Brokerages Set Edgewell Personal Care Company (NYSE:EPC) PT at $23.17

Edgewell Personal Care Company (NYSE:EPC) has earned an average recommendation of “Hold” from the eight analysts that are covering the company, MarketBeat reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have given a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating on the company. The average 12-month price target among brokerages that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $23.1667.

EPC has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Edgewell Personal Care from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, October 6th. Morgan Stanley lowered their price objective on Edgewell Personal Care from $23.00 to $21.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, November 18th. Royal Bank Of Canada dropped their price objective on Edgewell Personal Care from $26.00 to $23.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, November 14th. Barclays decreased their target price on Edgewell Personal Care from $22.00 to $19.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, November 14th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price target on Edgewell Personal Care from $25.00 to $23.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, November 14th.

Institutional Trading of Edgewell Personal Care

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Brandes Investment Partners LP grew its position in Edgewell Personal Care by 40.0% in the second quarter. Brandes Investment Partners LP now owns 4,597,685 shares of the company’s stock worth $107,632,000 after acquiring an additional 1,313,248 shares in the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Edgewell Personal Care by 7.6% in the 3rd quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 3,950,190 shares of the company’s stock worth $80,426,000 after purchasing an additional 278,919 shares in the last quarter. LSV Asset Management raised its holdings in shares of Edgewell Personal Care by 0.7% during the 2nd quarter. LSV Asset Management now owns 1,345,054 shares of the company’s stock valued at $31,488,000 after buying an additional 9,170 shares in the last quarter. Gamco Investors INC. ET AL lifted its position in Edgewell Personal Care by 5.5% in the 2nd quarter. Gamco Investors INC. ET AL now owns 969,969 shares of the company’s stock worth $22,707,000 after buying an additional 50,632 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Millennium Management LLC lifted its position in Edgewell Personal Care by 106.4% in the 1st quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 915,281 shares of the company’s stock worth $28,566,000 after buying an additional 471,774 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 91.91% of the company’s stock.

Edgewell Personal Care Stock Performance

NYSE:EPC opened at $17.44 on Friday. The business’s fifty day moving average is $18.20 and its 200 day moving average is $21.44. The firm has a market cap of $810.26 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.54 and a beta of 0.61. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.89, a quick ratio of 0.90 and a current ratio of 1.76. Edgewell Personal Care has a 52-week low of $15.88 and a 52-week high of $34.72.

Edgewell Personal Care (NYSE:EPC) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, November 13th. The company reported $0.68 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.82 by ($0.14). Edgewell Personal Care had a net margin of 1.14% and a return on equity of 7.85%. The company had revenue of $537.20 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $532.67 million. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.72 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 3.8% compared to the same quarter last year. Edgewell Personal Care has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.150-2.550 EPS. Research analysts predict that Edgewell Personal Care will post 3.16 EPS for the current year.

Edgewell Personal Care Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, January 8th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, December 4th will be paid a $0.15 dividend. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, December 4th. Edgewell Personal Care’s payout ratio is currently 115.38%.

About Edgewell Personal Care

Edgewell Personal Care Inc, incorporated in 2015 and headquartered in Shelton, Connecticut, is a global consumer products company specializing in personal care, sun care, shaving and feminine care solutions. The company emerged as a spin-off from Energizer Holdings’ personal care division, listing its shares on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker “EPC.” Edgewell’s portfolio comprises well-known brands that cater to everyday personal grooming and protection needs.

In the shaving segment, Edgewell markets razors and refill blades under brands such as Schick and Wilkinson Sword, targeting both men’s and women’s grooming categories.