Edgewell Personal Care Company (NYSE:EPC) Stock Has Average Price Target of $31.50

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 $31.50, versus a recent share price of $28.06.
• Institutional investors own 91.91% of the stock, with major firms including BlackRock, Bank of America, and Legal & General recently taking or expanding positions.
• Edgewell’s latest quarterly earnings beat expectations at $0.72 per share versus $0.64 expected, but revenue fell 9.1% year over year to $570.1 million. The company also pays a quarterly dividend of $0.15 per share, or a 2.1% annualized yield.

Shares of Edgewell Personal Care Company (NYSE:EPC - Get Free Report) have earned a consensus rating of "Hold" from the eight research firms that are currently covering the stock, Marketbeat reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, four have assigned a hold recommendation and three have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average 12 month price objective among analysts that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $31.50.

A number of equities research analysts have weighed in on the company. Canaccord Genuity Group upped their target price on Edgewell Personal Care from $32.00 to $34.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 7th. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price objective on Edgewell Personal Care from $32.00 to $30.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, October 5th. Royal Bank Of Canada upped their price objective on Edgewell Personal Care from $26.00 to $35.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Thursday, August 6th. Morgan Stanley set a $31.00 target price on Edgewell Personal Care in a research note on Thursday, August 6th. Finally, Barclays boosted their price target on shares of Edgewell Personal Care from $28.00 to $29.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Friday, August 7th.

Institutional Trading of Edgewell Personal Care

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Legal & General Group Plc purchased a new stake in shares of Edgewell Personal Care during the second quarter valued at $2,786,000. Bank of America Corp DE purchased a new position in Edgewell Personal Care in the 2nd quarter worth about $6,271,000. BlackRock Inc. acquired a new stake in Edgewell Personal Care during the 2nd quarter worth about $197,543,000. Commerce Bank acquired a new stake in Edgewell Personal Care during the 2nd quarter worth about $3,678,000. Finally, Corient Private Wealth LP raised its holdings 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 during the period. 91.91% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Edgewell Personal Care Stock Performance

EPC stock opened at $28.06 on Friday. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $27.86 and a 200 day simple moving average of $24.80. The company has a market capitalization of $1.29 billion, a P/E ratio of -14.03 and a beta of 0.34. The company has a quick ratio of 1.12, a current ratio of 1.84 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.85. Edgewell Personal Care has a fifty-two week low of $15.73 and a fifty-two week high of $29.95.

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

Edgewell Personal Care Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, October 8th. Investors of record on Wednesday, September 9th were paid a dividend of $0.15 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, September 9th. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.1%. Edgewell Personal Care's dividend payout ratio is currently -30.00%.

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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