APG Asset Management N.V. Has $2.08 Million Position in Edgewell Personal Care Co (NYSE:EPC)

APG Asset Management N.V. lessened its holdings in Edgewell Personal Care Co (NYSE:EPC - Free Report) by 57.6% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 64,050 shares of the company's stock after selling 87,083 shares during the period. APG Asset Management N.V. owned approximately 0.13% of Edgewell Personal Care worth $2,078,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Quadrant Capital Group LLC grew its position in Edgewell Personal Care by 85.9% in the fourth quarter. Quadrant Capital Group LLC now owns 751 shares of the company's stock valued at $25,000 after acquiring an additional 347 shares during the period. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC grew its holdings in shares of Edgewell Personal Care by 2.6% in the 4th quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC now owns 19,633 shares of the company's stock worth $660,000 after purchasing an additional 495 shares during the last quarter. Blue Trust Inc. increased its position in shares of Edgewell Personal Care by 18.7% during the 4th quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 3,200 shares of the company's stock worth $116,000 after purchasing an additional 503 shares in the last quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in Edgewell Personal Care by 2.6% during the 4th quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC now owns 20,502 shares of the company's stock valued at $695,000 after purchasing an additional 529 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Bank of Montreal Can grew its stake in Edgewell Personal Care by 6.2% during the fourth quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 10,890 shares of the company's stock worth $366,000 after buying an additional 636 shares during the last quarter. 91.91% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Edgewell Personal Care Stock Performance

Shares of EPC traded up $0.98 during midday trading on Thursday, reaching $30.20. The stock had a trading volume of 119,415 shares, compared to its average volume of 453,498. Edgewell Personal Care Co has a one year low of $26.65 and a one year high of $41.50. The firm has a market cap of $1.46 billion, a PE ratio of 16.49 and a beta of 0.94. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $30.19 and a 200-day simple moving average of $33.09. The company has a current ratio of 2.06, a quick ratio of 0.97 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.96.

Edgewell Personal Care (NYSE:EPC - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February 10th. The company reported $0.07 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.13 by ($0.06). Edgewell Personal Care had a net margin of 4.09% and a return on equity of 9.29%. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Edgewell Personal Care Co will post 3.16 EPS for the current year.

Edgewell Personal Care Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, April 9th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, March 5th were paid a dividend of $0.15 per share. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.99%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, March 5th. Edgewell Personal Care's payout ratio is presently 32.79%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages have recently commented on EPC. UBS Group reduced their target price on Edgewell Personal Care from $40.00 to $36.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, January 16th. StockNews.com upgraded Edgewell Personal Care from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Tuesday, April 8th. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price target on shares of Edgewell Personal Care from $37.00 to $35.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, February 11th. Morgan Stanley lowered their price objective on shares of Edgewell Personal Care from $35.00 to $32.00 and set an "underweight" rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, February 11th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada reduced their target price on shares of Edgewell Personal Care from $48.00 to $43.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, February 11th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have given a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $36.29.

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.