Edgewell Personal Care (EPC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Edgewell Personal Care Co. (NYSE:EPC) is a global consumer products company focused on personal care. Its portfolio includes shaving, sun and skin care, and feminine care products sold under a range of established brands.

The company’s shaving brands include Schick, Wilkinson Sword, Edge, and Skintimate. Its sun and skin care portfolio includes Banana Boat, Hawaiian Tropic, Bulldog, and Jack Black, while its feminine care products include Playtex, Stayfree, and Carefree. Edgewell sells products through mass retailers, supermarkets, drugstores, specialty retailers, e-commerce channels, and other distribution networks.

Edgewell was established in 2015 when Energizer Holdings separated its personal care business into an independent publicly traded company. Based in Shelton, Connecticut, the company serves consumers in North America and international markets, with products distributed across numerous countries. Rod Little serves as Edgewell’s president and chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $26.76 to $27.45
• 50-Day Range: $26.65 to $29.23
• 52-Week Range: $15.73 to $29.95
• Volume: 101,749 shs
• Average Volume: 754,700 shs
• Market Capitalization: $1.24 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 2.23%
• Price Target: $31.83
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Edgewell Personal Care Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Edgewell Personal Care scored higher than 63% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 86th out of 167 stocks in the consumer staples sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.6 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Edgewell Personal Care has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.25, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 3 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

Edgewell Personal Care has a consensus price target of $31.83, representing about 18.2% upside from its current price of $26.94.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Edgewell Personal Care has been the subject of 6 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 5.67%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Edgewell Personal Care are expected to grow by 5.67% in the coming year, from $1.94 to $2.05 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Edgewell Personal Care is -13.48, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Edgewell Personal Care is -13.48, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Edgewell Personal Care has a P/B Ratio of 0.81. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

10.16% of the float of Edgewell Personal Care has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Edgewell Personal Care has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 8.58.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Edgewell Personal Care has recently increased by 3.86%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Edgewell Personal Care pays a meaningful dividend of 2.22%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Edgewell Personal Care does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Edgewell Personal Care will have a dividend payout ratio of 29.27% next year. This indicates that Edgewell Personal Care will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.90

News Sentiment

Edgewell Personal Care has a news sentiment score of 1.90. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.50 average news sentiment score of Consumer Staples companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Edgewell Personal Care this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 1 people have searched for EPC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Edgewell Personal Care insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

3.00% of the stock of Edgewell Personal Care is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

91.91% of the stock of Edgewell Personal Care is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 7/9 Dividend: 6/10/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 7/9 Dividend: 6/10/2026
• Dividend Payable: 7/09/2026
• Last Earnings: 8/05/2026
• Record date for 10/8 Dividend: 9/09/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 10/8 Dividend: 9/09/2026
• Today: 10/02/2026
• Dividend Payable: 10/08/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/12/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 9/30/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Consumer Staples
• Industry: Personal Care Products
• Sub-Industry: Personal Care Products
• Current Symbol: NYSE:EPC
• CIK: 1096752
• Web: www.edgewell.com
• Phone: 203-944-5500
• Fax: 314-985-2000
• Employees: 6,700
• Year Founded: 2015

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Edgewell Personal Care: $31.83
• High Price Target: $35.00
• Low Price Target: $29.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +18.3%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.25
• Research Coverage: 8 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($2.00)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: 13.87
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $25.40 million
• Net Margins: -4.55%
• Pretax Margin: -1.69%
• Return on Equity: 5.76%
• Return on Assets: 2.35%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.85
• Current Ratio: 1.84
• Quick Ratio: 1.12

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $2.22 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.56
• Cash Flow: $4.49 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 5.99
• Book Value: $33.43 per share
• Price / Book: 0.80

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 46,090,000
• Free Float: 44,706,000
• Market Cap: $1.24 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.34