Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC Purchases 411 Shares of Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST)

Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST) by 15.6% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 3,047 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 411 shares during the quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC’s holdings in Post were worth $268,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Moneta Group Investment Advisors LLC raised its stake in Post by 98,990.9% during the fourth quarter. Moneta Group Investment Advisors LLC now owns 6,108,952 shares of the company’s stock worth $551,394,000 after acquiring an additional 6,102,787 shares in the last quarter. BlackRock Inc. increased its stake in shares of Post by 2.3% in the second quarter. BlackRock Inc. now owns 4,900,923 shares of the company’s stock valued at $424,665,000 after buying an additional 109,102 shares in the last quarter. Clarkston Capital Partners LLC increased its stake in shares of Post by 12.8% in the third quarter. Clarkston Capital Partners LLC now owns 3,396,881 shares of the company’s stock valued at $291,249,000 after buying an additional 385,640 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its stake in shares of Post by 1.9% in the first quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 2,833,356 shares of the company’s stock valued at $254,635,000 after buying an additional 52,081 shares in the last quarter. Finally, T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. increased its stake in shares of Post by 0.8% in the fourth quarter. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. now owns 2,254,929 shares of the company’s stock valued at $203,530,000 after buying an additional 17,024 shares in the last quarter. 94.85% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Post news, CEO Nicolas Catoggio sold 300 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, March 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $104.11, for a total transaction of $31,233.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 74,992 shares in the company, valued at $7,807,417.12. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this link. In other Post news, CEO Nicolas Catoggio sold 300 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, March 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $104.11, for a total transaction of $31,233.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 74,992 shares in the company, valued at $7,807,417.12. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, CAO Diedre J. Gray sold 7,297 shares of the firm’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 transaction, the chief accounting officer now owns 51,073 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,337,639.23. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Company insiders own 10.70% of the company’s stock.

Post Price Performance

Shares of POST stock opened at $104.00 on Friday. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $104.02 and a 200 day moving average price of $93.47. The company has a quick ratio of 1.00, a current ratio of 1.99 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.60. The firm has a market cap of $6.31 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.32 and a beta of 0.66. Post Holdings, Inc. has a 12 month low of $78.85 and a 12 month high of $107.67.

Post (NYSE:POST) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 1st. The company reported $1.69 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.07 by $0.62. The firm had revenue of $1.97 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.92 billion. Post had a return on equity of 10.51% and a net margin of 4.03%. Research analysts expect that Post Holdings, Inc. will post 5.52 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts have recently weighed in on POST shares. Mizuho raised their target price on Post from $110.00 to $128.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, February 5th. Barclays raised their target price on Post from $105.00 to $115.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 6th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus raised their target price on Post from $98.00 to $115.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, February 5th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $109.67.

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.