Diedre J. Gray Sells 15,157 Shares of Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST) Stock

Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST) CAO Diedre J. Gray sold 15,157 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $115.80, for a total transaction of $1,755,180.60. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer now owns 19,325 shares in the company, valued at $2,237,835. This trade represents a 43.96 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink.

Post Stock Down 2.0 %

POST stock opened at $113.09 on Thursday. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $110.43 and its 200-day simple moving average is $113.03. Post Holdings, Inc. has a 52-week low of $99.62 and a 52-week high of $125.84. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.78, a current ratio of 2.39 and a quick ratio of 1.64. The firm has a market capitalization of $6.39 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.63 and a beta of 0.65.

Post (NYSE:POST) last released its earnings results on Thursday, February 6th. The company reported $1.73 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.49 by $0.24. Post had a return on equity of 10.48% and a net margin of 4.94%. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that Post Holdings, Inc. will post 6.41 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Post

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust lifted its position in shares of Post by 6.5% in the fourth quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust now owns 1,699 shares of the company’s stock worth $194,000 after purchasing an additional 103 shares in the last quarter. Savant Capital LLC grew its position in Post by 3.8% during the fourth quarter. Savant Capital LLC now owns 3,023 shares of the company’s stock valued at $346,000 after purchasing an additional 110 shares in the last quarter. Truist Financial Corp increased its stake in Post by 4.2% in the 4th quarter. Truist Financial Corp now owns 2,781 shares of the company’s stock valued at $318,000 after buying an additional 113 shares during the period. ProShare Advisors LLC lifted its position in Post by 7.4% in the 4th quarter. ProShare Advisors LLC now owns 2,215 shares of the company’s stock worth $254,000 after buying an additional 152 shares in the last quarter. Finally, OneDigital Investment Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Post by 1.7% during the 3rd quarter. OneDigital Investment Advisors LLC now owns 9,296 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,076,000 after buying an additional 153 shares during the period. 94.85% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research firms recently commented on POST. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price objective on shares of Post from $116.00 to $122.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Monday, February 10th. Evercore ISI lifted their price target on Post from $123.00 to $126.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, November 18th. Finally, Piper Sandler upped their price objective on Post from $120.00 to $140.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, February 10th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $127.17.

About Post

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.