Edgewell Personal Care Company $EPC Shares Acquired by Fifth Third Bancorp

Fifth Third Bancorp lifted its stake in shares of Edgewell Personal Care Company (NYSE:EPC) by 16,348.4% during the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 36,351 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 36,130 shares during the quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp’s holdings in Edgewell Personal Care were worth $776,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Aster Capital Management DIFC Ltd raised its stake in Edgewell Personal Care by 158.0% during the fourth quarter. Aster Capital Management DIFC Ltd now owns 1,486 shares of the company’s stock valued at $25,000 after buying an additional 910 shares in the last quarter. Meeder Asset Management Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Edgewell Personal Care in the 4th quarter worth approximately $30,000. Quadrant Capital Group LLC grew its position 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 acquiring an additional 1,471 shares in the last quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Edgewell Personal Care by 45.3% in the 4th quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 3,907 shares of the company’s stock valued at $67,000 after acquiring an additional 1,218 shares during the last quarter. Finally, iSAM Funds UK Ltd bought a new stake in shares of Edgewell Personal Care in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $87,000. 91.91% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities analysts recently issued reports on the company. Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (d)” rating on shares of Edgewell Personal Care in a research note on Wednesday, June 24th. Barclays increased their target price on shares of Edgewell Personal Care from $21.00 to $28.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 21st. UBS Group lifted their price target on shares of Edgewell Personal Care from $23.00 to $29.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, July 16th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Edgewell Personal Care from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, May 9th. Finally, Canaccord Genuity Group raised their target price on shares of 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 issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Edgewell Personal Care presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $28.00.

Edgewell Personal Care Trading Up 0.9%

Shares of EPC stock opened at $27.89 on Tuesday. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $23.54 and a two-hundred day moving average of $21.69. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.29 billion, a PE ratio of -16.70 and a beta of 0.38. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.86, a quick ratio of 1.07 and a current ratio of 1.81. Edgewell Personal Care Company has a 1 year low of $15.73 and a 1 year high of $29.85.

Edgewell Personal Care (NYSE:EPC) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, May 6th. The company reported $0.60 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.43 by $0.17. Edgewell Personal Care had a negative net margin of 3.69% and a positive return on equity of 6.31%. The firm had revenue of $519.50 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $518.51 million. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.69 EPS. Edgewell Personal Care’s quarterly revenue was up .6% on a year-over-year basis. Edgewell Personal Care has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.700-2.100 EPS. As a group, research analysts expect that Edgewell Personal Care Company will post 1.94 EPS for the current year.

Edgewell Personal Care Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, July 9th. Investors of record on Wednesday, June 10th were issued a dividend of $0.15 per share. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, June 10th. Edgewell Personal Care’s payout ratio is presently -35.93%.

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.