Edgewell Personal Care (NYSE:EPC) Posts Earnings Results, Misses Expectations By $0.06 EPS

Edgewell Personal Care (NYSE:EPC) posted its quarterly earnings data on Monday. The company reported $0.07 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.13 by ($0.06), Zacks reports. Edgewell Personal Care had a net margin of 4.38% and a return on equity of 9.78%. Edgewell Personal Care updated its FY 2025 guidance to 3.150-3.150 EPS.

Edgewell Personal Care Stock Down 0.1 %

Shares of NYSE EPC opened at $28.57 on Wednesday. The company has a current ratio of 1.66, a quick ratio of 0.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.80. The company has a market cap of $1.39 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.58 and a beta of 0.88. Edgewell Personal Care has a 12 month low of $26.65 and a 12 month high of $41.50. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $33.60 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $35.63.

Edgewell Personal Care Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 9th. Investors of record on Wednesday, March 5th will be given a dividend of $0.15 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, March 5th. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.10%. Edgewell Personal Care’s dividend payout ratio is 30.61%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research analysts recently weighed in on EPC shares. Wells Fargo & Company reduced 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 research note on Tuesday. Barclays reduced their price objective on shares of Edgewell Personal Care from $33.00 to $30.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday. Morgan Stanley reduced 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 note on Tuesday. Truist Financial reduced their price objective on shares of Edgewell Personal Care from $50.00 to $40.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, October 16th. Finally, UBS Group reduced their price objective on shares of Edgewell Personal Care from $40.00 to $36.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, January 16th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have assigned a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Edgewell Personal Care currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $36.57.

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.