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

Edgewell Personal Care Company (NYSE:EPC) has been given a consensus recommendation of “Hold” by the eight brokerages that are covering the firm, Marketbeat Ratings reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, four have given a hold recommendation and three have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average twelve-month price target among brokerages that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $23.1667.

EPC has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Morgan Stanley decreased their target price on 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. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “sell (d)” rating on shares of Edgewell Personal Care in a research report on Monday. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price objective on shares of Edgewell Personal Care from $25.00 to $23.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, November 14th. Barclays reduced their target price on shares of Edgewell Personal Care from $22.00 to $19.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, November 14th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada lowered their price target on shares of Edgewell Personal Care from $26.00 to $23.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Friday, November 14th.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Cetera Investment Advisers increased its position in shares of Edgewell Personal Care by 12.9% in the 1st quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 7,407 shares of the company’s stock valued at $231,000 after buying an additional 845 shares in the last quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. grew its stake in Edgewell Personal Care by 238.5% in the first quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 975 shares of the company’s stock valued at $30,000 after acquiring an additional 687 shares during the period. Swiss National Bank increased its holdings in shares of Edgewell Personal Care by 8.9% in the first quarter. Swiss National Bank now owns 89,500 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,793,000 after acquiring an additional 7,300 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. raised its position in shares of Edgewell Personal Care by 1.3% during the first quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 435,529 shares of the company’s stock worth $13,593,000 after purchasing an additional 5,401 shares during the period. Finally, Nuveen LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Edgewell Personal Care during the first quarter worth about $3,534,000. 91.91% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Edgewell Personal Care Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE EPC opened at $17.50 on Friday. Edgewell Personal Care has a 12 month low of $15.88 and a 12 month high of $34.72. The company has a market cap of $813.05 million, a P/E ratio of 33.65 and a beta of 0.61. The business’s 50 day moving average is $18.37 and its two-hundred day moving average is $21.68. The company has a quick ratio of 0.90, a current ratio of 1.76 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.89.

Edgewell Personal Care (NYSE:EPC) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, November 13th. The company reported $0.68 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.82 by ($0.14). The company had revenue of $537.20 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $532.67 million. Edgewell Personal Care had a return on equity of 7.85% and a net margin of 1.14%.The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 3.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.72 EPS. Edgewell Personal Care has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.150-2.550 EPS. On average, equities analysts expect that Edgewell Personal Care will post 3.16 EPS for the current year.

Edgewell Personal Care Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, January 8th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, December 4th will be issued a dividend of $0.15 per share. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, December 4th. Edgewell Personal Care’s payout ratio is currently 115.38%.

About Edgewell Personal Care

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.