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 Post stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $115.80, for a total value of $1,755,180.60. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 19,325 shares in the company, valued at $2,237,835. The trade was a 43.96 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link.

Post Price Performance

POST traded up $0.41 during trading on Tuesday, hitting $115.38. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 646,627 shares, compared to its average volume of 572,338. 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 stock has a market capitalization of $6.52 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.01 and a beta of 0.65. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $110.44 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $113.01. Post Holdings, Inc. has a 12 month low of $99.62 and a 12 month high of $125.84.

Post (NYSE:POST) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 6th. The company reported $1.73 earnings per share (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%. Sell-side analysts forecast that Post Holdings, Inc. will post 6.41 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms recently commented on POST. Evercore ISI raised their target price on Post from $123.00 to $126.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, November 18th. Piper Sandler lifted 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. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company upped their target price on shares of Post from $116.00 to $122.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Monday, February 10th. One research 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 a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $127.17.

Institutional Trading of Post

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Parr Mcknight Wealth Management Group LLC bought a new position in Post in the 4th quarter worth approximately $1,138,000. Vident Advisory LLC increased its stake in shares of Post by 5.0% in the 4th quarter. Vident Advisory LLC now owns 3,450 shares of the company’s stock valued at $395,000 after buying an additional 163 shares during the period. Squarepoint Ops LLC raised its position in shares of Post by 116.5% during the fourth quarter. Squarepoint Ops LLC now owns 5,710 shares of the company’s stock worth $654,000 after acquiring an additional 40,310 shares during the last quarter. Teza Capital Management LLC bought a new position in Post in the fourth quarter valued at about $880,000. Finally, True Wealth Design LLC increased its position in Post by 281.2% in the fourth quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 385 shares of the company’s stock worth $44,000 after purchasing an additional 284 shares during the period. 94.85% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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.