Edgewell Personal Care Co (NYSE:EPC) Shares Sold by Gabelli Funds LLC

Gabelli Funds LLC lowered its stake in shares of Edgewell Personal Care Co (NYSE:EPC - Free Report) by 2.2% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 828,925 shares of the company's stock after selling 19,000 shares during the quarter. Gabelli Funds LLC owned about 1.70% of Edgewell Personal Care worth $27,852,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Edgewell Personal Care by 0.4% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 5,799,860 shares of the company's stock worth $194,875,000 after purchasing an additional 24,850 shares during the period. American Century Companies Inc. raised its stake in shares of Edgewell Personal Care by 2.0% in the 4th quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 3,222,739 shares of the company's stock valued at $108,284,000 after acquiring an additional 64,257 shares during the period. Brandes Investment Partners LP lifted its holdings in shares of Edgewell Personal Care by 21.1% during the 4th quarter. Brandes Investment Partners LP now owns 2,041,665 shares of the company's stock valued at $68,600,000 after acquiring an additional 355,224 shares in the last quarter. LSV Asset Management boosted its position in Edgewell Personal Care by 6.8% during the 4th quarter. LSV Asset Management now owns 1,166,152 shares of the company's stock worth $39,183,000 after purchasing an additional 74,231 shares during the period. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Edgewell Personal Care by 0.6% in the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,130,160 shares of the company's stock valued at $41,078,000 after buying an additional 6,964 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 91.91% of the company's stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts recently commented on the company. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price target on Edgewell Personal Care from $37.00 to $35.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, February 11th. UBS Group boosted their price objective on shares of Edgewell Personal Care from $31.00 to $32.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research report on Thursday. Canaccord Genuity Group lowered their target price on Edgewell Personal Care from $53.00 to $40.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, February 11th. StockNews.com lowered Edgewell Personal Care from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a research report on Thursday. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada reduced their price target on shares of Edgewell Personal Care from $48.00 to $43.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, February 11th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, two have issued a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $35.71.

Edgewell Personal Care Price Performance

Edgewell Personal Care stock traded down $0.11 during trading hours on Monday, hitting $29.93. 50,846 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 455,172. Edgewell Personal Care Co has a 1-year low of $26.65 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 $1.44 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.36 and a beta of 0.94. The firm's 50-day simple moving average is $30.25 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $32.98.

Edgewell Personal Care (NYSE:EPC - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, February 10th. The company reported $0.07 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.13 by ($0.06). Edgewell Personal Care had a net margin of 4.09% and a return on equity of 9.29%. As a group, analysts forecast that Edgewell Personal Care Co will post 3.16 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Edgewell Personal Care Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, April 9th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, March 5th were paid a $0.15 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, March 5th. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.00%. Edgewell Personal Care's dividend payout ratio is currently 32.79%.

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.