Edgewell Personal Care (NYSE:EPC) Stock Price Target Lowered at Wells Fargo & Company

Key Points

• Wells Fargo lowered Edgewell Personal Care’s price target to $30 from $32 while maintaining an “overweight” rating, implying 12.83% potential upside from the stock’s $26.59 price.
• Analyst sentiment is mixed: the stock has an average “Hold” rating and a consensus target price of $31.83, with three Buy, four Hold, and one Sell rating.
• Edgewell’s latest quarterly earnings beat expectations at $0.72 per share versus $0.64 forecast, but revenue fell 9.1% year over year to $570.1 million; institutional investors own 91.91% of the company.

Edgewell Personal Care (NYSE:EPC - Get Free Report) had its target price lowered by analysts at Wells Fargo & Company from $32.00 to $30.00 in a research note issued on Monday, Benzinga reports. The brokerage presently has an "overweight" rating on the stock. Wells Fargo & Company's price target would indicate a potential upside of 12.83% from the company's current price.

Other analysts also recently issued reports about the stock. Canaccord Genuity Group raised their target price on shares of Edgewell Personal Care from $32.00 to $34.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, July 7th. UBS Group increased their target price on Edgewell Personal Care from $29.00 to $32.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Thursday, August 6th. Weiss Ratings upgraded Edgewell Personal Care from a "sell (d)" rating to a "sell (d+)" rating in a report on Tuesday, August 25th. Barclays increased their price objective on Edgewell Personal Care from $28.00 to $29.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a report on Friday, August 7th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their target price on Edgewell Personal Care from $26.00 to $35.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Thursday, August 6th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $31.83.

Edgewell Personal Care Trading Down 1.4%

Shares of EPC traded down $0.38 during trading hours on Monday, reaching $26.59. The stock had a trading volume of 26,270 shares, compared to its average volume of 752,508. The company has a market cap of $1.23 billion, a P/E ratio of -13.30 and a beta of 0.34. Edgewell Personal Care has a 52 week low of $15.73 and a 52 week high of $29.95. The company has a quick ratio of 1.12, a current ratio of 1.84 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.85. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $27.91 and a 200 day moving average of $24.32.

Edgewell Personal Care (NYSE:EPC - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, August 5th. The company reported $0.72 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.64 by $0.08. Edgewell Personal Care had a positive return on equity of 5.76% and a negative net margin of 4.55%.The firm had revenue of $570.10 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $574.87 million. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $1.04 earnings per share. The company's revenue for the quarter was down 9.1% on a year-over-year basis. Edgewell Personal Care has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.800-2.000 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts expect that Edgewell Personal Care will post 1.94 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in EPC. BlackRock Inc. acquired a new stake in Edgewell Personal Care in the second quarter valued at $197,543,000. Brandes Investment Partners LP increased its stake 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. Rubric Capital Management LP raised its holdings in shares of Edgewell Personal Care by 297.2% in the 1st 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 during the period. Norges Bank bought a new stake in shares of Edgewell Personal Care in the 4th quarter valued at about $21,312,000. Finally, William Blair Investment Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Edgewell Personal Care in the 2nd quarter valued at about $14,542,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 91.91% of the company's stock.

Edgewell Personal Care Company Profile

Edgewell Personal Care Co NYSE: EPC is a global consumer products company focused on personal care. Its portfolio includes shaving, sun and skin care, and feminine care products sold under a range of established brands.

The company's shaving brands include Schick, Wilkinson Sword, Edge, and Skintimate. Its sun and skin care portfolio includes Banana Boat, Hawaiian Tropic, Bulldog, and Jack Black, while its feminine care products include Playtex, Stayfree, and Carefree. Edgewell sells products through mass retailers, supermarkets, drugstores, specialty retailers, e-commerce channels, and other distribution networks.

Edgewell was established in 2015 when Energizer Holdings separated its personal care business into an independent publicly traded company.

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