Edgewell Personal Care Co (NYSE:EPC) Stock Holdings Lifted by First Trust Advisors LP

First Trust Advisors LP boosted its stake in Edgewell Personal Care Co (NYSE:EPC - Free Report) by 49.4% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 120,197 shares of the company's stock after purchasing an additional 39,732 shares during the period. First Trust Advisors LP owned approximately 0.25% of Edgewell Personal Care worth $4,039,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of EPC. Quadrant Capital Group LLC raised its holdings 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 buying an additional 347 shares during the period. R Squared Ltd purchased a new stake in shares of Edgewell Personal Care during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $36,000. Wolverine Asset Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Edgewell Personal Care by 217.4% during the fourth quarter. Wolverine Asset Management LLC now owns 1,168 shares of the company's stock worth $39,000 after purchasing an additional 800 shares in the last quarter. Sterling Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Edgewell Personal Care by 805.9% in the fourth quarter. Sterling Capital Management LLC now owns 1,531 shares of the company's stock valued at $51,000 after purchasing an additional 1,362 shares during the period. Finally, KBC Group NV grew its holdings in Edgewell Personal Care by 56.5% during the 4th quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 2,279 shares of the company's stock valued at $77,000 after purchasing an additional 823 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 91.91% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of brokerages have commented on EPC. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Edgewell Personal Care from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Friday, April 25th. Morgan Stanley reduced their price target on Edgewell Personal Care from $35.00 to $32.00 and set an "underweight" rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, February 11th. Royal Bank of Canada dropped their price objective on Edgewell Personal Care from $48.00 to $43.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, February 11th. Barclays reduced their target price on Edgewell Personal Care from $30.00 to $28.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a research note on Friday, April 11th. Finally, UBS Group lifted 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. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have given a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Edgewell Personal Care currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $35.29.

Edgewell Personal Care Stock Performance

EPC traded down $1.19 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $25.82. The company's stock had a trading volume of 355,555 shares, compared to its average volume of 466,024. Edgewell Personal Care Co has a fifty-two week low of $24.35 and a fifty-two week high of $41.50. The company has a current ratio of 2.06, a quick ratio of 0.97 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.96. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.25 billion, a PE ratio of 14.11 and a beta of 0.91. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $30.18 and a 200 day simple moving average of $32.59.

Edgewell Personal Care (NYSE:EPC - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results 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). The company had revenue of $580.70 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $591.01 million. Edgewell Personal Care had a net margin of 4.09% and a return on equity of 9.29%. The company's revenue for the quarter was down 3.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $0.88 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Edgewell Personal Care Co will post 3.16 EPS for the current year.

About Edgewell Personal Care

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.