Edgewell Personal Care Company (NYSE:EPC) Receives $22.67 Consensus Target Price from Analysts

Edgewell Personal Care Company (NYSE:EPC) has been assigned a consensus rating of “Hold” from the eight brokerages that are presently covering the company, Marketbeat Ratings reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, four have assigned a hold recommendation and three have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average twelve-month price target among brokers that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $22.6667.

A number of equities research analysts have commented on the stock. Morgan Stanley dropped their price objective on shares of 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. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “sell (d)” rating on shares of Edgewell Personal Care in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Zacks Research raised Edgewell Personal Care from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, October 6th. Barclays cut their price target 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 lowered their price objective on Edgewell Personal Care from $23.00 to $20.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, January 5th.

Institutional Trading of Edgewell Personal Care

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. SG Americas Securities LLC grew its position in shares of Edgewell Personal Care by 273.6% in the 4th quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 173,502 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,958,000 after buying an additional 127,061 shares during the last quarter. Voloridge Investment Management LLC lifted its position in Edgewell Personal Care by 51.1% in the third quarter. Voloridge Investment Management LLC now owns 523,702 shares of the company’s stock valued at $10,663,000 after acquiring an additional 177,076 shares during the last quarter. Verition Fund Management LLC boosted its stake in Edgewell Personal Care by 971.3% in the third quarter. Verition Fund Management LLC now owns 153,155 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,118,000 after acquiring an additional 138,859 shares in the last quarter. Mariner LLC grew its holdings in shares of Edgewell Personal Care by 48.8% during the third quarter. Mariner LLC now owns 15,803 shares of the company’s stock worth $322,000 after purchasing an additional 5,186 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Invenomic Capital Management LP grew its holdings in shares of Edgewell Personal Care by 30.1% during the third quarter. Invenomic Capital Management LP now owns 445,432 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,069,000 after purchasing an additional 103,095 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 91.91% of the company’s stock.

Edgewell Personal Care Price Performance

EPC stock opened at $18.66 on Wednesday. The business’s 50-day moving average is $17.57 and its two-hundred day moving average is $20.72. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.89, a current ratio of 1.76 and a quick ratio of 0.90. The firm has a market capitalization of $871.80 million, a P/E ratio of 35.89 and a beta of 0.61. Edgewell Personal Care has a 1 year low of $15.88 and a 1 year high of $34.72.

Edgewell Personal Care (NYSE:EPC) last released 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). The firm had revenue of $537.20 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $532.67 million. Edgewell Personal Care had a return on equity of 7.85% and a net margin of 1.14%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 3.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.72 earnings per share. Edgewell Personal Care has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.150-2.550 EPS. Analysts anticipate that Edgewell Personal Care will post 3.16 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Edgewell Personal Care Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, January 8th. Investors of record on Thursday, December 4th were issued a $0.15 dividend. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, December 4th. Edgewell Personal Care’s dividend payout ratio is 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.