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

Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST) CEO Nicolas Catoggio sold 5,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred 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 completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 55,501 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $6,465,866.50. This trade represents a 8.26 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website.

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 value of $726,840.00.

Post Stock Down 2.0 %

NYSE:POST traded down $2.30 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, hitting $113.09. 868,683 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 580,473. The company has a fifty day moving average of $110.43 and a 200 day moving average of $113.03. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.78, a quick ratio of 1.64 and a current ratio of 2.39. Post Holdings, Inc. has a twelve month low of $99.62 and a twelve month high of $125.84. The company has a market capitalization of $6.39 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.63 and a beta of 0.65.

Post (NYSE:POST) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 6th. The company reported $1.73 earnings per share (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 10.48%. On average, analysts forecast that Post Holdings, Inc. will post 6.41 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

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

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Creative Planning increased its position in shares of Post by 13.3% in the 3rd quarter. Creative Planning now owns 2,250 shares of the company’s stock valued at $260,000 after acquiring an additional 264 shares during the period. Blue Trust Inc. grew its stake in Post by 382.1% during the 3rd quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 1,080 shares of the company’s stock valued at $125,000 after purchasing an additional 856 shares during the last quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. acquired a new position in shares of Post in the third quarter valued at about $2,190,000. Adams Diversified Equity Fund Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Post in the third quarter worth about $14,480,000. Finally, New York State Teachers Retirement System lifted its holdings in shares of Post by 1.2% during the third quarter. New York State Teachers Retirement System now owns 65,742 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,610,000 after purchasing an additional 811 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors 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.