Edgewell Personal Care Company (NYSE:EPC) Shares Bought by Blue Trust Inc.

Blue Trust Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Edgewell Personal Care Company (NYSE:EPC) by 35.3% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 3,100 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 809 shares during the period. Blue Trust Inc.’s holdings in Edgewell Personal Care were worth $97,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Quadrant Capital Group LLC boosted its stake 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 acquiring an additional 347 shares in the last quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC boosted its stake in shares of Edgewell Personal Care by 3.0% during the 1st quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 17,986 shares of the company’s stock worth $561,000 after acquiring an additional 517 shares in the last quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Edgewell Personal Care by 2.6% during the 4th quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC now owns 20,502 shares of the company’s stock worth $695,000 after acquiring an additional 529 shares in the last quarter. Bank of Montreal Can boosted its stake in shares of Edgewell Personal Care by 6.2% during the 4th quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 10,890 shares of the company’s stock worth $366,000 after acquiring an additional 636 shares in the last quarter. Finally, MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. boosted its stake in shares of Edgewell Personal Care by 2.6% during the 4th quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 27,633 shares of the company’s stock worth $928,000 after acquiring an additional 702 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 91.91% of the company’s stock.

Edgewell Personal Care Trading Down 0.3%

Shares of Edgewell Personal Care stock opened at $23.70 on Thursday. Edgewell Personal Care Company has a fifty-two week low of $22.61 and a fifty-two week high of $41.50. The firm has a market cap of $1.11 billion, a PE ratio of 13.86 and a beta of 0.84. The business’s fifty day moving average is $27.46 and its two-hundred day moving average is $30.30. The company has a quick ratio of 0.93, a current ratio of 1.89 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.95.

Edgewell Personal Care (NYSE:EPC) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 7th. The company reported $0.87 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.90 by ($0.03). The firm had revenue of $580.70 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $591.01 million. Edgewell Personal Care had a return on equity of 9.20% and a net margin of 3.81%. The company’s quarterly revenue was down 3.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $0.88 earnings per share. Analysts anticipate that Edgewell Personal Care Company will post 3.16 earnings per share for the current year.

Edgewell Personal Care Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, July 9th. Investors of record on Friday, June 6th will be issued a $0.15 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, June 6th. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.53%. Edgewell Personal Care’s dividend payout ratio is currently 35.09%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

EPC has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. UBS Group upped their target price on Edgewell Personal Care from $31.00 to $32.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 17th. Canaccord Genuity Group reduced their target price on Edgewell Personal Care from $40.00 to $35.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, May 8th. Barclays reduced their target price on Edgewell Personal Care from $28.00 to $25.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, May 8th. Wall Street Zen raised Edgewell Personal Care from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, May 17th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada reduced their target price on Edgewell Personal Care from $43.00 to $35.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, May 8th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have issued a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $33.00.

Edgewell Personal Care 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.