Edgewell Personal Care Company Declares Quarterly Dividend of $0.15 (NYSE:EPC)

Edgewell Personal Care Company (NYSE:EPC) declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, November 13th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, December 4th will be given a dividend of 0.15 per share on Thursday, January 8th. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 3.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, December 4th.

Edgewell Personal Care has a payout ratio of 19.6% indicating that its dividend is sufficiently covered by earnings. Research analysts expect Edgewell Personal Care to earn $3.38 per share next year, which means the company should continue to be able to cover its $0.60 annual dividend with an expected future payout ratio of 17.8%.

Edgewell Personal Care Stock Down 2.7%

Shares of NYSE:EPC traded down $0.51 on Thursday, reaching $18.40. The company had a trading volume of 1,113,612 shares, compared to its average volume of 670,261. The stock has a market capitalization of $855.12 million, a P/E ratio of 13.63 and a beta of 0.81. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $20.22 and a 200 day moving average price of $23.72. Edgewell Personal Care has a twelve month low of $18.30 and a twelve month high of $38.44. The company has a quick ratio of 0.91, a current ratio of 1.77 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.88.

Edgewell Personal Care (NYSE:EPC) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, November 13th. The company reported $0.68 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.80 by ($0.12). Edgewell Personal Care had a net margin of 2.94% and a return on equity of 8.06%. The company had revenue of $537.20 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $532.67 million. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.72 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 3.8% on a year-over-year basis. 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.

Institutional Trading of Edgewell Personal Care

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. increased its position in shares of Edgewell Personal Care by 238.5% during the first quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 975 shares of the company’s stock valued at $30,000 after purchasing an additional 687 shares during the period. First Horizon Advisors Inc. boosted its stake in Edgewell Personal Care by 195.3% during the second quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. now owns 1,837 shares of the company’s stock worth $43,000 after buying an additional 1,215 shares in the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its holdings in Edgewell Personal Care by 167.0% in the 2nd quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,968 shares of the company’s stock valued at $46,000 after buying an additional 1,231 shares during the period. Hantz Financial Services Inc. bought a new stake in Edgewell Personal Care in the 2nd quarter valued at $69,000. Finally, EMC Capital Management acquired a new position in shares of Edgewell Personal Care in the 2nd quarter valued at $94,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 91.91% of the company’s stock.

Edgewell Personal Care Company 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.