Post (POST) Scheduled to Post Earnings on Thursday

Post (NYSE:POST) is set to issue its quarterly earnings data after the market closes on Thursday, May 2nd. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $1.29 per share for the quarter. Investors interested in participating in the company’s conference call can do so using this link.

Post (NYSE:POST) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 1st. The company reported $1.69 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.07 by $0.62. The company had revenue of $1.97 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.92 billion. Post had a net margin of 4.03% and a return on equity of 10.51%. On average, analysts expect Post to post $6 EPS for the current fiscal year and $6 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Post Trading Up 1.7 %

NYSE:POST opened at $107.13 on Tuesday. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $104.12 and its 200 day moving average is $94.70. Post has a 12 month low of $78.85 and a 12 month high of $107.67. The stock has a market capitalization of $6.50 billion, a PE ratio of 22.99 and a beta of 0.66. The company has a current ratio of 1.99, a quick ratio of 1.00 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.60.

Insider Buying and Selling at Post

In other news, CAO Diedre J. Gray sold 7,297 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $104.51, for a total value of $762,609.47. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 51,073 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,337,639.23. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. In other Post news, Director Thomas C. Erb bought 1,000 shares of Post stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 7th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $104.24 per share, for a total transaction of $104,240.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 33,475 shares in the company, valued at $3,489,434. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CAO Diedre J. Gray sold 7,297 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $104.51, for a total value of $762,609.47. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer now owns 51,073 shares in the company, valued at $5,337,639.23. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders own 10.70% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research analysts have recently commented on the company. Stifel Nicolaus upped their price target on Post from $98.00 to $115.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, February 5th. Mizuho upped their price objective on shares of Post from $110.00 to $128.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, February 5th. Finally, Barclays lifted their target price on shares of Post from $105.00 to $115.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 6th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Post currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $109.67.

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.