Barclays Maintains a Sell Rating on Edgewell Personal Care (EPC)


In a report released yesterday, Lauren Lieberman from Barclays maintained a Sell rating on Edgewell Personal Care (EPC), with a price target of $26.00. The company’s shares closed last Monday at $32.21.

According to TipRanks.com, Lieberman is a 3-star analyst with an average return of 1.4% and a 53.3% success rate. Lieberman covers the Consumer Goods sector, focusing on stocks such as International Flavors & Fragrances, Coca-Cola European Partners, and Constellation Brands.

Currently, the analyst consensus on Edgewell Personal Care is a Hold with an average price target of $30.67.

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Based on Edgewell Personal Care’s latest earnings release for the quarter ending June 30, the company reported a quarterly GAAP net loss of $441 million. In comparison, last year the company had a net profit of $19.4 million.

Based on the recent corporate insider activity of 18 insiders, corporate insider sentiment is positive on the stock. This means that over the past quarter there has been an increase of insiders buying their shares of EPC in relation to earlier this year.

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Edgewell Personal Care Co. is engaged in manufacturing and marketing of personal care products. It operates through the following business segments: Wet Shave, Sun and Skin Care, Feminine Care, and All Other. The Wet Shave segment includes razor handle and refillable blades, disposable shave products, and shave gels and creams.

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