Edgewell Personal Care (NYSE:EPC) Cut to “Sell” at Wall Street Zen

Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Edgewell Personal Care (NYSE:EPC) from a hold rating to a sell rating in a report issued on Saturday morning.

Several other research analysts have also recently weighed in on the stock. Barclays lifted their price target on shares of Edgewell Personal Care from $19.00 to $21.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 10th. Morgan Stanley decreased their target price on Edgewell Personal Care from $23.00 to $21.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, November 18th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d)” rating on shares of Edgewell Personal Care in a report 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 lifted their price objective on Edgewell Personal Care from $20.00 to $22.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 10th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $23.33.

Edgewell Personal Care Stock Up 2.4%

EPC stock opened at $21.87 on Friday. Edgewell Personal Care has a fifty-two week low of $15.88 and a fifty-two week high of $32.96. The business’s 50-day moving average is $18.57 and its two-hundred day moving average is $19.79. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.02, a quick ratio of 1.20 and a current ratio of 2.12. The company has a market cap of $1.02 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -25.73 and a beta of 0.61.

Edgewell Personal Care (NYSE:EPC) last released its quarterly earnings results 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. Edgewell Personal Care had a positive return on equity of 7.16% and a negative net margin of 1.76%.The business had revenue of $422.80 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $476.48 million. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.07 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 1.9% compared to the same quarter last year. Edgewell Personal Care has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.700-2.100 EPS. As a group, analysts forecast that Edgewell Personal Care will post 3.16 earnings per share for the current year.

Edgewell Personal Care Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 8th. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 6th will be issued 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 yield of 2.7%. Edgewell Personal Care’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently -70.59%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Edgewell Personal Care

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Edgewell Personal Care by 3.4% during the 3rd quarter. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 16,022 shares of the company’s stock worth $326,000 after acquiring an additional 527 shares in the last quarter. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS raised its stake in Edgewell Personal Care by 4.6% during the second quarter. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS now owns 12,074 shares of the company’s stock valued at $283,000 after purchasing an additional 532 shares in the last quarter. Central Pacific Bank Trust Division lifted its position in Edgewell Personal Care by 3.9% during the third quarter. Central Pacific Bank Trust Division now owns 19,800 shares of the company’s stock valued at $403,000 after purchasing an additional 750 shares during the last quarter. Madison Asset Management LLC lifted its position in Edgewell Personal Care by 0.6% during the fourth quarter. Madison Asset Management LLC now owns 135,035 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,302,000 after purchasing an additional 867 shares during the last quarter. Finally, MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. grew its stake in shares of Edgewell Personal Care by 3.4% in 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 in the last quarter. 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.