Edgewell Personal Care Company (NYSE:EPC) Receives Average Recommendation of "Hold" from Analysts

Key Points

• Analyst consensus is “Hold”: Among eight brokerages, four rate Edgewell Personal Care a hold, three rate it a buy, and one recommends selling. The average 12-month price target is $31.83, above the reported opening price of $27.06.
• Quarterly earnings beat expectations, but revenue declined: Edgewell reported adjusted earnings of $0.72 per share versus the $0.64 consensus estimate, while revenue fell 9.1% year over year to $570.1 million, below estimates.
• The company maintained its dividend: Edgewell declared a quarterly dividend of $0.15 per share, equivalent to $0.60 annually and a 2.2% yield. Institutional investors own approximately 91.91% of the company’s stock.

Shares of Edgewell Personal Care Company (NYSE:EPC - Get Free Report) have been given a consensus rating of "Hold" by the eight brokerages that are presently covering the stock, MarketBeat Ratings reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, four have assigned a hold recommendation and three have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average 12-month target price among brokerages that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $31.8333.

A number of research analysts have issued reports on the stock. Morgan Stanley set a $31.00 target price on shares of Edgewell Personal Care in a research report on Thursday, August 6th. Canaccord Genuity Group raised their target price on Edgewell Personal Care from $32.00 to $34.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, July 7th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price target on Edgewell Personal Care from $24.00 to $30.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 8th. Royal Bank Of Canada increased their price target on shares of Edgewell Personal Care from $26.00 to $35.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Thursday, August 6th. Finally, Weiss Ratings raised shares of Edgewell Personal Care from a "sell (d)" rating to a "sell (d+)" rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 25th.

Edgewell Personal Care Stock Performance

EPC stock opened at $27.06 on Monday. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $28.03 and a 200 day moving average price of $23.84. Edgewell Personal Care has a fifty-two week low of $15.73 and a fifty-two week high of $29.95. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.85, a current ratio of 1.84 and a quick ratio of 1.12. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.25 billion, a PE ratio of -13.53 and a beta of 0.39.

Edgewell Personal Care (NYSE:EPC - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, August 5th. The company reported $0.72 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates 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 company had revenue of $570.10 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $574.87 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $1.04 earnings per share. The firm's quarterly revenue 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. Analysts forecast that Edgewell Personal Care will post 1.94 EPS for the current year.

Edgewell Personal Care Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 8th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, September 9th will be issued a $0.15 dividend. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.2%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, September 9th. Edgewell Personal Care's dividend payout ratio is -30.00%.

Institutional Trading of Edgewell Personal Care

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of EPC. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Edgewell Personal Care in the second quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Corient Private Wealth LP lifted its position in Edgewell Personal Care by 359.9% during the 2nd quarter. Corient Private Wealth LP now owns 148,273 shares of the company's stock worth $3,982,000 after buying an additional 116,030 shares in the last quarter. VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al acquired a new position in shares of Edgewell Personal Care during the 2nd quarter worth about $295,000. Empowered Funds LLC acquired a new position in shares of Edgewell Personal Care during the 2nd quarter worth about $4,746,000. Finally, Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio bought a new position in shares of Edgewell Personal Care in the 2nd quarter valued at about $89,000. 91.91% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Edgewell Personal Care Company Profile

Edgewell Personal Care plc NYSE: EPC is a global consumer products company focused on personal care products. Its portfolio is organized primarily around wet shave, feminine care, and sun and skin care categories, serving consumers through retail stores and e-commerce channels.

The company's brands include Schick, Wilkinson Sword, Edge, Skintimate, and Billie in shaving; Playtex, Stayfree, Carefree, and o.b. in feminine care; and Banana Boat and Hawaiian Tropic in sun care. Edgewell also markets other personal care products, including Cremo grooming products and infant care items under selected brands.

Edgewell sells its products across North America, Europe, Latin America, and other international markets.

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