Edgewell Personal Care Co (NYSE:EPC) Holdings Raised by LSV Asset Management

LSV Asset Management boosted its stake in Edgewell Personal Care Co (NYSE:EPC) by 2.3% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 903,799 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 20,445 shares during the quarter. LSV Asset Management’s holdings in Edgewell Personal Care were worth $33,106,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in EPC. Brandes Investment Partners LP raised its holdings in shares of Edgewell Personal Care by 87.4% during the 3rd quarter. Brandes Investment Partners LP now owns 1,074,269 shares of the company’s stock valued at $39,705,000 after purchasing an additional 501,032 shares in the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Edgewell Personal Care by 9.7% during the 3rd quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 2,960,134 shares of the company’s stock valued at $109,407,000 after purchasing an additional 262,499 shares in the last quarter. FMR LLC raised its holdings in shares of Edgewell Personal Care by 4,213.9% during the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 104,872 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,876,000 after purchasing an additional 102,441 shares in the last quarter. Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. bought a new position in shares of Edgewell Personal Care during the 3rd quarter valued at $2,366,000. Finally, Landscape Capital Management L.L.C. bought a new position in shares of Edgewell Personal Care during the 3rd quarter valued at $2,331,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 91.91% of the company’s stock.

Edgewell Personal Care Trading Down 0.4 %

Shares of EPC stock opened at $37.82 on Monday. Edgewell Personal Care Co has a 12-month low of $33.71 and a 12-month high of $46.13. The company has a market capitalization of $1.89 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.54 and a beta of 0.95. The company has a quick ratio of 1.03, a current ratio of 2.15 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.94. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $37.37 and a 200 day moving average price of $36.72.

Edgewell Personal Care (NYSE:EPC) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, February 7th. The company reported $0.24 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.06 by $0.18. Edgewell Personal Care had a net margin of 4.66% and a return on equity of 8.38%. The company had revenue of $488.90 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $481.41 million. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.31 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was up 4.2% on a year-over-year basis. Research analysts forecast that Edgewell Personal Care Co will post 2.8 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

EPC has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Wells Fargo & Company raised their target price on shares of Edgewell Personal Care from $40.00 to $43.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 8th. Barclays lowered their target price on shares of Edgewell Personal Care from $39.00 to $37.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, April 12th.

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.