Venturi Wealth Management LLC Purchases 1,674 Shares of Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST)

Venturi Wealth Management LLC lifted its holdings in Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST) by 150.1% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 2,789 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 1,674 shares during the period. Venturi Wealth Management LLC’s holdings in Post were worth $319,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the business. Savant Capital LLC boosted its position in Post by 3.8% in the fourth quarter. Savant Capital LLC now owns 3,023 shares of the company’s stock worth $346,000 after purchasing an additional 110 shares during the last quarter. Truist Financial Corp raised its stake in shares of Post by 4.2% during the 4th quarter. Truist Financial Corp now owns 2,781 shares of the company’s stock worth $318,000 after purchasing an additional 113 shares during the period. OneDigital Investment Advisors LLC raised 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 worth $1,076,000 after purchasing an additional 153 shares during the period. SkyView Investment Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Post by 2.2% in the 3rd quarter. SkyView Investment Advisors LLC now owns 7,408 shares of the company’s stock worth $857,000 after buying an additional 157 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Exchange Traded Concepts LLC grew its position in Post by 2.5% during the fourth quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC now owns 6,450 shares of the company’s stock valued at $738,000 after buying an additional 160 shares during the period. 94.85% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Post Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:POST opened at $114.67 on Friday. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $110.50 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $112.94. Post Holdings, Inc. has a twelve month low of $99.62 and a twelve month high of $125.84. The company has a quick ratio of 1.64, a current ratio of 2.39 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.78. The firm has a market capitalization of $6.48 billion, a PE ratio of 18.89 and a beta of 0.65.

Post (NYSE:POST) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 6th. The company reported $1.73 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.49 by $0.24. Post had a net margin of 4.94% and a return on equity of 10.48%. Equities analysts forecast that Post Holdings, Inc. will post 6.41 EPS for the current year.

Insider Activity

In other Post news, SVP Bradly A. Harper sold 1,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, December 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $120.09, for a total value of $120,090.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president now directly owns 11,220 shares in the company, valued at $1,347,409.80. This represents a 8.18 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, COO Jeff A. Zadoks sold 28,969 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, November 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $119.96, for a total transaction of $3,475,121.24. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief operating officer now directly owns 67,788 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $8,131,848.48. The trade was a 29.94 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders sold 44,908 shares of company stock worth $5,312,045. 11.40% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

POST has been the topic of several research reports. Piper Sandler lifted their price objective on shares of Post from $120.00 to $140.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, February 10th. Evercore ISI lifted 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, Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on Post from $116.00 to $122.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Monday, February 10th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $127.17.

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.