Edgewell Personal Care (NYSE:EPC) Cut to Sell at StockNews.com

Edgewell Personal Care (NYSE:EPC) was downgraded by StockNews.com from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report issued to clients and investors on Saturday.

Other research analysts have also issued research reports about the company. Barclays reduced their price objective on Edgewell Personal Care from $33.00 to $30.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, February 11th. Royal Bank of Canada reduced their price target on shares of Edgewell Personal Care from $48.00 to $43.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, February 11th. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price objective on shares of Edgewell Personal Care from $37.00 to $35.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, February 11th. Morgan Stanley cut their price objective 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. Finally, 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. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, two have given a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $36.57.

Edgewell Personal Care Stock Down 0.6 %

EPC stock opened at $30.68 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $1.48 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.77 and a beta of 1.04. Edgewell Personal Care has a 1-year low of $26.65 and a 1-year high of $41.50. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $31.24 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $33.78. 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%. Research analysts predict that Edgewell Personal Care will post 3.16 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of EPC. Intech Investment Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Edgewell Personal Care during the 3rd quarter valued at about $639,000. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. lifted its stake in 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 valued at $28,298,000 after purchasing an additional 22,209 shares during the last quarter. Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd bought a new stake in Edgewell Personal Care during the third quarter worth approximately $337,000. FMR LLC grew its position in Edgewell Personal Care by 5.4% in the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 188,006 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,832,000 after buying an additional 9,664 shares during the last quarter. Finally, BNP Paribas Financial Markets increased its holdings in shares of Edgewell Personal Care by 145.7% in the third quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 24,938 shares of the company’s stock valued at $906,000 after buying an additional 14,787 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 91.91% of the company’s stock.

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.