Head to Head Survey: Edgewell Personal Care (EPC) and Its Rivals

Edgewell Personal Care (NYSE:EPC) is one of 55 public companies in the “Personal Care Products” industry, but how does it compare to its peers? We will compare Edgewell Personal Care to related businesses based on the strength of its risk, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability and earnings.

Risk & Volatility

Edgewell Personal Care has a beta of 0.36, suggesting that its share price is 64% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Edgewell Personal Care’s peers have a beta of 0.80, suggesting that their average share price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Edgewell Personal Care and its peers revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Edgewell Personal Care	$2.22 billion	$25.40 million	-14.29
Edgewell Personal Care Competitors	$7.93 billion	$1.11 billion	8.55

Edgewell Personal Care’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than Edgewell Personal Care. Edgewell Personal Care is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for Edgewell Personal Care and its peers, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Edgewell Personal Care	1	5	3	0	2.22
Edgewell Personal Care Competitors	903	2942	3662	229	2.42

Edgewell Personal Care currently has a consensus target price of $31.50, indicating a potential upside of 10.18%. As a group, “Personal Care Products” companies have a potential upside of 1.60%. Given Edgewell Personal Care’s higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Edgewell Personal Care is more favorable than its peers.

Dividends

Edgewell Personal Care pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Edgewell Personal Care pays out -30.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Personal Care Products” companies pay a dividend yield of 3.9% and pay out 50.4% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

91.9% of Edgewell Personal Care shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.6% of shares of all “Personal Care Products” companies are held by institutional investors. 3.0% of Edgewell Personal Care shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.7% of shares of all “Personal Care Products” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Edgewell Personal Care and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Edgewell Personal Care	-4.55%	5.76%	2.35%
Edgewell Personal Care Competitors	-4.68%	-66.64%	-0.50%

Summary

Edgewell Personal Care peers beat Edgewell Personal Care on 9 of the 15 factors compared.

Edgewell Personal Care Company Profile

Edgewell Personal Care is a global consumer products company focused on personal grooming and sun and skin care. Its products include shaving systems, disposable razors, shaving gels and creams, sunscreens and skin care products, sold through retailers and online channels. Its brand portfolio includes Schick, Wilkinson Sword, Edge, Skintimate, Billie, Banana Boat, Hawaiian Tropic, Bulldog and Jack Black. The company serves consumers in the United States and international markets. Edgewell became an independent public company in 2015 following its separation from Energizer Holdings.