NYSE: EPC

Edgewell Personal Care (EPC) Stock Analysis & Forecast

Oct 12 close

$28.29+0.49 (+1.8%)

Gekko Brief

AI summaryOct 12 close

Edgewell Personal Care (EPC) draws attention this week around its portfolio refocus, as the company exits Feminine Care and infant care to concentrate on Wet Shave, Sun, Skin, and Grooming, a shift framed as aiming for higher margins and more stable earnings following a period of revenue contraction and reported losses. Commentary around the rebuild story has kept valuation in focus, with the stock described in various accounts as trading at a discount to intrinsic estimates and analyst targets. Analyst actions were mixed: Argus lowered its target price to $28.00, while Wells Fargo maintained an "Overweight" rating but trimmed its target from $32.00 to $30.00.

EPC closed at $28.29, up 1.8%, sitting above both its 50-day average of $27.86 and 200-day average of $23.18, with the 50-day above the 200-day. The stock's one-year return stands at 40.1%, and it trades within a 52-week range of $15.73 to $29.95. The GekkoIndex reads 54.3, placing it in the Neutral zone, down from a higher level five days prior. Against a Gekko Fair Value of $42.47, the current price reflects a gap of -33.4%.

Earnings are scheduled for 12 November 2026, 30 days out, placing the report outside a typical 20-trading-day holding window. No insider, Congress, or unusual options activity appears in the respective 90-day and 30-day windows. Seasonality over the next 20 trading days has averaged a 2.9% gain across 5 years, rising in 4 of them. Analyst consensus places a target of $31.83 across 6 firms, with 3 rating it buy and 3 hold.

Written by AI from the Oct 12, 2026 close and checked automatically against the figures on this page.

Edgewell Personal Care price vs fair value

▲$42.47$28.29Oct ’25Apr ’26Oct ’26
Close $28.29200-day averageGekko Fair Value $42.47

Edgewell Personal Care quick facts

Market cap
$1.30B
P/E ratio
—
Forward P/E
13.2
EPS, TTM
−$0.92
Revenue, TTM
$2.24B
Profit margin
-4.1%
Dividend yield
2.18%
Beta
0.35
Volume
522,124 avg 601,748
1-year return
+40.1%
Typical daily move
±3.1%
Typical 20-day move
±5.1%
50-day average
$27.86
200-day average
$23.18
Next earnings
Nov 12
Shares outstanding
46.09M
52-week range
$15.73$29.95

Edgewell Personal Care swing-trade checklist

Edgewell Personal Care scores 4 supportive, 1 mixed and 0 headwinds across the 5 checklist items with data.

Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.

4 supportive1 mixed0 headwinds

  • Trendsupportive

    Above 50 and 200-day

    Close $28.29 is above the 50-day ($27.86) and 200-day ($23.18) averages, and the 50-day is above the 200-day.

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  • GekkoIndexmixed

    54.3, Neutral

    Reading 54.3 is in the Neutral zone.

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  • Fair valuesupportive

    33.4% below

    Price is 33.4% below Gekko Fair Value (more than 5% below).

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  • Smart moneyno data

    No data

    No insider, Congress or unusual options activity in the window.

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  • Earnings risksupportive

    Reports in 31 days

    Next report Nov 12, 2026, 31 days away — outside a typical 20-trading-day hold.

    See earnings
  • Seasonalitysupportive

    +2.9% on average

    From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged +2.9% over 5 years, rising in 4 of them.

    See seasonality

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Edgewell Personal Care stock chart and price history

Edgewell Personal Care closed at $28.29 on Oct 12, 2026, +40.1% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $15.73 to $29.95.

Close50-day average200-day averageVolume
Edgewell Personal Care share price, past year, with 50-day and 200-day moving averages and volume$20$25$30NovDecJan 2026FebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOct28.29

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Performance Breakdown

1 month
+5.1%
3 months
+3.1%
6 months
+27.4%
1 year
+40.1%
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About Edgewell Personal Care

Edgewell Personal Care makes and sells everyday personal care products to consumers around the world. The company is probably best recognized for its shaving brands, including Schick, Wilkinson Sword, Edge, Skintimate, Shave Guard, and Personna, which cover razor handles, refillable blades, and disposable razors for men and women.

Edgewell runs its business through three segments. The Wet Shave segment handles the shaving lineup described above. The Sun and Skin Care segment covers sun protection under Banana Boat and Hawaiian Tropic, hygiene items such as Wet Ones wipes and hand sanitizer, and skincare and grooming lines from Bulldog, Jack Black, and Cremo. The Feminine Care segment makes tampons under Playtex Gentle Glide 360°, Playtex Sport, Playtex, and o.b., along with pads and liners sold as Stayfree and Carefree.

The company was previously known as Energizer Holdings, Inc. and adopted the Edgewell Personal Care Company name in June 2015. Its roots trace back to 1772, and its headquarters are located in Shelton, Connecticut. Edgewell Personal Care is listed on the NYSE under the ticker EPC.

Listed
NYSE
Sector
Consumer non-durables
Industry
Household/Personal care
Website
edgewell.com

Edgewell Personal Care GekkoIndex: the smart money zone

Edgewell Personal Care’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 54.3, in the Neutral zone, down 7.4 points over five sessions.

010054.3Neutral

Down 7.4 points over five sessions, from the Accumulation zone.

Reading for Oct 12, 2026

What followed past readings in each zone

ZoneReadings5 days10 days20 days50 days
Buying65+2.0%+3.4%+4.9%+6.1%
Accumulation273−0.2%+0.1%+0.6%−1.9%
Neutral (current zone)303−0.5%−1.2%−2.4%−2.8%
Distribution37+0.8%0.0%−0.4%+2.7%
Selling4Too few readings yet

Average EPC share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Neutral readings averaged +1.1% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.

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Is Edgewell Personal Care stock overvalued? Gekko Fair Value

Edgewell Personal Care trades 33.4% below Gekko Fair Value of $42.47, so the shares are undervalued on Gekko’s estimate.

Gekko’s own estimate of what Edgewell Personal Care shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.

$42.47

Gekko Fair Value, Oct 10, 2026

33.4% Undervalued

At the end of Aug 2026 the price was 41.3% below the estimate.

Gekko Fair ValueShare price, month end
$42$28Aug 2026SepOct 2026

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Edgewell Personal Care insider and Congress trading

No open-market insider purchases were filed for Edgewell Personal Care, and no Congress trades were disclosed, in the last 90 days.

Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.

Insider buying last 90 days

No open-market insider purchases were filed for EPC in the last 90 days.

From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.

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Congress trades last 90 days

No trades in EPC were disclosed by members of Congress in the last 90 days.

From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.

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Buybacks

Edgewell Personal Care has been buying back its own shares.

Bought back, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
$2.80M
As a share of market cap
0.21%
Trailing four quarters
$21.50M

From company filings.

Edgewell Personal Care earnings: next date and track record

Edgewell Personal Care reports on Nov 12, 2026 (31 days away).

Edgewell Personal Care stock forecast and analyst price targets

Analysts’ average 12-month price target for Edgewell Personal Care is $31.83, +12.5% from the last close, from 6 firms rating the stock in the last 90 days.

$31.83consensus 12-month target, +12.5% from the last close
Low $29High $35
Buy3
Hold3
Sell0

Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 6 firms.

Latest analyst actions

DateFirmRatingTargetvs price
Oct 6RBC CapitalBuy, maintained$35+23.7%
Oct 5Wells FargoBuy, maintained$30+6.0%
Sep 11BarclaysHold, maintained$29+2.5%
Aug 6Morgan StanleyHold, reiterated$31+9.6%
Aug 6UBSHold, maintained$32+13.1%
−2.4%average 20-day move after past Neutral readings
+2.9%average move over the next 20 trading days in the last 5 years
±3.1%typical daily move, from the 14-day average range

Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.

Edgewell Personal Care seasonality: the next 20 trading days

Over the next 20 trading days from Oct 10, Edgewell Personal Care averaged +2.9% across the last 5 years, rising in 4 of them.

Next 20 trading days, by year

+7.2%2021+3.5%2022+1.5%2023+6.7%2024−4.7%2025

Average move and hit rate

WindowAverageYears higher
Next 5 trading days+0.7%3 of 5
Next 10 trading days+0.8%4 of 5
Next 15 trading days+1.2%3 of 5
Next 20 trading days+2.9%4 of 5
Next 30 trading days+4.6%3 of 5

For scale, EPC’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 5.1%.

Edgewell Personal Care market cap and key statistics

Edgewell Personal Care’s market cap is $1.30B and revenue of $2.24B over the last twelve months.

Valuation

Market cap
$1.30B
Forward P/E
13.2
EPS, TTM
−$0.92
Gekko Fair Value
$42.47

Trading

Volume
522,124
Avg volume, 20 days
601,748
52-week high
$29.95
52-week low
$15.73
Shares outstanding
46.09M

Financials

Revenue, TTM
$2.24B
Profit margin
-4.1%
Return on equity
-1.3%
Quarterly earnings growth, YoY
−53.4%

Risk and income

Beta
0.35
Typical daily move
±3.1%
Typical 20-day move
±5.1%
Dividend yield
2.18%

Edgewell Personal Care stock news this week

Coverage of Edgewell Personal Care this week reads neutral: 3 positive, 5 neutral and 1 negative headlines.

News sentiment neutral

Edgewell Personal Care peers

Edgewell Personal Care’s 6 largest industry peers by market value, with today’s move, GekkoIndex zone and gap to Gekko Fair Value.

StockTodayGekkoIndex zonevs Fair Value
PGProcter & Gamble+1.3%Neutral11.5% below
CLColgate-Palmolive+1.9%Neutral14.3% below
ELEstee Lauder Companies+2.7%Neutral9.5% above
KVUEKenvue+1.0%Neutral19.0% below
KMBKimberly-Clark+1.6%Neutral15.7% below
CHDChurch & Dwight+1.8%Neutral0.8% above

A peer links to its own page where one exists.

In the Buying zone today

Reporting earnings this week

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Edgewell Personal Care stock FAQ

What is Edgewell Personal Care’s market cap?

Edgewell Personal Care’s market cap is $1.30B at the Oct 12, 2026 close of $28.29, with 46.09M shares outstanding.

What is the Edgewell Personal Care stock forecast?

The consensus analyst 12-month price target for Edgewell Personal Care is $31.83, +12.5% from the last close. Of the 6 firms that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 3 rate it a buy, 3 a hold and 0 a sell. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.

Is Edgewell Personal Care stock overvalued or undervalued?

On Gekko’s estimate Edgewell Personal Care is undervalued: the Oct 12, 2026 close of $28.29 is 33.4% below Gekko Fair Value of $42.47. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.

When does Edgewell Personal Care report earnings next?

Edgewell Personal Care is expected to report on Nov 12, 2026 (31 days away). Analysts expect earnings of $0.77 per share on revenue of $479.5M.

What is Edgewell Personal Care’s 52-week high and low?

Edgewell Personal Care’s 52-week high is $29.95 and its 52-week low is $15.73; it closed at $28.29 on Oct 12, 2026, +40.1% over the past year. Over the last five years the shares peaked at $51.86 on Jan 14, 2022.

Is Edgewell Personal Care stock a buy right now?

Gekko describes the data; it does not make buy or sell recommendations. On the swing-trade checklist, 4 of the 5 items with data read as supportive (trend, fair value, earnings risk and seasonality), 1 as mixed (gekkoindex). The checklist is a description of current data, not a recommendation.

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