Asset Management One Co. Ltd. Has $401,000 Stock Position in Edgewell Personal Care Co (NYSE:EPC)

Asset Management One Co. Ltd. decreased its position in Edgewell Personal Care Co (NYSE:EPC) by 5.2% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 11,749 shares of the company’s stock after selling 650 shares during the period. Asset Management One Co. Ltd.’s holdings in Edgewell Personal Care were worth $401,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in EPC. R Squared Ltd bought a new stake in Edgewell Personal Care in the 4th quarter valued at $36,000. Prospera Private Wealth LLC bought a new stake in Edgewell Personal Care in the 3rd quarter valued at $48,000. KBC Group NV lifted its position 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 in the last quarter. Blue Trust Inc. lifted its position in Edgewell Personal Care by 14.0% in the 3rd quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 2,697 shares of the company’s stock valued at $108,000 after acquiring an additional 332 shares in the last quarter. Finally, TD Private Client Wealth LLC lifted its position 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 in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 91.91% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several brokerages have commented on EPC. Morgan Stanley cut 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 report on Tuesday, February 11th. Barclays cut 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 report on Tuesday, February 11th. Royal Bank of Canada cut 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 report on Tuesday, February 11th. Wells Fargo & Company cut 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 report on Tuesday, February 11th. Finally, UBS Group cut their price target on shares of Edgewell Personal Care from $40.00 to $36.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, January 16th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have issued a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $36.57.

Edgewell Personal Care Stock Up 1.6 %

Edgewell Personal Care stock opened at $30.48 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.47 billion, a PE ratio of 16.65 and a beta of 0.88. The company’s 50-day moving average is $32.66 and its 200-day moving average is $35.22. Edgewell Personal Care Co has a fifty-two week low of $26.65 and a fifty-two week 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.

Edgewell Personal Care (NYSE:EPC) last released 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%. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Edgewell Personal Care Co will post 3.16 earnings per share for the current year.

Edgewell Personal Care Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 9th. Investors of record on Wednesday, March 5th will be paid a $0.15 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, March 5th. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.97%. Edgewell Personal Care’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 32.79%.

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.