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

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

Edgewell Personal Care Trading Down 1.3 %

Shares of Edgewell Personal Care stock opened at $31.58 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.80, a current ratio of 1.66 and a quick ratio of 0.81. Edgewell Personal Care has a 1 year low of $30.86 and a 1 year high of $41.50. The firm has a market cap of $1.54 billion, a PE ratio of 16.11 and a beta of 0.88. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $33.97 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $35.80.

Analyst Ratings Changes

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