Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST) Receives Consensus Rating of “Moderate Buy” from Brokerages

Shares of Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST) have been assigned a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” from the six ratings firms that are covering the firm, MarketBeat Ratings reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold recommendation and five have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average 1-year target price among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $109.67.

POST has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. Barclays raised their price objective on Post from $105.00 to $115.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 6th. Mizuho raised their price objective on Post from $110.00 to $128.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, February 5th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus lifted their target price on Post from $98.00 to $115.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, February 5th.

Post Price Performance

Post stock opened at $105.89 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 1.99, a quick ratio of 1.00 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.60. The company has a market capitalization of $6.43 billion, a PE ratio of 22.72 and a beta of 0.66. Post has a 12 month low of $78.85 and a 12 month high of $107.67. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $104.08 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $94.20.

Post (NYSE:POST) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 1st. The company reported $1.69 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.07 by $0.62. Post had a return on equity of 10.51% and a net margin of 4.03%. The company had revenue of $1.97 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.92 billion. Analysts expect that Post will post 5.52 EPS for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Post

In other Post news, CEO Nicolas Catoggio sold 300 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, March 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $104.11, for a total value of $31,233.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 74,992 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $7,807,417.12. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. In related news, CEO Nicolas Catoggio sold 300 shares of Post stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, March 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $104.11, for a total transaction of $31,233.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 74,992 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $7,807,417.12. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CAO Diedre J. Gray sold 7,297 shares of Post stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $104.51, for a total value of $762,609.47. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 51,073 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,337,639.23. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders own 10.70% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Post

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Nordea Investment Management AB bought a new stake in Post during the fourth quarter worth $4,698,000. Duality Advisers LP bought a new stake in shares of Post in the third quarter valued at $416,000. Anderson Hoagland & Co. raised its stake in shares of Post by 15.6% in the fourth quarter. Anderson Hoagland & Co. now owns 38,794 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,605,000 after buying an additional 5,241 shares during the period. Panagora Asset Management Inc. raised its stake in shares of Post by 39.6% in the third quarter. Panagora Asset Management Inc. now owns 5,786 shares of the company’s stock valued at $496,000 after buying an additional 1,640 shares during the period. Finally, Cerity Partners LLC raised its stake in shares of Post by 114.1% in the fourth quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 15,791 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,391,000 after buying an additional 8,417 shares during the period. 94.85% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.