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

Key Points

• Analysts maintain a “Hold” consensus on Edgewell Personal Care, with one sell, four hold and three buy ratings. The average 12-month price target is $31.83, above the reported share price of $28.51.
• Edgewell’s latest quarterly results exceeded expectations on earnings, reporting $0.72 EPS versus the $0.64 consensus, though revenue fell 9.1% year over year to $570.1 million and missed estimates.
• The company declared a quarterly dividend of $0.15 per share, equivalent to $0.60 annually and a 2.1% yield; institutional investors own approximately 91.9% of the stock.

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

EPC has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. Wells Fargo & Company raised their target price on shares of Edgewell Personal Care from $24.00 to $30.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 8th. UBS Group boosted their price target on Edgewell Personal Care from $29.00 to $32.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a report on Thursday, August 6th. Barclays increased their price target on Edgewell Personal Care from $28.00 to $29.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Friday, August 7th. Royal Bank Of Canada raised their price objective on Edgewell Personal Care from $26.00 to $35.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Thursday, August 6th. Finally, Morgan Stanley set a $31.00 price objective on Edgewell Personal Care in a research report on Thursday, August 6th.

Edgewell Personal Care Trading Down 1.5%

Shares of Edgewell Personal Care stock opened at $28.51 on Thursday. The company has a 50-day moving average of $27.45 and a two-hundred day moving average of $23.13. Edgewell Personal Care has a 12-month low of $15.73 and a 12-month high of $29.95. The company has a current ratio of 1.84, a quick ratio of 1.12 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.85. The stock has a market cap of $1.31 billion, a PE ratio of -14.26 and a beta of 0.39.

Edgewell Personal Care (NYSE:EPC - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 5th. The company reported $0.72 earnings per share for the quarter, beating 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 business had revenue of $570.10 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $574.87 million. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $1.04 earnings per share. The business'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, research analysts anticipate that Edgewell Personal Care will post 1.94 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Edgewell Personal Care Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 8th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, September 9th will be paid a dividend of $0.15 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, September 9th. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.1%. Edgewell Personal Care's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently -30.00%.

Institutional Trading of Edgewell Personal Care

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in EPC. BlackRock Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Edgewell Personal Care in the 2nd quarter worth $197,543,000. Brandes Investment Partners LP grew its position in Edgewell Personal Care by 16.4% during the fourth quarter. Brandes Investment Partners LP now owns 6,119,499 shares of the company's stock valued at $104,337,000 after acquiring an additional 861,940 shares during the period. Rubric Capital Management LP increased its stake in Edgewell Personal Care by 297.2% during the first quarter. Rubric Capital Management LP now owns 4,000,000 shares of the company's stock worth $85,360,000 after acquiring an additional 2,992,929 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp increased its stake in Edgewell Personal Care by 0.7% during the fourth quarter. State Street Corp now owns 1,741,485 shares of the company's stock worth $29,948,000 after acquiring an additional 12,719 shares during the last quarter. Finally, California State Teachers Retirement System raised its holdings in shares of Edgewell Personal Care by 2,518.9% in the 2nd quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System now owns 1,477,300 shares of the company's stock worth $39,680,000 after purchasing an additional 1,420,891 shares during the period. 91.91% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About Edgewell Personal Care

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.

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