Edgewell Personal Care Co (NYSE:EPC – Get Rating) has been assigned an average recommendation of "Hold" from the eight research firms that are covering the company, MarketBeat Ratings reports. 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 company. The average 12-month price target among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is $44.50.

A number of research analysts have recently commented on the company. Wells Fargo & Company increased their target price on Edgewell Personal Care from $39.00 to $44.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 3rd. Barclays increased their price objective on shares of Edgewell Personal Care from $29.00 to $33.00 and gave the company an "underweight" rating in a research report on Monday, August 8th.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of EPC. Verition Fund Management LLC purchased a new stake in Edgewell Personal Care in the 2nd quarter valued at about $858,000. Captrust Financial Advisors grew its stake in Edgewell Personal Care by 228.0% in the second quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 2,309 shares of the company's stock worth $80,000 after purchasing an additional 1,605 shares in the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. increased its holdings in Edgewell Personal Care by 9.5% during the 2nd quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 241,794 shares of the company's stock worth $8,347,000 after purchasing an additional 21,040 shares during the period. Jane Street Group LLC increased its holdings in Edgewell Personal Care by 370.2% during the 2nd quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 29,307 shares of the company's stock worth $1,012,000 after purchasing an additional 23,074 shares during the period. Finally, Thrivent Financial for Lutherans lifted its holdings in shares of Edgewell Personal Care by 17.8% in the 2nd quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 51,875 shares of the company's stock worth $1,791,000 after buying an additional 7,854 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 93.26% of the company's stock.

Edgewell Personal Care Stock Performance

Edgewell Personal Care (NYSE:EPC – Get Rating) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 4th. The company reported $0.86 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.70 by $0.16. Edgewell Personal Care had a return on equity of 9.90% and a net margin of 5.00%. The firm had revenue of $623.80 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $613.70 million. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.89 earnings per share. The business's quarterly revenue was up 8.8% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that Edgewell Personal Care will post 2.55 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Edgewell Personal Care Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, October 5th. Stockholders of record on Friday, September 2nd will be paid a $0.15 dividend. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.60%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, September 1st. Edgewell Personal Care's dividend payout ratio is currently 30.00%.

About Edgewell Personal Care

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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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