Edgewell Personal Care (NYSE:EPC) Releases Quarterly Earnings Results

Edgewell Personal Care (NYSE:EPC) issued 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 Performance

EPC opened at $28.62 on Tuesday. The firm has a market cap of $1.39 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.60 and a beta of 0.88. The business’s fifty day moving average is $33.79 and its 200-day moving average is $35.72. Edgewell Personal Care has a 52-week low of $26.65 and a 52-week high of $41.50. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.80, a quick ratio of 0.81 and a current ratio of 1.66.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts have issued reports on the stock. Wells Fargo & Company cut their price objective on shares of Edgewell Personal Care from $42.00 to $37.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, January 7th. Barclays reduced their price target on Edgewell Personal Care from $36.00 to $33.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, January 17th. Truist Financial lowered their price objective on Edgewell Personal Care from $50.00 to $40.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, October 16th. Finally, UBS Group reduced 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. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Edgewell Personal Care presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $39.80.

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.