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

Edgewell Personal Care Company (NYSE:EPC) has earned a consensus recommendation of “Hold” from the eight research firms that are presently covering the firm, Marketbeat reports. One 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 12-month price target among brokers that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $24.50.

Several equities analysts have issued reports on EPC shares. Wall Street Zen upgraded Edgewell Personal Care from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, May 9th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (d)” rating on shares of Edgewell Personal Care in a research note on Friday, March 27th. Royal Bank Of Canada set a $26.00 target price on shares of Edgewell Personal Care and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 9th. UBS Group boosted their target price on shares of Edgewell Personal Care from $21.00 to $23.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, May 8th. Finally, Zacks Research raised shares of Edgewell Personal Care from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, April 13th.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Edgewell Personal Care

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Rubric Capital Management LP increased its stake in Edgewell Personal Care by 297.2% in the first quarter. Rubric Capital Management LP now owns 4,000,000 shares of the company’s stock valued at $85,360,000 after purchasing an additional 2,992,929 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank bought a new stake in Edgewell Personal Care in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $21,312,000. Brandes Investment Partners LP increased its stake in Edgewell Personal Care by 16.4% in the fourth quarter. Brandes Investment Partners LP now owns 6,119,499 shares of the company’s stock valued at $104,337,000 after purchasing an additional 861,940 shares in the last quarter. Two Sigma Investments LP increased its stake in Edgewell Personal Care by 206.6% in the third quarter. Two Sigma Investments LP now owns 616,132 shares of the company’s stock valued at $12,544,000 after purchasing an additional 415,186 shares in the last quarter. Finally, American Century Companies Inc. increased its stake in Edgewell Personal Care by 7.6% in the third quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 3,950,190 shares of the company’s stock valued at $80,426,000 after purchasing an additional 278,919 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 91.91% of the company’s stock.

Edgewell Personal Care Trading Down 0.4%

Shares of EPC stock opened at $22.55 on Friday. Edgewell Personal Care has a 12-month low of $15.73 and a 12-month high of $27.24. The company has a market capitalization of $1.04 billion, a P/E ratio of -13.50 and a beta of 0.48. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $20.52 and a 200 day moving average price of $19.80. The company has a quick ratio of 1.07, a current ratio of 1.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.86.

Edgewell Personal Care (NYSE:EPC) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 6th. The company reported $0.60 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.43 by $0.17. Edgewell Personal Care had a positive return on equity of 6.31% and a negative net margin of 3.69%.The firm had revenue of $519.50 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $518.51 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.69 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up .6% compared to the same quarter last year. Edgewell Personal Care has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.700-2.100 EPS. Research analysts forecast that Edgewell Personal Care will post 1.95 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Edgewell Personal Care Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, July 9th. Investors of record on Wednesday, June 10th will be paid a dividend of $0.15 per share. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, June 10th. Edgewell Personal Care’s payout ratio is -35.93%.

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.