Edgewell Personal Care Co (NYSE:EPC) Stock Position Reduced by Clifford Swan Investment Counsel LLC

Clifford Swan Investment Counsel LLC reduced its stake in Edgewell Personal Care Co (NYSE:EPC) by 1.1% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 145,477 shares of the company’s stock after selling 1,660 shares during the period. Clifford Swan Investment Counsel LLC owned 0.30% of Edgewell Personal Care worth $4,888,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC raised its position in shares of Edgewell Personal Care by 2.6% during the 4th quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC now owns 19,633 shares of the company’s stock worth $660,000 after buying an additional 495 shares in the last quarter. Blue Trust Inc. raised its position in shares of Edgewell Personal Care by 18.7% during the 4th quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 3,200 shares of the company’s stock worth $116,000 after buying an additional 503 shares in the last quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC raised its position in Edgewell Personal Care by 2.6% in the fourth quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC now owns 20,502 shares of the company’s stock worth $695,000 after acquiring an additional 529 shares in the last quarter. TD Private Client Wealth LLC raised its position in Edgewell Personal Care by 33.1% in the third quarter. TD Private Client Wealth LLC now owns 2,788 shares of the company’s stock worth $101,000 after acquiring an additional 693 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Wolverine Asset Management LLC raised its position in Edgewell Personal Care by 217.4% in the fourth quarter. Wolverine Asset Management LLC now owns 1,168 shares of the company’s stock worth $39,000 after acquiring an additional 800 shares in the last quarter. 91.91% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Edgewell Personal Care Trading Up 1.3 %

NYSE:EPC opened at $31.52 on Friday. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $32.25 and its 200 day moving average price is $34.95. Edgewell Personal Care Co has a 52 week low of $26.65 and a 52 week high of $41.50. The company has a market capitalization of $1.52 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.22 and a beta of 0.88. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.96, a quick ratio of 0.97 and a current ratio of 2.06.

Edgewell Personal Care (NYSE:EPC) last released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February 10th. The company reported $0.07 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, research analysts forecast that Edgewell Personal Care Co will post 3.16 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Edgewell Personal Care Dividend Announcement

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 issued 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 1.90%. Edgewell Personal Care’s dividend payout ratio is currently 32.79%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

EPC has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. Canaccord Genuity Group cut their target price on Edgewell Personal Care from $53.00 to $40.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, February 11th. Barclays cut their target price 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, February 11th. UBS Group cut their target price 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. Royal Bank of Canada dropped their price objective on shares of Edgewell Personal Care from $48.00 to $43.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, February 11th. Finally, 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 research note on Tuesday, February 11th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have assigned a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Edgewell Personal Care presently 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.