Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST) Director David W. Kemper Sells 8,939 Shares

Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST) Director David W. Kemper sold 8,939 shares of Post stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $110.75, for a total transaction of $989,994.25. Following the transaction, the director now owns 29,722 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,291,711.50. This trade represents a 23.12 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website.

Post Stock Up 0.6 %

Shares of NYSE:POST traded up $0.62 during midday trading on Wednesday, hitting $111.71. 630,220 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 564,676. Post Holdings, Inc. has a twelve month low of $99.62 and a twelve month high of $125.84. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.66, a quick ratio of 1.56 and a current ratio of 2.36. The company has a market cap of $6.50 billion, a PE ratio of 18.40 and a beta of 0.65. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $111.39 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $112.87.

Post (NYSE:POST) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 6th. The company reported $1.73 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.49 by $0.24. Post had a net margin of 4.94% and a return on equity of 10.40%. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that Post Holdings, Inc. will post 6.3 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust increased its position in shares of Post by 6.5% during the fourth quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust now owns 1,699 shares of the company’s stock worth $194,000 after acquiring an additional 103 shares in the last quarter. Savant Capital LLC boosted its position in Post by 3.8% during the 4th quarter. Savant Capital LLC now owns 3,023 shares of the company’s stock worth $346,000 after buying an additional 110 shares during the period. Truist Financial Corp raised its position in shares of Post by 4.2% in the 4th quarter. Truist Financial Corp now owns 2,781 shares of the company’s stock worth $318,000 after acquiring an additional 113 shares in the last quarter. OneDigital Investment Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Post by 1.7% in the 3rd quarter. OneDigital Investment Advisors LLC now owns 9,296 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,076,000 after purchasing an additional 153 shares in the last quarter. Finally, SkyView Investment Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Post by 2.2% during the third quarter. SkyView Investment Advisors LLC now owns 7,408 shares of the company’s stock worth $857,000 after purchasing an additional 157 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 94.85% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

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