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

Edgewell Personal Care Company (NYSE:EPC) has been assigned a consensus recommendation of “Hold” from the eight brokerages that are presently covering the company, MarketBeat reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have given a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company. The average 12 month target price among brokerages that have covered the stock in the last year is $22.6667.

Several analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Royal Bank Of Canada lowered their price objective on shares of Edgewell Personal Care from $26.00 to $23.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, November 14th. Morgan Stanley reduced 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. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price target on Edgewell Personal Care from $23.00 to $20.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, January 5th. Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (d)” rating on shares of Edgewell Personal Care in a report on Monday, December 29th. Finally, Barclays reduced their price objective on Edgewell Personal Care from $22.00 to $19.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, November 14th.

Institutional Trading of Edgewell Personal Care

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. First Horizon Advisors Inc. raised its position in Edgewell Personal Care by 195.3% in the second quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. now owns 1,837 shares of the company’s stock valued at $43,000 after purchasing an additional 1,215 shares during the period. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of Edgewell Personal Care by 156.7% in the second quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 2,503 shares of the company’s stock valued at $59,000 after buying an additional 1,528 shares in the last quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Edgewell Personal Care in the second quarter valued at about $69,000. iSAM Funds UK Ltd purchased a new stake in shares of Edgewell Personal Care during the 3rd quarter valued at about $87,000. Finally, EMC Capital Management purchased a new stake in shares of Edgewell Personal Care during the second quarter valued at approximately $94,000. 91.91% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Edgewell Personal Care Stock Up 1.7%

Shares of NYSE:EPC opened at $20.82 on Friday. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $18.07 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $20.05. The company has a current ratio of 1.76, a quick ratio of 0.90 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.89. Edgewell Personal Care has a 12-month low of $15.88 and a 12-month high of $32.96. The firm has a market cap of $972.71 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 40.04 and a beta of 0.61.

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

Edgewell Personal Care Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, January 8th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, December 4th were given a $0.15 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, December 4th. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.9%. Edgewell Personal Care’s dividend payout ratio is presently 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.