Edgewell Personal Care Co (NYSE:EPC) Shares Sold by Gamco Investors INC. ET AL

Gamco Investors INC. ET AL lowered its holdings in shares of Edgewell Personal Care Co (NYSE:EPC) by 2.2% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 918,218 shares of the company’s stock after selling 20,570 shares during the quarter. Gamco Investors INC. ET AL’s holdings in Edgewell Personal Care were worth $30,852,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of EPC. Sterling Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Edgewell Personal Care by 805.9% during the fourth quarter. Sterling Capital Management LLC now owns 1,531 shares of the company’s stock worth $51,000 after buying an additional 1,362 shares during the last quarter. LSV Asset Management increased its holdings in shares of Edgewell Personal Care by 6.8% in the fourth quarter. LSV Asset Management now owns 1,166,152 shares of the company’s stock valued at $39,183,000 after purchasing an additional 74,231 shares during the period. Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Edgewell Personal Care during the fourth quarter worth approximately $7,473,000. Invesco Ltd. lifted its holdings in shares of Edgewell Personal Care by 18.1% during the fourth quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 430,128 shares of the company’s stock worth $14,452,000 after purchasing an additional 65,944 shares during the period. Finally, Bank of Montreal Can grew its position in Edgewell Personal Care by 6.2% in the 4th quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 10,890 shares of the company’s stock valued at $366,000 after buying an additional 636 shares during the last quarter. 91.91% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their target price 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. Royal Bank of Canada dropped their target price on 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. UBS Group reduced their price target on Edgewell Personal Care from $40.00 to $36.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, January 16th. Morgan Stanley decreased their price target on 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. Finally, StockNews.com raised shares of Edgewell Personal Care from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 8th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have given a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Edgewell Personal Care presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $36.29.

Edgewell Personal Care Stock Performance

NYSE EPC opened at $30.13 on Tuesday. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $30.29 and its 200 day moving average price is $33.14. The company has a current ratio of 2.06, a quick ratio of 0.97 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.96. Edgewell Personal Care Co has a twelve month low of $26.65 and a twelve month high of $41.50. The company has a market capitalization of $1.45 billion, a PE ratio of 16.46 and a beta of 0.94.

Edgewell Personal Care (NYSE:EPC) last released its earnings results on Monday, February 10th. The company reported $0.07 earnings per share (EPS) 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%. On average, research analysts predict 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 declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, April 9th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, March 5th were paid a dividend of $0.15 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, March 5th. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.99%. Edgewell Personal Care’s dividend payout ratio is presently 32.79%.

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.