Edgewell Personal Care Company (NYSE:EPC) Stock Has Average Price Target of $31.50 According to Analysts

Edgewell Personal Care Company (NYSE:EPC) has been assigned an average recommendation of “Hold” from the eight research firms that are currently covering the stock, Marketbeat reports. One research 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 brokerages that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $31.50.

Several brokerages have recently commented on EPC. Morgan Stanley set a $31.00 price target on Edgewell Personal Care in a research note on Thursday, August 6th. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price objective on Edgewell Personal Care from $32.00 to $30.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, October 5th. Royal Bank Of Canada raised their price objective on Edgewell Personal Care from $26.00 to $35.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 6th. Weiss Ratings raised Edgewell Personal Care from a “sell (d)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a report on Tuesday, August 25th. Finally, Barclays lifted their price objective on Edgewell Personal Care from $28.00 to $29.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Friday, August 7th.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC acquired a new position in shares of Edgewell Personal Care during the 2nd quarter worth $27,000. Global Retirement Partners LLC acquired a new stake in Edgewell Personal Care in the 2nd quarter valued at about $27,000. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC grew its stake in Edgewell Personal Care by 679.9% in the 1st quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,279 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,000 after acquiring an additional 1,115 shares during the last quarter. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio acquired a new stake in Edgewell Personal Care in the 2nd quarter valued at about $89,000. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC grew its stake in Edgewell Personal Care by 11.1% in the 3rd quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 3,836 shares of the company’s stock valued at $103,000 after acquiring an additional 383 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 91.91% of the company’s stock.

Edgewell Personal Care Stock Up 0.1%

EPC stock opened at $27.93 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $1.29 billion, a P/E ratio of -13.96 and a beta of 0.34. Edgewell Personal Care has a 52 week low of $15.73 and a 52 week high of $29.95. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $27.85 and its 200 day moving average price is $24.85. The company has a current ratio of 1.84, a quick ratio of 1.12 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.85.

Edgewell Personal Care (NYSE:EPC) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, August 5th. The company reported $0.72 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.64 by $0.08. Edgewell Personal Care had a negative net margin of 4.55% and a positive return on equity of 5.76%. The company had revenue of $570.10 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $574.87 million. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $1.04 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was down 9.1% compared to the same quarter last year. Edgewell Personal Care has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.800-2.000 EPS. On average, research analysts expect that Edgewell Personal Care will post 1.94 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Edgewell Personal Care Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, October 8th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, September 9th were issued a $0.15 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, September 9th. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.1%. Edgewell Personal Care’s dividend payout ratio is -30.00%.

About Edgewell Personal Care

Edgewell Personal Care Co (NYSE:EPC) is a global consumer products company focused on personal care. Its portfolio includes shaving, sun and skin care, and feminine care products sold under a range of established brands.

The company’s shaving brands include Schick, Wilkinson Sword, Edge, and Skintimate. Its sun and skin care portfolio includes Banana Boat, Hawaiian Tropic, Bulldog, and Jack Black, while its feminine care products include Playtex, Stayfree, and Carefree. Edgewell sells products through mass retailers, supermarkets, drugstores, specialty retailers, e-commerce channels, and other distribution networks.

Edgewell was established in 2015 when Energizer Holdings separated its personal care business into an independent publicly traded company.