XTX Topco Ltd Reduces Stock Position in Edgewell Personal Care Co (NYSE:EPC)

XTX Topco Ltd decreased its position in Edgewell Personal Care Co (NYSE:EPC - Free Report) by 49.6% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 8,431 shares of the company's stock after selling 8,300 shares during the quarter. XTX Topco Ltd's holdings in Edgewell Personal Care were worth $283,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in EPC. Barclays PLC grew its stake in Edgewell Personal Care by 563.6% during the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 148,553 shares of the company's stock worth $5,400,000 after buying an additional 126,168 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its position in shares of Edgewell Personal Care by 6.2% during the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 669,914 shares of the company's stock worth $24,345,000 after acquiring an additional 39,059 shares in the last quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC increased its stake in Edgewell Personal Care by 12.9% in the fourth quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 750,369 shares of the company's stock valued at $25,122,000 after acquiring an additional 85,467 shares during the last quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC raised its position in Edgewell Personal Care by 208.2% during the fourth quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 16,553 shares of the company's stock valued at $556,000 after purchasing an additional 11,183 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Amundi raised its position in Edgewell Personal Care by 188.6% during the fourth quarter. Amundi now owns 25,051 shares of the company's stock valued at $807,000 after purchasing an additional 16,370 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 91.91% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts have weighed in on EPC shares. Canaccord Genuity Group cut their target price on shares of Edgewell Personal Care from $53.00 to $40.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, February 11th. Royal Bank of Canada reduced their price objective on 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. StockNews.com upgraded Edgewell Personal Care from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Friday, April 25th. Wells Fargo & Company cut their price target on Edgewell Personal Care from $37.00 to $35.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, February 11th. Finally, Morgan Stanley lowered their price objective on Edgewell Personal Care from $35.00 to $32.00 and set an "underweight" rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, February 11th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have given a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $35.71.

Edgewell Personal Care Stock Performance

Shares of EPC traded down $0.20 during mid-day trading on Thursday, hitting $30.35. The stock had a trading volume of 67,720 shares, compared to its average volume of 456,812. Edgewell Personal Care Co has a 52 week low of $26.65 and a 52 week high of $41.50. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.96, a current ratio of 2.06 and a quick ratio of 0.97. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $30.34 and a 200-day moving average price of $32.80. The firm has a market cap of $1.46 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.62 and a beta of 0.94.

Edgewell Personal Care (NYSE:EPC - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February 10th. The company reported $0.07 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%. On average, equities research analysts expect that Edgewell Personal Care Co will post 3.16 EPS for the current year.

Edgewell Personal Care Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, April 9th. Stockholders 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 1.98%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, March 5th. Edgewell Personal Care's payout ratio is 32.79%.

About Edgewell Personal Care

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.