Edgewell Personal Care (NYSE:EPC) Price Target Raised to $32.00

Edgewell Personal Care (NYSE:EPC) had its price target hoisted by equities research analysts at UBS Group from $31.00 to $32.00 in a research note issued on Thursday,Benzinga reports. The firm presently has a “neutral” rating on the stock. UBS Group’s price objective indicates a potential upside of 6.58% from the stock’s current price.

EPC has been the topic of a number of other reports. Canaccord Genuity Group decreased their target price on Edgewell Personal Care from $53.00 to $40.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, February 11th. Morgan Stanley lowered their price objective on Edgewell Personal Care from $35.00 to $32.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, February 11th. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Edgewell Personal Care from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 8th. Royal Bank of Canada dropped their price objective on shares of Edgewell Personal Care from $48.00 to $43.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, February 11th. Finally, Barclays decreased their target price on shares of Edgewell Personal Care from $30.00 to $28.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, April 11th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have given a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Edgewell Personal Care presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $35.71.

Edgewell Personal Care Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE EPC traded up $0.80 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $30.02. 141,633 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 453,563. Edgewell Personal Care has a one year low of $26.65 and a one year high of $41.50. The company’s 50 day moving average is $30.19 and its 200 day moving average is $33.09. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.96, a current ratio of 2.06 and a quick ratio of 0.97. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.45 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.39 and a beta of 0.94.

Edgewell Personal Care (NYSE:EPC) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, February 10th. The company reported $0.07 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.13 by ($0.06). Edgewell Personal Care had a net margin of 4.09% and a return on equity of 9.29%. On average, research analysts expect that Edgewell Personal Care will post 3.16 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Quadrant Capital Group LLC lifted its position in shares of Edgewell Personal Care by 85.9% during the fourth quarter. Quadrant Capital Group LLC now owns 751 shares of the company’s stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 347 shares in the last quarter. R Squared Ltd bought a new position in Edgewell Personal Care in the 4th quarter valued at $36,000. Wolverine Asset Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Edgewell Personal Care by 217.4% in the 4th quarter. Wolverine Asset Management LLC now owns 1,168 shares of the company’s stock valued at $39,000 after buying an additional 800 shares during the period. Sterling Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Edgewell Personal Care by 805.9% during the fourth quarter. Sterling Capital Management LLC now owns 1,531 shares of the company’s stock valued at $51,000 after acquiring an additional 1,362 shares during the period. Finally, KBC Group NV boosted its holdings in Edgewell Personal Care by 56.5% in the fourth quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 2,279 shares of the company’s stock valued at $77,000 after acquiring an additional 823 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 91.91% of the company’s stock.

About Edgewell Personal Care

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.