Edgewell Personal Care (NYSE:EPC) Updates FY 2026 Earnings Guidance

Edgewell Personal Care (NYSE:EPC) updated its FY 2026 earnings guidance on Wednesday. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 1.800-2.000 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 1.910. The company issued revenue guidance of $2.3 billion-$2.3 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $2.0 billion.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages have recently weighed in on EPC. Morgan Stanley set a $31.00 price objective on Edgewell Personal Care in a report on Thursday. Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d)” rating on shares of Edgewell Personal Care in a research report on Wednesday, June 24th. Zacks Research upgraded Edgewell Personal Care from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, April 13th. Barclays lifted their price objective on shares of Edgewell Personal Care from $28.00 to $29.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Friday. Finally, Canaccord Genuity Group lifted their price target on Edgewell Personal Care from $32.00 to $34.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 7th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $31.83.

Edgewell Personal Care Trading Up 1.1%

Shares of Edgewell Personal Care stock traded up $0.30 during trading on Friday, hitting $28.42. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 221,426 shares, compared to its average volume of 806,084. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.85, a current ratio of 1.84 and a quick ratio of 1.07. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $25.25 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $22.24. Edgewell Personal Care has a 52 week low of $15.73 and a 52 week high of $29.95. The stock has a market cap of $1.31 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -14.22 and a beta of 0.39.

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

Edgewell Personal Care Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 8th. Investors of record on Wednesday, September 9th will be issued a $0.15 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, September 9th. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.1%. Edgewell Personal Care’s payout ratio is -35.93%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in EPC. Aster Capital Management DIFC Ltd grew its stake in shares of Edgewell Personal Care by 158.0% in the fourth quarter. Aster Capital Management DIFC Ltd now owns 1,486 shares of the company’s stock worth $25,000 after acquiring an additional 910 shares during the last quarter. Meeder Asset Management Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Edgewell Personal Care during the 4th quarter valued at about $30,000. Quadrant Capital Group LLC boosted its stake in shares of Edgewell Personal Care by 291.9% in the 4th quarter. Quadrant Capital Group LLC now owns 1,975 shares of the company’s stock worth $34,000 after buying an additional 1,471 shares during the last quarter. iSAM Funds UK Ltd bought a new stake in shares of Edgewell Personal Care in the third quarter worth $87,000. Finally, PNC Financial Services Group Inc. lifted its holdings in Edgewell Personal Care by 364.4% in the fourth quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 5,234 shares of the company’s stock valued at $89,000 after acquiring an additional 4,107 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 91.91% of the company’s stock.

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.