Edgewell Personal Care Co (NYSE:EPC) Shares Sold by Two Sigma Advisers LP

Two Sigma Advisers LP trimmed its holdings in shares of Edgewell Personal Care Co (NYSE:EPC - Free Report) by 51.4% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 18,700 shares of the company's stock after selling 19,800 shares during the period. Two Sigma Advisers LP's holdings in Edgewell Personal Care were worth $628,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of EPC. Quadrant Capital Group LLC lifted its stake in shares of Edgewell Personal Care by 85.9% in the 4th quarter. Quadrant Capital Group LLC now owns 751 shares of the company's stock valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 347 shares during the period. Blue Trust Inc. raised its position in Edgewell Personal Care by 18.7% during the fourth quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 3,200 shares of the company's stock worth $116,000 after acquiring an additional 503 shares during the period. Sanctuary Advisors LLC raised its position in Edgewell Personal Care by 2.6% during the fourth quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC now owns 20,502 shares of the company's stock worth $695,000 after acquiring an additional 529 shares during the period. Bank of Montreal Can raised its position in Edgewell Personal Care by 6.2% during the fourth quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 10,890 shares of the company's stock worth $366,000 after acquiring an additional 636 shares during the period. Finally, MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. raised its position in Edgewell Personal Care by 2.6% during the fourth quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 27,633 shares of the company's stock worth $928,000 after acquiring an additional 702 shares during the period. 91.91% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Edgewell Personal Care Trading Up 1.3%

Shares of EPC traded up $0.34 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $27.09. The stock had a trading volume of 538,194 shares, compared to its average volume of 485,546. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.96, a current ratio of 2.06 and a quick ratio of 0.97. Edgewell Personal Care Co has a 52-week low of $24.35 and a 52-week high of $41.50. The business's fifty day moving average is $28.84 and its 200 day moving average is $31.43. The firm has a market cap of $1.27 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.80 and a beta of 0.84.

Edgewell Personal Care (NYSE:EPC - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, May 7th. The company reported $0.87 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.90 by ($0.03). Edgewell Personal Care had a net margin of 4.09% and a return on equity of 9.29%. The company had revenue of $580.70 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $591.01 million. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $0.88 EPS. The company's quarterly revenue was down 3.1% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, sell-side analysts predict that Edgewell Personal Care Co will post 3.16 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Edgewell Personal Care Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, July 9th. Shareholders of record on Friday, June 6th will be given a $0.15 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, June 6th. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.22%. Edgewell Personal Care's payout ratio is currently 35.09%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts have recently issued reports on EPC shares. UBS Group upped their target price on shares of Edgewell Personal Care from $31.00 to $32.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Thursday, April 17th. Royal Bank of Canada dropped their target price on shares of Edgewell Personal Care from $43.00 to $35.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a report on Thursday, May 8th. Morgan Stanley dropped their target price on shares of Edgewell Personal Care from $35.00 to $32.00 and set an "underweight" rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, February 11th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Edgewell Personal Care from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Saturday, May 17th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company dropped their target price on shares of Edgewell Personal Care from $35.00 to $32.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a report on Thursday, May 8th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have assigned a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $33.00.

Edgewell Personal Care Profile

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.