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Brandes Investment Partners LP lifted its stake in shares of Edgewell Personal Care Co ( NYSE:EPC – Free Report ) by 19.7% during the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 1,529,647 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 252,235 shares during the quarter.
Brandes Investment Partners LP owned about 3.09% of Edgewell Personal Care worth $61,545,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period. A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the stock.
Clearstead Trust LLC acquired a new position in shares of Edgewell Personal Care in the second quarter worth about $33,000. Northwest Investment Counselors LLC acquired a new position in Edgewell Personal Care in the 1st quarter worth approximately $35,000. TFO Wealth Partners LLC grew its position in Edgewell Personal Care by 32,900.
0% during the 4th quarter. TFO Wealth Partners LLC now owns 990 shares of the company’s stock worth $36,000 after purchasing an additional 987 shares in the last quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in Edgewell Personal Care during the 2nd quarter valued at $53,000.
Finally, Innealta Capital LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Edgewell Personal Care in the second quarter valued at $76,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 91.91% of the company’s stock.
Analyst Ratings Changes EPC has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. UBS Group lowered their price target on Edgewell Personal Care from $42.00 to $40.
00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, August 7th. StockNews.com downgraded Edgewell Personal Care from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, September 20th.
Finally, Barclays reduced their target price on shares of Edgewell Personal Care from $41.00 to $40.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, August 7th.
One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have issued a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $41.
80. Edgewell Personal Care Stock Up 0.5 % Shares of EPC stock opened at $36.
48 on Monday. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $38.28 and its 200 day simple moving average is $38.
44. Edgewell Personal Care Co has a twelve month low of $33.71 and a twelve month high of $41.
50. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.82, a quick ratio of 0.
94 and a current ratio of 1.79. The company has a market capitalization of $1.
81 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.26 and a beta of 0.87.
Edgewell Personal Care ( NYSE:EPC – Get Free Report ) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 6th. The company reported $1.22 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.
01 by $0.21. Edgewell Personal Care had a net margin of 5.
26% and a return on equity of 9.92%. The company had revenue of $647.
80 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $649.67 million. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $0.
98 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was down .3% compared to the same quarter last year.
As a group, research analysts predict that Edgewell Personal Care Co will post 3 EPS for the current year. Edgewell Personal Care Dividend Announcement The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 3rd. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, September 4th will be issued a $0.
15 dividend. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.
64%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, September 4th. Edgewell Personal Care’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 25.
10%. Edgewell Personal Care Company Profile ( 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.
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