Edgewell Private Care (NYSE:EPC) was downgraded by Zacks Investment Research from a “maintain” score to a “promote” score in a analysis word issued on Thursday, Zacks.com studies.
In keeping with Zacks, “Edgewell Private Care Co. manufactures and markets private care merchandise. The corporate’s model consists of Schick(R) and Wilkinson Sword(R) males’s and ladies’s shaving methods and disposable razors; Edge(R) and Skintimate(R) shave preparations; Playtex(R), Stayfree(R), Carefree(R) and o.b. (R) female care merchandise; Banana Boat(R) and Hawaiian Tropic(R) solar care merchandise; Playtex(R) toddler feeding, Diaper Genie(R) and gloves; Moist Ones(R) moist wipes. Edgewell Private Care Co., previously often called Energizer Holdings, is predicated in St Louis, United States. “
A number of different analysis companies additionally not too long ago commented on EPC. Wells Fargo & Co reiterated a “maintain” score on shares of Edgewell Private Care in a report on Monday, October 21st. Royal Financial institution of Canada set a $50.00 value goal on shares of Edgewell Private Care and gave the corporate a “purchase” score in a report on Wednesday, August seventh. Morgan Stanley decreased their value goal on shares of Edgewell Private Care from $35.00 to $32.00 and set an “equal weight” score on the inventory in a analysis word on Tuesday, September third. UBS Group decreased their value goal on shares of Edgewell Private Care from $35.00 to $34.00 and set a “impartial” score on the inventory in a analysis word on Wednesday. Lastly, ValuEngine upgraded shares of Edgewell Private Care from a “robust promote” score to a “promote” score in a analysis word on Wednesday, October 2nd. Three analysis analysts have rated the inventory with a promote score, six have assigned a maintain score and three have assigned a purchase score to the corporate’s inventory. The inventory presently has a consensus score of “Maintain” and a mean value goal of $37.45.
Shares of NYSE:EPC traded down $zero.77 on Thursday, hitting $31.44. The corporate had a buying and selling quantity of 430,516 shares, in comparison with its common quantity of 672,497. Edgewell Private Care has a 1-year low of $26.36 and a 1-year excessive of $46.55. The inventory has a market cap of $1.97 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.03, a P/E/G ratio of four.14 and a beta of zero.88. The inventory has a 50 day shifting common value of $33.44 and a 200 day shifting common value of $31.41. The corporate has a present ratio of 1.53, a fast ratio of zero.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of zero.81.
Edgewell Private Care (NYSE:EPC) final launched its quarterly earnings knowledge on Tuesday, November 12th. The corporate reported $zero.86 EPS for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters’ consensus estimate of $zero.84 by $zero.02. Edgewell Private Care had a adverse web margin of 17.40% and a optimistic return on fairness of 12.23%. The agency had income of $528.00 million for the quarter, in comparison with the consensus estimate of $527.67 million. Throughout the identical interval within the earlier 12 months, the corporate earned $1.11 earnings per share. The corporate’s quarterly income was down 1.7% on a year-over-year foundation. Promote-side analysts anticipate that Edgewell Private Care will put up three.2 earnings per share for the present fiscal 12 months.
In different Edgewell Private Care information, insider John N. Hill bought 7,000 shares of the agency’s inventory in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, August 29th. The shares had been acquired at a mean price of $28.18 per share, for a complete transaction of $197,260.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the insider now owns 29,808 shares of the corporate’s inventory, valued at roughly $839,989.44. The acquisition was disclosed in a authorized submitting with the Securities & Trade Fee, which is on the market via this link. Company insiders personal zero.99% of the corporate’s inventory.
A number of hedge funds have not too long ago added to or decreased their stakes in EPC. Quadrant Capital Group LLC lifted its place in Edgewell Private Care by 115.7% in the course of the third quarter. Quadrant Capital Group LLC now owns 1,769 shares of the corporate’s inventory value $55,000 after buying a further 949 shares in the course of the interval. Ladenburg Thalmann Monetary Providers Inc. lifted its place in Edgewell Private Care by 54.eight% in the course of the second quarter. Ladenburg Thalmann Monetary Providers Inc. now owns 2,864 shares of the corporate’s inventory value $78,000 after buying a further 1,zero14 shares in the course of the interval. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank lifted its place in Edgewell Private Care by 16.6% in the course of the third quarter. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank now owns three,417 shares of the corporate’s inventory value $111,000 after buying a further 487 shares in the course of the interval. Level72 Hong Kong Ltd purchased a brand new stake in Edgewell Private Care in the course of the second quarter value about $136,000. Lastly, MainStreet Funding Advisors LLC purchased a brand new stake in Edgewell Private Care in the course of the third quarter value about $204,000. Institutional traders and hedge funds personal 94.96% of the corporate’s inventory.
Edgewell Private Care Firm Profile
Edgewell Private Care Firm is a producer and marketer of non-public care merchandise within the moist shave, solar and skincare, female care and toddler care classes. As of September 30, 2016, the Firm had a portfolio of over 25 manufacturers. It manages its enterprise in 4 segments: Moist Shave, Solar and Pores and skin Care, Female Care and All Different.
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