Post Holdings, Inc. $POST Shares Sold by WINTON GROUP Ltd

WINTON GROUP Ltd reduced its stake in Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST) by 45.2% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 28,093 shares of the company’s stock after selling 23,214 shares during the period. WINTON GROUP Ltd’s holdings in Post were worth $2,479,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Moran Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Post in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $5,229,000. LSV Asset Management boosted its position in shares of Post by 145.5% during the 4th quarter. LSV Asset Management now owns 44,550 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,413,000 after purchasing an additional 26,400 shares during the period. Hsbc Holdings PLC increased its holdings in Post by 1,064.2% in the 1st quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 28,336 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,790,000 after purchasing an additional 25,902 shares during the last quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC increased its holdings in Post by 104.0% in the 4th quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 242,101 shares of the company’s stock valued at $23,980,000 after purchasing an additional 123,423 shares during the last quarter. Finally, SG Americas Securities LLC raised its position in Post by 216.2% in the first quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 21,143 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,090,000 after purchasing an additional 14,456 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 94.85% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In related news, Chairman William P. Stiritz sold 277,935 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, September 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $84.23, for a total transaction of $23,410,465.05. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Company insiders own 14.05% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms have commented on POST. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price target on Post from $116.00 to $99.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, August 10th. Evercore set a $121.00 target price on Post in a research note on Monday, August 10th. Weiss Ratings downgraded Post from a “hold (c)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research report on Monday, August 17th. Wells Fargo & Company cut their price target on shares of Post from $98.00 to $86.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, August 10th. Finally, Barclays lowered their price objective on shares of Post from $106.00 to $95.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, August 10th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Post presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $109.00.

Post Price Performance

Shares of NYSE POST opened at $80.19 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.47, a current ratio of 1.85 and a quick ratio of 0.99. The company has a market cap of $3.63 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.74 and a beta of 0.37. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $85.09 and its two-hundred day moving average is $93.55. Post Holdings, Inc. has a 1-year low of $75.40 and a 1-year high of $117.28.

Post (NYSE:POST) last released its earnings results on Thursday, August 6th. The company reported $1.78 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.70 by $0.08. Post had a net margin of 3.48% and a return on equity of 13.22%. The firm had revenue of $1.95 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.02 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $2.03 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was down 1.8% compared to the same quarter last year. Analysts forecast that Post Holdings, Inc. will post 7.56 EPS for the current fiscal year.

More Post News

Here are the key news stories impacting Post this week:

• Neutral Sentiment: No material earnings release, guidance update, acquisition announcement, or analyst action involving Post Holdings was identified in the latest articles. Post Holdings stock quote
• Negative Sentiment: The stock remains under pressure following the company’s latest reported quarter, when earnings per share exceeded estimates but revenue fell short of expectations and declined 1.8% year over year. The weaker sales trend may be outweighing the earnings beat.
• Negative Sentiment: Post Holdings is trading below both its 50-day and 200-day moving averages, signaling continued technical weakness and potentially limiting investor appetite in the absence of a fresh positive catalyst.

Post Company Profile

Post Holdings, Inc is a consumer packaged goods company that develops, manufactures and markets branded and private-label food products. Its portfolio includes ready-to-eat cereal, hot cereal, pet food, protein products, peanut butter, and other grocery items sold through retail and e-commerce channels.

The company operates through several businesses, including Post Consumer Brands, Weetabix, Foodservice and Refrigerated Retail. Its brands include Honey Bunches of Oats, Pebbles, Grape-Nuts, Raisin Bran, Malt-O-Meal, Weetabix, Alpen, Bob Evans and Simply Potatoes.