Aigen Investment Management LP Has $349,000 Position in Edgewell Personal Care Co (NYSE:EPC)

Aigen Investment Management LP boosted its holdings in Edgewell Personal Care Co (NYSE:EPC) by 76.7% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 10,377 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 4,505 shares during the period. Aigen Investment Management LP’s holdings in Edgewell Personal Care were worth $349,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in EPC. R Squared Ltd bought a new position in Edgewell Personal Care in the 4th quarter worth approximately $36,000. Wolverine Asset Management LLC increased its position in Edgewell Personal Care by 217.4% in the 4th quarter. Wolverine Asset Management LLC now owns 1,168 shares of the company’s stock worth $39,000 after buying an additional 800 shares during the period. Prospera Private Wealth LLC bought a new position in Edgewell Personal Care in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $48,000. KBC Group NV increased its position in Edgewell Personal Care by 56.5% in the 4th quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 2,279 shares of the company’s stock worth $77,000 after buying an additional 823 shares during the period. Finally, TD Private Client Wealth LLC increased its position in Edgewell Personal Care by 33.1% in the 3rd quarter. TD Private Client Wealth LLC now owns 2,788 shares of the company’s stock worth $101,000 after buying an additional 693 shares during the period. 91.91% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Edgewell Personal Care Price Performance

Shares of EPC stock opened at $31.95 on Friday. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $31.96 and its 200 day simple moving average is $34.71. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.96, a current ratio of 2.06 and a quick ratio of 0.97. The firm has a market cap of $1.54 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.46 and a beta of 1.04. Edgewell Personal Care Co has a one year low of $26.65 and a one year high of $41.50.

Edgewell Personal Care (NYSE:EPC) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, February 10th. The company reported $0.07 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.13 by ($0.06). Edgewell Personal Care had a net margin of 4.09% and a return on equity of 9.29%. On average, analysts expect that Edgewell Personal Care Co will post 3.16 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Edgewell Personal Care Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 9th. Investors of record on Wednesday, March 5th will be paid a $0.15 dividend. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.88%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, March 5th. Edgewell Personal Care’s dividend payout ratio is 32.79%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages have commented on EPC. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price target on Edgewell Personal Care from $37.00 to $35.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, February 11th. UBS Group lowered their price objective on Edgewell Personal Care from $40.00 to $36.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, January 16th. Canaccord Genuity Group lowered their price objective 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. Royal Bank of Canada lowered their price objective on Edgewell Personal Care from $48.00 to $43.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, February 11th. Finally, Barclays lowered their price objective on Edgewell Personal Care from $33.00 to $30.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, February 11th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have assigned a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $36.57.

Edgewell Personal Care 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.