Edgewell Personal Care Company (NYSE:EPC) Given Consensus Recommendation of “Hold” by Analysts

Shares of Edgewell Personal Care Company (NYSE:EPC) have been assigned an average recommendation of “Hold” from the eight brokerages that are covering the company, MarketBeat.com reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have assigned a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company. The average 12 month price objective among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $24.50.

A number of equities research analysts recently weighed in on EPC shares. Barclays raised their price target on shares of Edgewell Personal Care from $19.00 to $21.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 10th. Wells Fargo & Company set a $24.00 price target on shares of Edgewell Personal Care in a report on Tuesday, February 17th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (d)” rating on shares of Edgewell Personal Care in a report on Friday, March 27th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Edgewell Personal Care from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, May 9th. Finally, Zacks Research upgraded shares of Edgewell Personal Care from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, April 13th.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its stake in Edgewell Personal Care by 176.5% during the 1st quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 260,344 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,556,000 after acquiring an additional 166,204 shares during the last quarter. Amundi bought a new position in Edgewell Personal Care during the 1st quarter valued at $386,000. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Edgewell Personal Care by 679.9% during the 1st quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,279 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,000 after acquiring an additional 1,115 shares during the last quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System boosted its stake in Edgewell Personal Care by 29.4% during the 1st quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System now owns 56,409 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,204,000 after acquiring an additional 12,811 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada boosted its stake in Edgewell Personal Care by 50.5% during the 1st quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 46,009 shares of the company’s stock valued at $982,000 after acquiring an additional 15,441 shares during the last quarter. 91.91% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Edgewell Personal Care Price Performance

EPC opened at $17.70 on Tuesday. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $20.70 and a 200 day simple moving average of $19.57. The firm has a market cap of $815.80 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -10.60 and a beta of 0.55. Edgewell Personal Care has a twelve month low of $15.73 and a twelve month high of $28.28. The company has a current ratio of 1.81, a quick ratio of 1.07 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.86.

Edgewell Personal Care (NYSE:EPC) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 6th. The company reported $0.60 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.43 by $0.17. The business had revenue of $519.50 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $518.51 million. Edgewell Personal Care had a negative net margin of 3.69% and a positive return on equity of 6.31%. The business’s revenue was up .6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.69 EPS. Edgewell Personal Care has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.700-2.100 EPS. Equities research analysts expect that Edgewell Personal Care will post 1.95 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Edgewell Personal Care Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, July 9th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, June 10th will be paid a dividend of $0.15 per share. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.4%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, June 10th. Edgewell Personal Care’s dividend payout ratio is -35.93%.

Edgewell Personal Care Company Profile

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.