Nicolas Catoggio Sells 5,000 Shares of Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST) Stock

Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST) CEO Nicolas Catoggio sold 5,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $116.50, for a total transaction of $582,500.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 55,501 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,465,866.50. This trade represents a 8.26 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink.

Nicolas Catoggio also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Monday, December 2nd, Nicolas Catoggio sold 6,000 shares of Post stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $121.14, for a total transaction of $726,840.00.

Post Price Performance

POST stock traded down $2.30 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, reaching $113.09. 868,683 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 580,473. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.78, a current ratio of 2.39 and a quick ratio of 1.64. Post Holdings, Inc. has a 12-month low of $99.62 and a 12-month high of $125.84. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $110.43 and its 200 day moving average is $113.03. The company has a market cap of $6.39 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.63 and a beta of 0.65.

Post (NYSE:POST) last announced 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%. On average, research analysts expect that Post Holdings, Inc. will post 6.41 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

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

Institutional Trading of Post

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Fortitude Family Office LLC raised its position in shares of Post by 426.0% during the 4th quarter. Fortitude Family Office LLC now owns 263 shares of the company’s stock worth $30,000 after purchasing an additional 213 shares during the last quarter. Ashton Thomas Securities LLC purchased a new stake in Post during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $33,000. Quarry LP increased its stake in Post by 244.9% during the 3rd quarter. Quarry LP now owns 338 shares of the company’s stock worth $39,000 after buying an additional 240 shares in the last quarter. True Wealth Design LLC raised its holdings in shares of Post by 281.2% during the fourth quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 385 shares of the company’s stock valued at $44,000 after acquiring an additional 284 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Sound Income Strategies LLC purchased a new position in shares of Post in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $54,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 94.85% of the company’s stock.

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.