Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST) Stake Cut by Anderson Hoagland & Co.

Anderson Hoagland & Co. lessened its holdings in shares of Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST) by 19.5% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 26,958 shares of the company’s stock after selling 6,534 shares during the quarter. Anderson Hoagland & Co.’s holdings in Post were worth $2,908,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in the business. V Square Quantitative Management LLC purchased a new position in Post during the third quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Fortitude Family Office LLC boosted its stake in shares of Post by 426.0% during the 4th quarter. Fortitude Family Office LLC now owns 263 shares of the company’s stock valued at $30,000 after buying an additional 213 shares during the period. Ashton Thomas Securities LLC purchased a new position in shares of Post during the 3rd quarter valued at $33,000. Quarry LP increased its stake in shares of Post by 244.9% in the third quarter. Quarry LP now owns 338 shares of the company’s stock worth $39,000 after acquiring an additional 240 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Sound Income Strategies LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Post during the fourth quarter worth $54,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 94.85% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, SVP Bradly A. Harper sold 1,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, December 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $120.09, for a total transaction of $120,090.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president now owns 11,220 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,347,409.80. The trade was a 8.18 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, COO Jeff A. Zadoks sold 28,969 shares of Post stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, November 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $119.96, for a total value of $3,475,121.24. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief operating officer now directly owns 67,788 shares in the company, valued at approximately $8,131,848.48. This represents a 29.94 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 35,969 shares of company stock valued at $4,322,051 over the last 90 days. 11.40% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research analysts have commented on POST shares. Evercore ISI boosted their target price on Post from $123.00 to $126.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, November 18th. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price target on Post from $120.00 to $116.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, November 19th. Finally, Piper Sandler cut their price objective on shares of Post from $140.00 to $120.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, January 16th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and six have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Post currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $123.57.

Post Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE POST opened at $106.60 on Friday. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $113.47 and its 200-day simple moving average is $112.90. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.66, a quick ratio of 1.56 and a current ratio of 2.36. Post Holdings, Inc. has a 52 week low of $91.59 and a 52 week high of $125.84. The firm has a market cap of $6.20 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.90 and a beta of 0.66.

Post Company Profile

Post Holdings, Inc operates as a consumer packaged goods holding company in the United States and internationally. It operates through four segments: Post Consumer Brands, Weetabix, Foodservice, and Refrigerated Retail. The Post Consumer Brands segment manufactures, markets, and sells branded and private label ready-to-eat (RTE) cereals under Honey Bunches of Oats, Pebbles, and Malt-O-Meal brand names; hot cereal; peanut butter under the Peter Pan brand; and branded and private label dog and cat food products under Rachael Ray Nutrish, Nature's Recipe, 9Lives, Kibbles 'n Bits and Gravy Train brand names.