Blue Trust Inc. Buys 503 Shares of Edgewell Personal Care Co (NYSE:EPC)

Blue Trust Inc. grew its stake in Edgewell Personal Care Co (NYSE:EPC) by 18.7% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 3,200 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 503 shares during the period. Blue Trust Inc.’s holdings in Edgewell Personal Care were worth $116,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of EPC. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in Edgewell Personal Care by 0.6% during the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,130,160 shares of the company’s stock valued at $41,078,000 after acquiring an additional 6,964 shares during the period. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. lifted its position in shares of Edgewell Personal Care by 2.9% during the third quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 778,689 shares of the company’s stock worth $28,298,000 after purchasing an additional 22,209 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its stake in shares of Edgewell Personal Care by 6.2% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 669,914 shares of the company’s stock valued at $24,345,000 after purchasing an additional 39,059 shares during the period. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC grew its holdings in shares of Edgewell Personal Care by 63.9% in the third quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 664,902 shares of the company’s stock worth $24,163,000 after purchasing an additional 259,200 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Victory Capital Management Inc. increased its stake in Edgewell Personal Care by 1.4% in the 3rd quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 420,886 shares of the company’s stock worth $15,295,000 after buying an additional 5,893 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 91.91% of the company’s stock.

Edgewell Personal Care Trading Up 0.6 %

Edgewell Personal Care stock opened at $32.02 on Friday. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $34.07 and a 200 day moving average price of $35.91. The company has a market capitalization of $1.56 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.34 and a beta of 0.88. Edgewell Personal Care Co has a 52 week low of $30.86 and a 52 week high of $41.50. The company has a quick ratio of 0.81, a current ratio of 1.66 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.80.

Edgewell Personal Care (NYSE:EPC) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, November 7th. The company reported $0.72 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.67 by $0.05. The business had revenue of $517.60 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $535.23 million. Edgewell Personal Care had a net margin of 4.38% and a return on equity of 9.78%. The business’s quarterly revenue was down 3.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.72 EPS. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Edgewell Personal Care Co will post 3.19 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts have issued reports on EPC shares. UBS Group lowered their price objective on shares of Edgewell Personal Care from $40.00 to $36.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, January 16th. Barclays cut their target price on Edgewell Personal Care from $36.00 to $33.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, January 17th. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price objective on Edgewell Personal Care from $42.00 to $37.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, January 7th. Finally, Truist Financial lowered their target price on shares of Edgewell Personal Care from $50.00 to $40.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, October 16th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Edgewell Personal Care has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $39.80.

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.