Susquehanna Fundamental Investments LLC Buys Shares of 56,266 Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST)

Susquehanna Fundamental Investments LLC purchased a new position in shares of Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST) in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor purchased 56,266 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,861,000. Susquehanna Fundamental Investments LLC owned approximately 0.10% of Post as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Norges Bank bought a new stake in shares of Post during the fourth quarter worth about $19,598,000. Hsbc Holdings PLC acquired a new position in shares of Post during the fourth quarter worth $2,634,000. Parallel Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Post by 487.0% in the fourth quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 317 shares of the company’s stock worth $28,000 after purchasing an additional 263 shares during the last quarter. TFO Wealth Partners LLC increased its holdings in Post by 9,966.7% in the fourth quarter. TFO Wealth Partners LLC now owns 302 shares of the company’s stock valued at $264,000 after purchasing an additional 299 shares during the period. Finally, Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. raised its position in Post by 6.5% during the 4th quarter. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. now owns 8,200 shares of the company’s stock worth $722,000 after purchasing an additional 500 shares during the last quarter. 94.85% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Post news, Director Thomas C. Erb acquired 2,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 13th. The shares were purchased at an average price of $112.94 per share, for a total transaction of $225,880.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the director now owns 35,475 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,006,546.50. The acquisition was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. 10.70% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Post Trading Up 0.4 %

NYSE:POST opened at $116.10 on Friday. Post Holdings, Inc. has a 12 month low of $78.85 and a 12 month high of $118.96. The company has a current ratio of 2.05, a quick ratio of 1.12 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.62. The stock has a market capitalization of $6.78 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.24 and a beta of 0.63. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $113.73 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $107.77.

Post (NYSE:POST) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, August 1st. The company reported $1.54 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.21 by $0.33. The business had revenue of $1.95 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.02 billion. Post had a return on equity of 10.91% and a net margin of 4.46%. The firm’s revenue was up 4.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $1.52 EPS. Analysts expect that Post Holdings, Inc. will post 5.95 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts recently commented on the company. Stifel Nicolaus lifted their price objective on Post from $120.00 to $130.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, August 5th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price target on shares of Post from $108.00 to $120.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Monday, August 5th. Evercore ISI increased their price objective on shares of Post from $122.00 to $123.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, August 5th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on shares of Post from $118.00 to $125.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, August 6th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $124.33.

Post 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.