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

Key Points

• Analysts have assigned Edgewell a consensus recommendation of "Hold" across eight analysts (1 sell, 4 hold, 3 buy) with an average 1-year price target of about $24.17.
• Edgewell reported Q results with EPS of ($0.16) that beat estimates by $0.02 but missed on revenue; it issued FY2026 guidance of 1.70–2.10 EPS (analysts expect ~1.92), and the stock trades near $23.72 with a market cap of $1.11B and a ~2.5% dividend yield.

Shares of Edgewell Personal Care Company (NYSE:EPC - Get Free Report) have been assigned a consensus recommendation of "Hold" from the eight analysts that are covering the firm, MarketBeat reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have issued a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company. The average 1-year price target among analysts that have covered the stock in the last year is $24.1667.

EPC has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Wells Fargo & Company set a $24.00 price objective on Edgewell Personal Care in a research report on Tuesday, February 17th. Wall Street Zen cut Edgewell Personal Care from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a research report on Saturday, February 14th. Barclays increased their price objective on Edgewell Personal Care from $19.00 to $21.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 10th. Zacks Research raised Edgewell Personal Care from a "strong sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Monday, April 13th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada set a $26.00 price objective on Edgewell Personal Care and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Thursday, April 9th.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Aster Capital Management DIFC Ltd lifted its holdings in Edgewell Personal Care by 158.0% in the fourth quarter. Aster Capital Management DIFC Ltd now owns 1,486 shares of the company's stock valued at $25,000 after acquiring an additional 910 shares during the period. Meeder Asset Management Inc. bought a new position in Edgewell Personal Care in the fourth quarter valued at about $30,000. Quadrant Capital Group LLC lifted its holdings in Edgewell Personal Care by 291.9% in the fourth quarter. Quadrant Capital Group LLC now owns 1,975 shares of the company's stock valued at $34,000 after acquiring an additional 1,471 shares during the period. Hantz Financial Services Inc. lifted its holdings in Edgewell Personal Care by 45.3% in the fourth quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 3,907 shares of the company's stock valued at $67,000 after acquiring an additional 1,218 shares during the period. Finally, Tower Research Capital LLC TRC lifted its holdings in Edgewell Personal Care by 67.4% in the second quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 4,201 shares of the company's stock valued at $98,000 after acquiring an additional 1,692 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 91.91% of the company's stock.

Edgewell Personal Care Trading Up 3.4%

NYSE EPC opened at $23.72 on Friday. Edgewell Personal Care has a 12 month low of $15.88 and a 12 month high of $31.04. The stock has a market cap of $1.11 billion, a P/E ratio of -27.91 and a beta of 0.52. The stock's fifty day moving average price is $21.49 and its 200-day moving average price is $19.59. The company has a current ratio of 2.12, a quick ratio of 1.20 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.02.

Edgewell Personal Care (NYSE:EPC - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Monday, February 9th. The company reported ($0.16) EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.18) by $0.02. Edgewell Personal Care had a positive return on equity of 7.16% and a negative net margin of 1.76%.The firm had revenue of $422.80 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $476.48 million. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.07 earnings per share. The company's quarterly revenue was up 1.9% on a year-over-year basis. Edgewell Personal Care has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.700-2.100 EPS. As a group, equities analysts forecast that Edgewell Personal Care will post 1.92 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Edgewell Personal Care Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, April 8th. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 6th were issued a $0.15 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, March 6th. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.5%. Edgewell Personal Care's dividend payout ratio is currently -70.59%.

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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