Analysts Set Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST) Price Target at $127.17

Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST) has earned an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the six ratings firms that are presently covering the stock, MarketBeat Ratings reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold recommendation and five have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average 1-year price target among brokerages that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $127.17.

POST has been the subject of several recent research reports. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their target price on shares of Post from $116.00 to $122.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Monday, February 10th. Piper Sandler increased their price objective on Post from $120.00 to $140.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, February 10th.

Insider Activity

In other news, SVP Bradly A. Harper sold 2,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $114.59, for a total transaction of $229,180.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president now directly owns 8,741 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,001,631.19. This represents a 18.62 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CEO Nicolas Catoggio sold 5,000 shares of Post stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $116.50, for a total transaction of $582,500.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 55,501 shares in the company, valued at $6,465,866.50. This trade represents a 8.26 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 36,096 shares of company stock valued at $4,129,355 over the last three months. Corporate insiders own 11.40% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Post

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Empowered Funds LLC purchased a new stake in Post in the 3rd quarter worth about $323,000. Ontario Teachers Pension Plan Board bought a new stake in shares of Post in the third quarter valued at approximately $369,000. Cerity Partners LLC lifted its stake in shares of Post by 46.6% during the 3rd quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 30,562 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,538,000 after buying an additional 9,711 shares in the last quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company boosted its holdings in Post by 352.0% in the 3rd quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 196,193 shares of the company’s stock worth $22,709,000 after buying an additional 152,791 shares during the period. Finally, Point72 Asia Singapore Pte. Ltd. grew its stake in Post by 905.4% in the 3rd quarter. Point72 Asia Singapore Pte. Ltd. now owns 6,012 shares of the company’s stock valued at $696,000 after buying an additional 5,414 shares in the last quarter. 94.85% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Post Stock Down 0.1 %

POST stock opened at $111.38 on Friday. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $110.88 and its 200 day simple moving average is $112.72. The company has a market cap of $6.29 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.35 and a beta of 0.65. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.78, a quick ratio of 1.64 and a current ratio of 2.39. Post has a fifty-two week low of $99.62 and a fifty-two week high of $125.84.

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

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.