Trexquant Investment LP Makes New Investment in Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST)

Trexquant Investment LP purchased a new stake in shares of Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST) during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund purchased 11,512 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,318,000.

A number of other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in POST. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust increased its holdings in Post by 6.5% during the fourth quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust now owns 1,699 shares of the company’s stock worth $194,000 after buying an additional 103 shares during the last quarter. Savant Capital LLC grew its stake in Post by 3.8% during the fourth quarter. Savant Capital LLC now owns 3,023 shares of the company’s stock valued at $346,000 after acquiring an additional 110 shares in the last quarter. Truist Financial Corp grew its stake in Post by 4.2% during the fourth quarter. Truist Financial Corp now owns 2,781 shares of the company’s stock valued at $318,000 after acquiring an additional 113 shares in the last quarter. SkyView Investment Advisors LLC grew its stake in Post by 2.2% during the third quarter. SkyView Investment Advisors LLC now owns 7,408 shares of the company’s stock valued at $857,000 after acquiring an additional 157 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Exchange Traded Concepts LLC lifted its position in Post by 2.5% during the fourth quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC now owns 6,450 shares of the company’s stock valued at $738,000 after purchasing an additional 160 shares during the last quarter. 94.85% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Post Stock Up 3.8 %

Shares of NYSE POST opened at $116.17 on Thursday. 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 52 week low of $99.62 and a 52 week high of $125.84. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $112.95 and its 200 day moving average is $112.78. The company has a market cap of $6.56 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.14 and a beta of 0.52.

Post (NYSE:POST) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 6th. The company reported $1.73 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.49 by $0.24. Post had a net margin of 4.94% and a return on equity of 10.48%. On average, equities research analysts expect that Post Holdings, Inc. will post 6.41 earnings per share for the current year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

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

Insider Transactions at Post

In related news, CAO Diedre J. Gray sold 15,157 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $115.80, for a total value of $1,755,180.60. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer now owns 19,325 shares in the company, valued at $2,237,835. The trade was a 43.96 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, SVP Bradly A. Harper sold 2,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $114.59, for a total transaction of $229,180.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president now owns 8,741 shares in the company, valued at $1,001,631.19. This represents a 18.62 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 36,096 shares of company stock valued at $4,129,355 in the last three months. 11.40% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

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.