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After finishing at $32.34 in the prior trading day, Edgewell Personal Care Co (NYSE: EPC) closed at $31.53, down -2.50%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.50 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.53 million shares were traded. EPC stock price reached its highest trading level at $32.2 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $30.865.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of EPC by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 7.33 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 8.79. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.81 and its Current Ratio is at 1.66. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.87 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.85.
On April 05, 2023, UBS started tracking the stock assigning a Neutral rating and target price of $47.
On November 17, 2022, Canaccord Genuity started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $48.Canaccord Genuity initiated its Buy rating on November 17, 2022, with a $48 target price.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Dec 09 ’24 when Hibbert Paul bought 4,402 shares for $37.54 per share.
O’Toole Eric F bought 11,078 shares of EPC for $422,328 on Dec 04 ’24.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, EPC now has a Market Capitalization of 1536337152 and an Enterprise Value of 2641676032. As of this moment, Edgewell’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 16.03, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 9.08. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.00. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.68 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.97. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.172 whereas that against EBITDA is 7.646.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for EPC is 1.04, which has changed by -0.14894736 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.2000997 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, EPC has reached a high of $41.50, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $31.20. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -8.42%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -14.75%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 448.35K shares per day over the past 3-months and 418700 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 48.92M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 47.96M. Insiders hold about 1.39% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 98.43% stake in the company. Shares short for EPC as of 1736899200 were 1883260 with a Short Ratio of 4.20, compared to 1734048000 on 2198106. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1883260 and a Short% of Float of 5.53.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, EPC’s forward annual dividend rate was 0.6, compared to 0.60 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.018552877The current Payout Ratio is 30.49% for EPC, which recently paid a dividend on 2024-12-03 with an ex-dividend date of 1733184000. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2015-07-01 when the company split stock in a 1349:1000 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
The current rating of Edgewell Personal Care Co (EPC) is the result of assessments by 9.0 analysts actively engaged in evaluating its market dynamics.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.98, with high estimates of $1.04 and low estimates of $0.9.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $3.25 and $3.0 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $3.18. EPS for the following year is $3.47, with 9.0 analysts recommending between $3.71 and $3.28.
Revenue Estimates
6 analysts predict $480.16M in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $487M to a low estimate of $471.1M. As of the current estimate, Edgewell Personal Care Co’s year-ago sales were $488.9MFor the next quarter, 6 analysts are estimating revenue of $605.8M. There is a high estimate of $619M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $591.6M.
A total of 7 analysts have provided revenue estimates for EPC’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $2.31B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $2.24B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $2.28B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $2.25BBased on 7 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $2.33B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $2.37B and the low estimate is $2.27B.
