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Federated Hermes Inc. purchased a new stake in Edgewell Personal Care Co ( NYSE:EPC – Free Report ) during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 49,665 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,669,000.
Federated Hermes Inc. owned about 0.10% of Edgewell Personal Care as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Several other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Quadrant Capital Group LLC raised its stake in Edgewell Personal Care by 85.9% in the 4th quarter.
Quadrant Capital Group LLC now owns 751 shares of the company’s stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 347 shares in the last quarter. R Squared Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of Edgewell Personal Care in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $36,000. Wolverine Asset Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Edgewell Personal Care by 217.
4% in the fourth quarter. Wolverine Asset Management LLC now owns 1,168 shares of the company’s stock valued at $39,000 after buying an additional 800 shares during the period. KBC Group NV grew its position in Edgewell Personal Care by 56.
5% during the fourth quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 2,279 shares of the company’s stock worth $77,000 after buying an additional 823 shares in the last quarter. Finally, TD Private Client Wealth LLC increased its stake in Edgewell Personal Care by 33.
1% during the 3rd quarter. TD Private Client Wealth LLC now owns 2,788 shares of the company’s stock worth $101,000 after acquiring an additional 693 shares during the period. 91.
91% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds. Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth Several research firms have recently issued reports on EPC. StockNews.
com raised Edgewell Personal Care from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, April 8th. Morgan Stanley reduced their price objective on shares of Edgewell Personal Care from $35.00 to $32.
00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, February 11th. Barclays dropped their target price on shares of Edgewell Personal Care from $30.00 to $28.
00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Friday. Royal Bank of Canada reduced their price target on shares of Edgewell Personal Care from $48.00 to $43.
00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, February 11th. Finally, UBS Group lowered their price objective on shares of Edgewell Personal Care from $40.00 to $36.
00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, January 16th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have given a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.
com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $36.29. Edgewell Personal Care Trading Up 1.
1 % NYSE EPC opened at $30.13 on Tuesday. Edgewell Personal Care Co has a twelve month low of $26.
65 and a twelve month high of $41.50. The business’s fifty day moving average is $30.
29 and its 200 day moving average is $33.14. The company has a quick ratio of 0.
97, a current ratio of 2.06 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.96.
The company has a market cap of $1.45 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.46 and a beta of 0.
94. Edgewell Personal Care ( NYSE:EPC – Get Free Report ) last released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, February 10th. The company reported $0.
07 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.13 by ($0.06).
Edgewell Personal Care had a return on equity of 9.29% and a net margin of 4.09%.
As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Edgewell Personal Care Co will post 3.16 EPS for the current fiscal year. Edgewell Personal Care Announces Dividend The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, April 9th.
Investors of record on Wednesday, March 5th were paid a $0.15 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, March 5th.
This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.99%.
Edgewell Personal Care’s dividend payout ratio is 32.79%. About Edgewell Personal Care ( Free Report ) 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. Further Reading Receive News & Ratings for Edgewell Personal Care Daily - Enter your email address below to receive a concise daily summary of the latest news and analysts' ratings for Edgewell Personal Care and related companies with MarketBeat.
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