Edgewell Personal Care Co (NYSE:EPC) Stock Position Increased by Sei Investments Co.

Sei Investments Co. grew its position in Edgewell Personal Care Co (NYSE:EPC) by 11.1% in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 477,101 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 47,789 shares during the period. Sei Investments Co.’s holdings in Edgewell Personal Care were worth $16,031,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Brandes Investment Partners LP grew its holdings in Edgewell Personal Care by 21.1% in the 4th quarter. Brandes Investment Partners LP now owns 2,041,665 shares of the company’s stock worth $68,600,000 after buying an additional 355,224 shares in the last quarter. William Blair Investment Management LLC boosted its position in Edgewell Personal Care by 40.5% during the 4th quarter. William Blair Investment Management LLC now owns 878,390 shares of the company’s stock worth $29,514,000 after acquiring an additional 253,014 shares during the period. Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new position in Edgewell Personal Care during the 4th quarter worth $7,473,000. Barclays PLC increased its holdings in shares of Edgewell Personal Care by 563.6% during the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 148,553 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,400,000 after purchasing an additional 126,168 shares during the period. Finally, Madison Investment Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Edgewell Personal Care during the fourth quarter valued at about $3,866,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 91.91% of the company’s stock.

Edgewell Personal Care Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE EPC opened at $30.68 on Friday. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $31.24 and its 200 day simple moving average is $33.78. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.48 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.77 and a beta of 1.04. The company has a quick ratio of 0.97, a current ratio of 2.06 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.96. Edgewell Personal Care Co has a 52-week low of $26.65 and a 52-week high of $41.50.

Edgewell Personal Care (NYSE:EPC) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, February 10th. The company reported $0.07 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.13 by ($0.06). Edgewell Personal Care had a return on equity of 9.29% and a net margin of 4.09%. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that Edgewell Personal Care Co will post 3.16 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Edgewell Personal Care Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 9th. Investors of record on Wednesday, March 5th will be given a $0.15 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, March 5th. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.96%. Edgewell Personal Care’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 32.79%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages recently issued reports on EPC. Canaccord Genuity Group decreased their target price on shares of Edgewell Personal Care from $53.00 to $40.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, February 11th. Barclays lowered their price objective on shares of Edgewell Personal Care from $33.00 to $30.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, February 11th. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their target price on Edgewell Personal Care from $37.00 to $35.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, February 11th. StockNews.com cut Edgewell Personal Care from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Saturday. Finally, UBS Group cut their price objective on Edgewell Personal Care from $40.00 to $36.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, January 16th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, two have issued a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $36.57.

Edgewell Personal Care Profile

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.