60,662 Shares in Edgewell Personal Care Company $EPC Acquired by Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd

Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd bought a new position in Edgewell Personal Care Company (NYSE:EPC) in the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund bought 60,662 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,235,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Edgestream Partners L.P. bought a new position in shares of Edgewell Personal Care during the second quarter valued at about $1,690,000. Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC boosted its holdings in Edgewell Personal Care by 327.9% during the 2nd quarter. Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC now owns 52,759 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,235,000 after acquiring an additional 40,429 shares during the period. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH boosted its holdings in Edgewell Personal Care by 45.4% during the 2nd quarter. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH now owns 68,693 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,608,000 after acquiring an additional 21,449 shares during the period. SG Americas Securities LLC grew its position in Edgewell Personal Care by 197.3% during the 3rd quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 46,441 shares of the company’s stock worth $946,000 after acquiring an additional 30,820 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Brandes Investment Partners LP increased its stake in Edgewell Personal Care by 40.0% in the 2nd quarter. Brandes Investment Partners LP now owns 4,597,685 shares of the company’s stock worth $107,632,000 after purchasing an additional 1,313,248 shares during the period. 91.91% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms have recently weighed in on EPC. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price objective on Edgewell Personal Care from $23.00 to $20.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, January 5th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “sell (d)” rating on shares of Edgewell Personal Care in a report on Monday, December 29th. Royal Bank Of Canada dropped their price target on shares of Edgewell Personal Care from $26.00 to $23.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, November 14th. Morgan Stanley decreased their price objective on shares of Edgewell Personal Care from $23.00 to $21.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, November 18th. Finally, Barclays dropped their target price on shares of Edgewell Personal Care from $22.00 to $19.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Friday, November 14th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $22.67.

Edgewell Personal Care Stock Up 3.0%

Shares of Edgewell Personal Care stock opened at $19.46 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 1.76, a quick ratio of 0.90 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.89. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $17.82 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $20.25. The company has a market cap of $909.17 million, a P/E ratio of 37.42 and a beta of 0.61. Edgewell Personal Care Company has a 12-month low of $15.88 and a 12-month high of $33.81.

Edgewell Personal Care (NYSE:EPC) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, November 13th. The company reported $0.68 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.82 by ($0.14). The company had revenue of $537.20 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $532.67 million. Edgewell Personal Care had a return on equity of 7.85% and a net margin of 1.14%.The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 3.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.72 earnings per share. Edgewell Personal Care has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.150-2.550 EPS. Research analysts anticipate that Edgewell Personal Care Company will post 3.16 EPS for the current year.

Edgewell Personal Care Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, January 8th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, December 4th were given a dividend of $0.15 per share. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, December 4th. Edgewell Personal Care’s payout ratio is presently 115.38%.

Edgewell Personal Care Profile

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.