Barclays PLC Sells 38,434 Shares of Edgewell Personal Care Co (NYSE:EPC)

Barclays PLC trimmed its position in shares of Edgewell Personal Care Co (NYSE:EPC - Free Report) by 25.9% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 110,119 shares of the company's stock after selling 38,434 shares during the quarter. Barclays PLC owned 0.23% of Edgewell Personal Care worth $3,699,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Quadrant Capital Group LLC increased its position in shares of Edgewell Personal Care by 85.9% during the 4th quarter. Quadrant Capital Group LLC now owns 751 shares of the company's stock valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 347 shares during the last quarter. R Squared Ltd purchased a new stake in Edgewell Personal Care during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $36,000. Wolverine Asset Management LLC raised its position in Edgewell Personal Care by 217.4% in the fourth quarter. Wolverine Asset Management LLC now owns 1,168 shares of the company's stock worth $39,000 after acquiring an additional 800 shares during the period. Sterling Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Edgewell Personal Care by 805.9% during the 4th quarter. Sterling Capital Management LLC now owns 1,531 shares of the company's stock worth $51,000 after acquiring an additional 1,362 shares during the last quarter. Finally, KBC Group NV grew its position in shares of Edgewell Personal Care by 56.5% during the 4th quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 2,279 shares of the company's stock valued at $77,000 after acquiring an additional 823 shares during the period. 91.91% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Edgewell Personal Care Price Performance

EPC traded up $0.59 during trading on Friday, hitting $30.80. 212,195 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 457,258. The company has a current ratio of 2.06, a quick ratio of 0.97 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.96. The company has a market cap of $1.49 billion, a PE ratio of 16.83 and a beta of 0.94. The stock's 50-day simple moving average is $30.33 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $32.76. Edgewell Personal Care Co has a 1 year low of $26.65 and a 1 year high of $41.50.

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

Edgewell Personal Care Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, April 9th. Investors of record on Wednesday, March 5th were issued a $0.15 dividend. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.95%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, March 5th. Edgewell Personal Care's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 32.79%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms recently weighed in on EPC. UBS Group lifted their target price on Edgewell Personal Care from $31.00 to $32.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research report on Thursday, April 17th. Royal Bank of Canada cut their price objective on Edgewell Personal Care from $48.00 to $43.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, February 11th. Canaccord Genuity Group lowered their price target on shares of Edgewell Personal Care from $53.00 to $40.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, February 11th. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price objective on shares of Edgewell Personal Care from $37.00 to $35.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, February 11th. Finally, StockNews.com upgraded shares of Edgewell Personal Care from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Friday, April 25th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have assigned a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $35.71.

Edgewell Personal Care 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.