Susquehanna Fundamental Investments LLC Takes Position in Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST)

Susquehanna Fundamental Investments LLC bought a new position in shares of Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST) during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 74,946 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $8,578,000. Susquehanna Fundamental Investments LLC owned 0.13% of Post at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of POST. Voya Investment Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Post by 35.5% in the 4th quarter. Voya Investment Management LLC now owns 10,890 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,246,000 after acquiring an additional 2,851 shares in the last quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC raised its stake in Post by 7.3% in the fourth quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 3,039 shares of the company’s stock valued at $348,000 after purchasing an additional 208 shares in the last quarter. Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc. lifted its position in Post by 8.7% during the fourth quarter. Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc. now owns 402,272 shares of the company’s stock valued at $46,044,000 after purchasing an additional 32,134 shares during the last quarter. Pinebridge Investments L.P. grew its stake in Post by 106.1% in the 4th quarter. Pinebridge Investments L.P. now owns 14,796 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,694,000 after buying an additional 7,617 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Hsbc Holdings PLC increased its holdings in shares of Post by 334.7% in the 4th quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 37,754 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,313,000 after buying an additional 29,068 shares during the last quarter. 94.85% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, CAO Diedre J. Gray sold 15,157 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $115.80, for a total transaction of $1,755,180.60. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 19,325 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $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 Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, Director David W. Kemper sold 8,939 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $110.75, for a total value of $989,994.25. Following the transaction, the director now owns 29,722 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,291,711.50. This represents a 23.12 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 36,096 shares of company stock valued at $4,129,355 over the last three months. 11.40% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Post Stock Performance

NYSE POST opened at $112.86 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $6.37 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.59 and a beta of 0.52. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $114.37 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $112.83. The company has a quick ratio of 1.64, a current ratio of 2.39 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.78. Post Holdings, Inc. has a 12-month low of $99.70 and a 12-month high of $125.84.

Post (NYSE:POST) last posted 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 return on equity of 10.48% and a net margin of 4.94%. On average, equities analysts forecast that Post Holdings, Inc. will post 6.41 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms have recently issued reports on POST. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price objective on shares of Post from $122.00 to $124.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 2nd. Piper Sandler upped their price objective on Post from $120.00 to $140.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, February 10th. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $127.50.

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.