Edgewell Personal Care Co (NYSE:EPC) Shares Sold by Blue Trust Inc.

Blue Trust Inc. trimmed its holdings in Edgewell Personal Care Co (NYSE:EPC) by 15.1% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 2,291 shares of the company’s stock after selling 406 shares during the period. Blue Trust Inc.’s holdings in Edgewell Personal Care were worth $77,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in EPC. R Squared Ltd acquired a new stake in Edgewell Personal Care in the 4th quarter valued at about $36,000. Prospera Private Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in Edgewell Personal Care in the 3rd quarter valued at about $48,000. KBC Group NV grew its stake in Edgewell Personal Care by 56.5% in the 4th 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. TD Private Client Wealth LLC grew its stake in Edgewell Personal Care by 33.1% in the 3rd quarter. TD Private Client Wealth LLC now owns 2,788 shares of the company’s stock valued at $101,000 after acquiring an additional 693 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Point72 Asia Singapore Pte. Ltd. grew its stake in Edgewell Personal Care by 76.5% in the 3rd quarter. Point72 Asia Singapore Pte. Ltd. now owns 3,205 shares of the company’s stock valued at $116,000 after acquiring an additional 1,389 shares during the last quarter. 91.91% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Edgewell Personal Care Trading Up 1.3 %

Shares of EPC stock opened at $30.81 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $1.49 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.83 and a beta of 0.88. Edgewell Personal Care Co has a 1-year low of $26.65 and a 1-year high of $41.50. 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’s 50-day simple moving average is $32.57 and its 200-day simple moving average is $35.14.

Edgewell Personal Care (NYSE:EPC) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February 10th. The company reported $0.07 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate 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, equities analysts forecast that Edgewell Personal Care Co will post 3.16 EPS for the current year.

Edgewell Personal Care Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 9th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, March 5th will be issued a dividend of $0.15 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, March 5th. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.95%. Edgewell Personal Care’s payout ratio is currently 32.79%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms have issued reports on EPC. Barclays decreased their price target 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. Morgan Stanley decreased their price target on shares of Edgewell Personal Care from $35.00 to $32.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, February 11th. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price target on shares of Edgewell Personal Care from $37.00 to $35.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, February 11th. Canaccord Genuity Group decreased their price target on shares of Edgewell Personal Care from $53.00 to $40.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, February 11th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada decreased their price target on shares of Edgewell Personal Care from $48.00 to $43.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, February 11th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have given a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $36.57.

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.