Edgewell Personal Care Company (NYSE:EPC) Position Increased by Victory Capital Management Inc.

Victory Capital Management Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Edgewell Personal Care Company (NYSE:EPC - Free Report) by 13.5% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 542,525 shares of the company's stock after acquiring an additional 64,722 shares during the period. Victory Capital Management Inc. owned 1.12% of Edgewell Personal Care worth $16,932,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the stock. Quadrant Capital Group LLC lifted its position in Edgewell Personal Care by 85.9% during the fourth quarter. Quadrant Capital Group LLC now owns 751 shares of the company's stock worth $25,000 after buying an additional 347 shares during the period. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC increased its stake in shares of Edgewell Personal Care by 3.0% during the 1st quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 17,986 shares of the company's stock valued at $561,000 after acquiring an additional 517 shares during the last quarter. Bank of Montreal Can lifted its holdings in shares of Edgewell Personal Care by 6.2% during the 4th 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. TD Private Client Wealth LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Edgewell Personal Care by 24.1% during the 1st quarter. TD Private Client Wealth LLC now owns 3,533 shares of the company's stock worth $110,000 after acquiring an additional 686 shares during the period. Finally, MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. lifted its holdings 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 acquiring an additional 702 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 91.91% of the company's stock.

Edgewell Personal Care Stock Up 0.8%

Shares of EPC stock traded up $0.21 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $26.96. The company had a trading volume of 370,618 shares, compared to its average volume of 765,094. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.95, a quick ratio of 0.93 and a current ratio of 1.89. Edgewell Personal Care Company has a twelve month low of $22.61 and a twelve month high of $40.71. The company has a market capitalization of $1.27 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.77 and a beta of 0.78. The stock's fifty day simple moving average is $25.66 and its 200 day simple moving average is $28.96.

Edgewell Personal Care (NYSE:EPC - Get Free Report) last posted its 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 3.81% and a return on equity of 9.20%. The company had revenue of $580.70 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $591.01 million. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.88 EPS. Edgewell Personal Care's quarterly revenue was down 3.1% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Edgewell Personal Care Company will post 3.16 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Edgewell Personal Care Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, July 9th. Stockholders of record on Friday, June 6th were paid a $0.15 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, June 6th. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.23%. Edgewell Personal Care's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 35.09%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages have recently weighed in on EPC. Royal Bank Of Canada cut their price objective on shares of Edgewell Personal Care from $43.00 to $35.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, May 8th. Barclays increased their price objective on shares of 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 cut their price objective on shares of Edgewell Personal Care from $35.00 to $32.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, May 8th. Canaccord Genuity Group dropped their price target on Edgewell Personal Care from $40.00 to $35.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, May 8th. Finally, UBS Group upped their price target on Edgewell Personal Care from $31.00 to $32.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Thursday, April 17th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have given a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Edgewell Personal Care has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $33.14.

Edgewell Personal Care Company 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.