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Shares of Edgewell Personal Care Co ( NYSE:EPC – Get Free Report ) have received an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the five brokerages that are covering the company, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating on the company. The average 12 month target price among brokers that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $42.
40. Several equities analysts have weighed in on EPC shares. UBS Group dropped their price objective on Edgewell Personal Care from $42.
00 to $40.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, August 7th. Truist Financial cut their price target on shares of Edgewell Personal Care from $50.
00 to $40.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, October 16th. StockNews.
com lowered shares of Edgewell Personal Care from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, September 20th. Finally, Barclays cut their target price on Edgewell Personal Care from $37.00 to $36.
00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, November 11th. Read Our Latest Stock Analysis on Edgewell Personal Care Edgewell Personal Care Stock Down 0.6 % Edgewell Personal Care ( NYSE:EPC – Get Free Report ) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, November 7th.
The company reported $0.72 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.67 by $0.
05. Edgewell Personal Care had a return on equity of 9.78% and a net margin of 4.
38%. The firm had revenue of $517.60 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $535.
23 million. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.72 EPS.
The company’s revenue for the quarter was down 3.1% on a year-over-year basis. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Edgewell Personal Care will post 3.
21 EPS for the current fiscal year. Edgewell Personal Care Dividend Announcement The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, January 8th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 3rd will be paid a $0.
15 dividend. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.
73%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, December 3rd. Edgewell Personal Care’s payout ratio is 30.
61%. Institutional Inflows and Outflows Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. BNP Paribas Financial Markets grew its holdings in Edgewell Personal Care by 91.
5% during the first quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 27,175 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,050,000 after purchasing an additional 12,988 shares during the period. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC bought a new position in shares of Edgewell Personal Care during the 1st quarter worth $568,000.
SG Americas Securities LLC grew its stake in shares of Edgewell Personal Care by 15.0% during the 1st quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 9,600 shares of the company’s stock worth $371,000 after acquiring an additional 1,255 shares during the period.
Sei Investments Co. increased its holdings in Edgewell Personal Care by 4.0% in the 1st quarter.
Sei Investments Co. now owns 397,040 shares of the company’s stock worth $15,342,000 after acquiring an additional 15,131 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Russell Investments Group Ltd.
raised its stake in Edgewell Personal Care by 25.5% in the 1st quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd.
now owns 40,431 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,562,000 after acquiring an additional 8,214 shares during the period. 91.91% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.
Edgewell Personal Care Company Profile ( Get 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.
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