Edgewell Personal Care Co (NYSE:EPC) Shares Sold by Great Lakes Advisors LLC

Great Lakes Advisors LLC trimmed its position in Edgewell Personal Care Co (NYSE:EPC) by 27.2% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 129,565 shares of the company’s stock after selling 48,289 shares during the period. Great Lakes Advisors LLC owned about 0.26% of Edgewell Personal Care worth $4,746,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its holdings in shares of Edgewell Personal Care by 3.0% during the 4th quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 3,575,663 shares of the company’s stock worth $130,976,000 after purchasing an additional 103,751 shares during the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Edgewell Personal Care by 9.7% during the 3rd quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 2,960,134 shares of the company’s stock worth $109,407,000 after purchasing an additional 262,499 shares during the last quarter. Brandes Investment Partners LP boosted its holdings in shares of Edgewell Personal Care by 87.4% during the 3rd quarter. Brandes Investment Partners LP now owns 1,074,269 shares of the company’s stock worth $39,705,000 after purchasing an additional 501,032 shares during the last quarter. LSV Asset Management boosted its holdings in shares of Edgewell Personal Care by 2.3% during the 4th quarter. LSV Asset Management now owns 903,799 shares of the company’s stock worth $33,106,000 after purchasing an additional 20,445 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Edgewell Personal Care by 1.2% during the 4th quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 695,633 shares of the company’s stock worth $25,481,000 after purchasing an additional 8,312 shares during the last quarter. 91.91% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Edgewell Personal Care Trading Down 0.1 %

EPC opened at $40.38 on Monday. Edgewell Personal Care Co has a one year low of $33.71 and a one year high of $43.90. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.00 billion, a PE ratio of 16.90 and a beta of 0.95. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $37.68 and its 200 day moving average price is $37.05. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.87, a quick ratio of 0.92 and a current ratio of 1.84.

Edgewell Personal Care (NYSE:EPC) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, May 8th. The company reported $0.88 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.74 by $0.14. The company had revenue of $599.40 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $606.74 million. Edgewell Personal Care had a return on equity of 9.29% and a net margin of 5.40%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up .2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $0.56 earnings per share. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Edgewell Personal Care Co will post 2.92 EPS for the current year.

Edgewell Personal Care Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, July 9th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, June 6th will be given a $0.15 dividend. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.49%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, June 6th. Edgewell Personal Care’s payout ratio is 25.10%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their target price on Edgewell Personal Care from $40.00 to $43.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, February 8th. Barclays upped their price objective on Edgewell Personal Care from $37.00 to $40.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Friday, May 10th. Finally, Canaccord Genuity Group upped their price objective on Edgewell Personal Care from $52.00 to $53.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, May 9th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have given a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Edgewell Personal Care presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $42.25.

Edgewell Personal Care Company 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.