in the 1st quarter valued at about $2,655,000. Empowered Funds LLC lifted its holdings in Edgewell Personal Care by 2.1% in the 1st quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 212,808 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,642,000 after acquiring an additional 4,294 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Aristeia Capital L.L.C. acquired a new stake in Edgewell Personal Care in the 1st quarter valued at about $257,000. Institutional investors own 91.91% of the company’s stock.

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.