Edgewell Personal Care Company (EPC) Reaches $50.82 After 5.00% Up Move; II-VI (IIVI) Had 8 Bullish Analysts

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The stock of Edgewell Personal Care Company (NYSE:EPC) is a huge mover today! The stock increased 3.27% or $1.61 during the last trading session, reaching $50.82. About 169,850 shares traded. Edgewell Personal Care Company (NYSE:EPC) has declined 39.76% since June 29, 2017 and is downtrending. It has underperformed by 52.33% the S&P500. Some Historical EPC News: 22/04/2018 – DJ Edgewell Personal Care Co, Inst Holders, 1Q 2018 (EPC); 03/05/2018 – Edgewell Personal Care Sees FY18 Net Sales Down About 50 Basis Points, Organic Net Sales Down 3%; 06/03/2018 – EDGEWELL CUT TO Ba3 FROM Ba2 BY MOODY’S; 14/05/2018 – Hawaiian Tropic® Launches New Sun Care Products Designed To Protect And Nourish Skin During And After Sun Exposure; 30/05/2018 – Edgewell Closes Above 50-Day Moving Average: Technicals; 12/04/2018 – Edgewell Personal Care Company To Webcast A Discussion Of Second Quarter Fiscal Year 2018 Results On May 3, 2018; 15/05/2018 – Legion Partners Asset Management Buys 1.4% Position in Edgewell; 03/05/2018 – Edgewell Personal Care Sees FY18 EPS $2.70-EPS $2.90; 01/05/2018 – Stayfree And Jenny Mollen Aren’t Holding Back On Periods And Pee; 03/05/2018 – Edgewell Personal Care 2Q EPS $1.20The move comes after 8 months positive chart setup for the $2.74 billion company. It was reported on Jun, 29 by Barchart.com. We have $53.36 PT which if reached, will make NYSE:EPC worth $137.20M more.

Among 9 analysts covering II-VI Inc (NASDAQ:IIVI), 8 have Buy rating, 0 Sell and 1 Hold. Therefore 89% are positive. II-VI Inc had 13 analyst reports since January 22, 2018 according to SRatingsIntel. The stock of II-VI Incorporated (NASDAQ:IIVI) has “Buy” rating given on Wednesday, May 2 by B. Riley & Co. The rating was downgraded by Northland Capital to “Hold” on Monday, January 22. The firm has “Hold” rating by Northland Capital given on Friday, February 2. The company was upgraded on Tuesday, March 20 by FBR Capital. Piper Jaffray maintained the stock with “Buy” rating in Tuesday, June 5 report. The firm has “Buy” rating given on Tuesday, February 13 by Piper Jaffray. The rating was upgraded by B. Riley & Co to “Buy” on Tuesday, March 20. See II-VI Incorporated (NASDAQ:IIVI) latest ratings:

05/06/2018 Broker: Piper Jaffray Rating: Buy New Target: $50.0000 Maintain
02/05/2018 Broker: B. Riley & Co Old Rating: Buy New Rating: Buy Old Target: $55 New Target: $54 Maintain
20/03/2018 Broker: FBR Capital Rating: Buy New Target: $55.0 Upgrade
20/03/2018 Broker: B. Riley & Co Old Rating: Neutral New Rating: Buy Upgrade
19/03/2018 Broker: Deutsche Bank Rating: Buy New Target: $56 Initiates Coverage On
15/03/2018 Broker: DA Davidson Rating: Buy New Target: $55 Initiates Coverage On
09/03/2018 Broker: Morgan Stanley Rating: Overweight New Target: $46 Initiates Coverage On
14/02/2018 Broker: PiperJaffray Rating: Overweight New Target: $50 Initiates Coverage On
13/02/2018 Broker: Piper Jaffray Rating: Buy New Target: $50.0 Initiate
02/02/2018 Broker: Northland Capital Rating: Hold New Target: $45.0 Maintain

Edgewell Personal Care Company manufactures and markets personal care products in the wet shave, sun and skin care, feminine care, and infant care categories the United States and internationally. The company has market cap of $2.74 billion. The firm operates in four divisions: Wet Shave, Sun and Skin Care, Feminine Care, and All Other. It currently has negative earnings. It offers Schick and Wilkinson Sword razor systems, including razor handles and refillable blades, and disposable shave products for men and women; and shave preparation products, such as shaving gels and creams under the Edge, Skintimate, and Shave Guard brands.

More news for Edgewell Personal Care Company (NYSE:EPC) were recently published by: Prnewswire.com, which released: “Playtex® Simply Gentle Glideâ„¢ Spoofs “Extra” In The World Around Us” on June 28, 2018. Globenewswire.com‘s article titled: “Detailed Research: Economic Perspectives on Edgewell Personal Care Company, Qurate Retail Group, Rexnord …” and published on June 15, 2018 is yet another important article.

Among 6 analysts covering Edgewell Personal Care (NYSE:EPC), 2 have Buy rating, 0 Sell and 4 Hold. Therefore 33% are positive. Edgewell Personal Care had 12 analyst reports since January 4, 2018 according to SRatingsIntel. As per Friday, April 20, the company rating was maintained by Morgan Stanley. RBC Capital Markets maintained the stock with “Buy” rating in Thursday, February 8 report. On Friday, June 29 the stock rating was maintained by Citigroup with “Buy”. The rating was maintained by Deutsche Bank on Friday, May 4 with “Hold”. As per Thursday, January 4, the company rating was maintained by Jefferies. The rating was maintained by Morgan Stanley with “Equal-Weight” on Thursday, April 5. The stock of Edgewell Personal Care Company (NYSE:EPC) has “Equal-Weight” rating given on Friday, February 9 by Morgan Stanley. Deutsche Bank maintained Edgewell Personal Care Company (NYSE:EPC) on Friday, February 9 with “Hold” rating. RBC Capital Markets maintained the stock with “Buy” rating in Monday, May 14 report. The firm has “Equal-Weight” rating by Morgan Stanley given on Friday, May 4.

Analysts await Edgewell Personal Care Company (NYSE:EPC) to report earnings on August, 14. They expect $0.80 earnings per share, down 27.93% or $0.31 from last year’s $1.11 per share. EPC’s profit will be $43.20 million for 15.88 P/E if the $0.80 EPS becomes a reality. After $1.31 actual earnings per share reported by Edgewell Personal Care Company for the previous quarter, Wall Street now forecasts -38.93% negative EPS growth.

Investors sentiment increased to 1.14 in Q1 2018. Its up 0.16, from 0.98 in 2017Q4. It increased, as 25 investors sold II-VI Incorporated shares while 68 reduced holdings. 36 funds opened positions while 70 raised stakes. 57.75 million shares or 7.18% more from 53.88 million shares in 2017Q4 were reported. Mesirow Financial Investment Mgmt accumulated 1.3% or 324,624 shares. S&T Bancorporation Pa reported 0.06% stake. Stratos Wealth Prns Ltd holds 0% or 1,819 shares. Deutsche Bank & Trust Ag reported 0% in II-VI Incorporated (NASDAQ:IIVI). Morgan Stanley invested in 148,111 shares or 0% of the stock. Pnc Financial Services Inc has invested 0% in II-VI Incorporated (NASDAQ:IIVI). Suntrust Banks holds 0% of its portfolio in II-VI Incorporated (NASDAQ:IIVI) for 13,674 shares. Millennium Mgmt Lc stated it has 0.1% of its portfolio in II-VI Incorporated (NASDAQ:IIVI). Systematic Finance Mngmt Limited Partnership has 22,419 shares for 0.02% of their portfolio. Illinois-based Alyeska Invest Grp Ltd Partnership has invested 0.04% in II-VI Incorporated (NASDAQ:IIVI). Eqis Cap Management, California-based fund reported 11,743 shares. Stoneridge Investment Prtnrs Ltd Llc owns 10,744 shares for 0.07% of their portfolio. Rhumbline Advisers has 0.01% invested in II-VI Incorporated (NASDAQ:IIVI). Public Employees Retirement Systems Of Ohio accumulated 1,586 shares or 0% of the stock. Great West Life Assurance Co Can reported 73,683 shares.

More news for II-VI Incorporated (NASDAQ:IIVI) were recently published by: Globenewswire.com, which released: “Analysis: Positioning to Benefit within The Stars Group, AMAG Pharmaceuticals, ResMed, WestRock, Briggs & Stratton …” on June 18, 2018. Seekingalpha.com‘s article titled: “NAR: Apple drops iPhone parts orders by 20%; supplier stocks dip” and published on June 08, 2018 is yet another important article.

Since March 20, 2018, it had 0 buys, and 2 selling transactions for $668,819 activity. Wagner David G also sold $290,081 worth of II-VI Incorporated (NASDAQ:IIVI) shares. Another trade for 8,000 shares valued at $378,738 was sold by MATTERA VINCENT D JR.

It closed at $43.55 lastly. It is down 44.87% since June 29, 2017 and is uptrending. It has outperformed by 32.30% the S&P500. Some Historical IIVI News: 15/03/2018 – II-VI: 3-D Sensing, Silicon Carbide, EUV Prompt Davidson to Say Buy — Barron’s Blog; 07/05/2018 – II-VI Non-Deal Roadshow Scheduled By Benchmark for May. 8; 26/03/2018 – Il-Vl INC – TRANSACTION IS EXPECTED TO CLOSE IN 3RD CALENDAR QUARTER OF 2018; 01/05/2018 – II-VI Sees 4Q EPS 37c-EPS 43c; 08/05/2018 – II-VI at Non-Deal Roadshow Hosted By Benchmark Co., LLC Today; 09/03/2018 – II-VI Closes Above 200-Day Moving Average: Technicals; 12/03/2018 – II-VI Incorporated Unveils DFB Laser Diode for 3D Sensing; 19/03/2018 – Tech Today: Bad Facebook, Oracle On Tap, Buying II-VI, Selling Arista — Barron’s Blog; 30/05/2018 – II-VI Presenting at Cowen Conference Tomorrow; 26/03/2018 – Il-Vl INC – TRANSACTION PRICE INCLUDES ACQUISITION OF COADNA’S APPROXIMATELY $40 MLN IN CASH

II-VI Incorporated develops, manufactures, and markets engineered materials, and optoelectronic components and devices worldwide. The company has market cap of $2.72 billion. The companyÂ’s II-VI Laser Solutions segment provides optical and electro-optical components and materials for use in high-power CO2 lasers, and fiber-delivered beam delivery systems and processing tools, as well as offers direct diode lasers for industrial lasers under the II-VI HIGHYAG and II-VI Laser Enterprise brands; compound semiconductor epitaxial wafers for optical components, wireless devices, and high-speed communication systems applications; and 6-inch gallium arsenide wafers for use in production of high performance lasers and integrated circuits under the II-VI EpiWorks and II-VI OptoElectronic Devices Division brands. It has a 30.29 P/E ratio. The Company’s II-VI Photonics segment provides crystal materials, optics, microchip lasers, and optoelectronic modules for use in optical communication networks, and other various consumer and commercial applications.

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