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

Two Sigma Investments LP cut its position in shares of Edgewell Personal Care Co (NYSE:EPC - Free Report) by 52.2% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 59,083 shares of the company's stock after selling 64,434 shares during the quarter. Two Sigma Investments LP owned 0.12% of Edgewell Personal Care worth $1,985,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Barclays PLC boosted its stake in shares of Edgewell Personal Care by 563.6% during the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 148,553 shares of the company's stock valued at $5,400,000 after acquiring an additional 126,168 shares during the last quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC lifted its holdings in Edgewell Personal Care by 12.9% in the 4th quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 750,369 shares of the company's stock valued at $25,122,000 after purchasing an additional 85,467 shares in the last quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. boosted its stake in shares of Edgewell Personal Care by 2.6% during the 4th quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 27,633 shares of the company's stock worth $928,000 after purchasing an additional 702 shares during the last quarter. Amundi boosted its stake in shares of Edgewell Personal Care by 188.6% during the 4th quarter. Amundi now owns 25,051 shares of the company's stock worth $807,000 after purchasing an additional 16,370 shares during the last quarter. Finally, LPL Financial LLC boosted its stake in shares of Edgewell Personal Care by 71.3% during the 4th quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 12,057 shares of the company's stock worth $405,000 after purchasing an additional 5,019 shares during the last quarter. 91.91% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Edgewell Personal Care Trading Down 0.7%

Shares of NYSE:EPC traded down $0.20 during midday trading on Thursday, reaching $26.76. The company's stock had a trading volume of 571,075 shares, compared to its average volume of 484,572. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $28.92 and a 200 day moving average price of $31.49. Edgewell Personal Care Co has a 1 year low of $24.35 and a 1 year high of $41.50. The company has a quick ratio of 0.97, a current ratio of 2.06 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.96. The firm has a market cap of $1.26 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.62 and a beta of 0.91.

Edgewell Personal Care (NYSE:EPC - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 7th. The company reported $0.87 earnings per share (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 firm had revenue of $580.70 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $591.01 million. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.88 EPS. Edgewell Personal Care's revenue was down 3.1% on a year-over-year basis. Research analysts forecast that Edgewell Personal Care Co will post 3.16 EPS for the current year.

Edgewell Personal Care Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, July 9th. Investors of record on Friday, June 6th will be paid a $0.15 dividend. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.24%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, June 6th. Edgewell Personal Care's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 35.09%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

EPC has been the topic of several analyst reports. UBS Group raised their price target on shares of Edgewell Personal Care from $31.00 to $32.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Thursday, April 17th. Canaccord Genuity Group decreased their price target on shares of Edgewell Personal Care from $40.00 to $35.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, May 8th. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price objective on Edgewell Personal Care from $35.00 to $32.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, May 8th. Wall Street Zen raised Edgewell Personal Care from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Saturday, May 17th. 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 report on Tuesday, February 11th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have assigned a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price 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.