Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH Acquires Shares of 47,244 Edgewell Personal Care Company (NYSE:EPC)

Key Points

• Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH acquired 47,244 shares of Edgewell Personal Care Company, valued at approximately $1,474,000, representing about 0.10% ownership.
• Several institutional investors increased their stakes in Edgewell Personal Care, including LPL Financial LLC, which raised its position by 71.3%, and Vanguard Group, increasing its investment by 0.4%.
• Edgewell Personal Care's stock has faced fluctuations, opening at $25.20, with a 52-week high of $40.71 and a recent consensus target price among analysts set at $33.14.

Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH bought a new stake in shares of Edgewell Personal Care Company (NYSE:EPC - Free Report) during the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm bought 47,244 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,474,000. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH owned 0.10% of Edgewell Personal Care as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of EPC. Quadrant Capital Group LLC grew its position in shares of Edgewell Personal Care by 85.9% during the 4th quarter. Quadrant Capital Group LLC now owns 751 shares of the company's stock valued at $25,000 after acquiring an additional 347 shares during the period. Sterling Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in Edgewell Personal Care by 805.9% in the 4th quarter. Sterling Capital Management LLC now owns 1,531 shares of the company's stock worth $51,000 after buying an additional 1,362 shares during the last quarter. Blue Trust Inc. boosted its holdings in Edgewell Personal Care by 35.3% in the 1st quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 3,100 shares of the company's stock worth $97,000 after buying an additional 809 shares during the last quarter. TD Private Client Wealth LLC boosted its holdings in Edgewell Personal Care by 24.1% in the 1st quarter. TD Private Client Wealth LLC now owns 3,533 shares of the company's stock worth $110,000 after buying an additional 686 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Tower Research Capital LLC TRC boosted its holdings in Edgewell Personal Care by 166.5% in the 4th quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 4,362 shares of the company's stock worth $147,000 after buying an additional 2,725 shares during the last quarter. 91.91% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research firms recently issued reports on EPC. UBS Group lifted their price objective on Edgewell Personal Care from $31.00 to $32.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Thursday, April 17th. Barclays boosted their target price on Edgewell Personal Care from $25.00 to $26.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a report on Tuesday, July 15th. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their target price on Edgewell Personal Care from $35.00 to $32.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, May 8th. Royal Bank Of Canada lowered their target price on Edgewell Personal Care from $43.00 to $35.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, May 8th. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded Edgewell Personal Care from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Saturday, May 17th. One equities research 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. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $33.14.

Edgewell Personal Care Stock Down 18.8%

Shares of Edgewell Personal Care stock traded down $4.70 during trading hours on Tuesday, reaching $20.31. 2,190,549 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 634,161. Edgewell Personal Care Company has a 1 year low of $19.13 and a 1 year high of $40.71. The stock's fifty day moving average is $25.40 and its 200 day moving average is $28.62. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.95, a quick ratio of 0.93 and a current ratio of 1.89. The firm has a market cap of $954.94 million, a PE ratio of 11.87 and a beta of 0.81.

Edgewell Personal Care (NYSE:EPC - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 7th. The company reported $0.87 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.90 by ($0.03). Edgewell Personal Care had a return on equity of 9.20% and a net margin of 3.81%. The company had revenue of $580.70 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $591.01 million. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.88 EPS. The firm's revenue was down 3.1% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Edgewell Personal Care Company will post 3.16 earnings per share for the current year.

Edgewell Personal Care Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, July 9th. Investors of record on Friday, June 6th were issued a $0.15 dividend. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, June 6th. Edgewell Personal Care's dividend payout ratio is 35.09%.

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.