Brokerages Set Edgewell Personal Care Company (NYSE:EPC) Price Target at $22.67

Shares of Edgewell Personal Care Company (NYSE:EPC) have been assigned a consensus rating of “Hold” from the eight research firms that are presently covering the stock, Marketbeat reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, four have assigned a hold recommendation and three have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average 12-month price objective among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $23.3333.

Several research analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Royal Bank Of Canada reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of Edgewell Personal Care in a research note on Monday. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on shares of Edgewell Personal Care from $20.00 to $22.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “sell (d)” rating on shares of Edgewell Personal Care in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Barclays boosted their target price on shares of Edgewell Personal Care from $19.00 to $21.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Tuesday. Finally, Morgan Stanley decreased their price target on shares of Edgewell Personal Care from $23.00 to $21.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, November 18th.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in EPC. Renaissance Technologies LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Edgewell Personal Care in the fourth quarter valued at about $3,669,000. Nuveen LLC raised its holdings in Edgewell Personal Care by 2.6% in the 4th quarter. Nuveen LLC now owns 116,022 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,978,000 after acquiring an additional 2,965 shares during the last quarter. Meeder Asset Management Inc. purchased a new position in Edgewell Personal Care in the 4th quarter worth approximately $30,000. Empowered Funds LLC lifted its stake in Edgewell Personal Care by 6.9% in the 4th quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 186,143 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,174,000 after purchasing an additional 12,063 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Brandes Investment Partners LP boosted its holdings in shares of Edgewell Personal Care by 16.4% during the 4th quarter. Brandes Investment Partners LP now owns 6,119,499 shares of the company’s stock worth $104,337,000 after purchasing an additional 861,940 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 91.91% of the company’s stock.

Edgewell Personal Care Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE EPC opened at $21.37 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $998.45 million, a PE ratio of -25.14 and a beta of 0.61. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.02, a quick ratio of 0.90 and a current ratio of 2.12. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $18.34 and its 200 day moving average price is $19.92. Edgewell Personal Care has a 1 year low of $15.88 and a 1 year high of $32.96.

Edgewell Personal Care (NYSE:EPC) last released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February 9th. The company reported ($0.16) earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.18) by $0.02. Edgewell Personal Care had a negative net margin of 1.76% and a positive return on equity of 7.16%. The company had revenue of $422.80 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $476.48 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $0.07 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 1.9% on a year-over-year basis. Edgewell Personal Care has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.700-2.100 EPS. On average, research analysts predict that Edgewell Personal Care will post 3.16 earnings per share for the current year.

Edgewell Personal Care Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 8th. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 6th will be paid a $0.15 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 6th. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.8%. Edgewell Personal Care’s payout ratio is currently -70.59%.

Edgewell Personal Care Company Profile

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.