Edgewell Personal Care (NYSE:EPC) Shares Pass Below Fifty Day Moving Average – Time to Sell?

Edgewell Personal Care Company (NYSE:EPC) shares passed below its 50-day moving average during trading on Tuesday . The stock has a 50-day moving average of $20.48 and traded as low as $19.10. Edgewell Personal Care shares last traded at $19.63, with a volume of 1,051,936 shares changing hands.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts recently weighed in on EPC shares. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Edgewell Personal Care from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Saturday, February 14th. Barclays increased their price objective on Edgewell Personal Care from $19.00 to $21.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 10th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d)” rating on shares of Edgewell Personal Care in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Royal Bank Of Canada restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Edgewell Personal Care in a research report on Monday, February 9th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company set a $24.00 price target on Edgewell Personal Care in a research note on Tuesday, February 17th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Edgewell Personal Care presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $23.67.

Edgewell Personal Care Stock Performance

The stock’s 50 day moving average is $20.55 and its two-hundred day moving average is $19.41. The firm has a market capitalization of $985.51 million, a P/E ratio of -24.82 and a beta of 0.59. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.02, a current ratio of 2.12 and a quick ratio of 1.20.

Edgewell Personal Care (NYSE:EPC) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February 9th. The company reported ($0.16) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.18) by $0.02. The firm had revenue of $422.80 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $476.48 million. Edgewell Personal Care had a negative net margin of 1.76% and a positive return on equity of 7.16%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 1.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.07 earnings per share. Edgewell Personal Care has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.700-2.100 EPS. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Edgewell Personal Care Company will post 3.16 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Edgewell Personal Care Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 8th. Investors of record on Friday, March 6th will be paid a dividend of $0.15 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 6th. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.8%. Edgewell Personal Care’s payout ratio is -70.59%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Edgewell Personal Care

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. grew its position in shares of Edgewell Personal Care by 3.4% during the 1st quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 28,564 shares of the company’s stock worth $891,000 after buying an additional 931 shares during the period. Woodline Partners LP acquired a new stake in shares of Edgewell Personal Care in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $2,655,000. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC boosted its stake in Edgewell Personal Care by 16.1% during the 1st quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 117,127 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,656,000 after acquiring an additional 16,285 shares during the last quarter. Jane Street Group LLC boosted its stake in Edgewell Personal Care by 80.6% during the 1st quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 81,179 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,534,000 after acquiring an additional 36,239 shares during the last quarter. Finally, PNC Financial Services Group Inc. grew its holdings in Edgewell Personal Care by 156.7% during the second quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 2,503 shares of the company’s stock valued at $59,000 after purchasing an additional 1,528 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds 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.