Sanctuary Advisors LLC Acquires 529 Shares of Edgewell Personal Care Co (NYSE:EPC)

Sanctuary Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Edgewell Personal Care Co (NYSE:EPC) by 2.6% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 20,502 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 529 shares during the quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC’s holdings in Edgewell Personal Care were worth $695,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. R Squared Ltd bought a new position in Edgewell Personal Care in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $36,000. Prospera Private Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in Edgewell Personal Care during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $48,000. KBC Group NV increased its position in Edgewell Personal Care by 56.5% during the 4th quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 2,279 shares of the company’s stock valued at $77,000 after purchasing an additional 823 shares during the period. TD Private Client Wealth LLC increased its position in Edgewell Personal Care by 33.1% during the 3rd quarter. TD Private Client Wealth LLC now owns 2,788 shares of the company’s stock valued at $101,000 after purchasing an additional 693 shares during the period. Finally, Blue Trust Inc. increased its position in Edgewell Personal Care by 18.7% during the 4th quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 3,200 shares of the company’s stock valued at $116,000 after purchasing an additional 503 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 91.91% of the company’s stock.

Edgewell Personal Care Stock Performance

Shares of EPC stock opened at $31.52 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $1.52 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.22 and a beta of 0.88. Edgewell Personal Care Co has a 52 week low of $26.65 and a 52 week high of $41.50. The company has a quick ratio of 0.97, a current ratio of 2.06 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.96. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $32.30 and a 200-day moving average of $35.00.

Edgewell Personal Care (NYSE:EPC) last issued its earnings results on Monday, February 10th. The company reported $0.07 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.13 by ($0.06). Edgewell Personal Care had a return on equity of 9.29% and a net margin of 4.09%. On average, equities analysts forecast that Edgewell Personal Care Co will post 3.16 earnings per share for the current year.

Edgewell Personal Care Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 9th. Investors of record on Wednesday, March 5th will be issued a $0.15 dividend. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.90%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, March 5th. Edgewell Personal Care’s dividend payout ratio is currently 32.79%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

EPC has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. 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. UBS Group decreased their target price 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. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their target price on shares of Edgewell Personal Care from $37.00 to $35.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, February 11th. Barclays decreased their target price on shares of 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. Finally, Morgan Stanley reduced their price objective on shares of Edgewell Personal Care from $35.00 to $32.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, February 11th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have issued a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Edgewell Personal Care has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $36.57.

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.