Nicolas Catoggio Sells 1,500 Shares of Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST) Stock

Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST) CEO Nicolas Catoggio sold 1,500 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, May 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $105.62, for a total transaction of $158,430.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 73,492 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $7,762,225.04. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link.

Nicolas Catoggio also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Wednesday, March 6th, Nicolas Catoggio sold 300 shares of Post stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $104.11, for a total transaction of $31,233.00.

Post Trading Down 0.1 %

Shares of POST opened at $105.70 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 2.16, a quick ratio of 1.20 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.61. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $104.15 and its two-hundred day moving average is $95.80. Post Holdings, Inc. has a twelve month low of $78.85 and a twelve month high of $108.17. The firm has a market capitalization of $6.40 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.25 and a beta of 0.65.

Post (NYSE:POST) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 2nd. The company reported $1.51 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.29 by $0.22. The business had revenue of $2 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.03 billion. Post had a net margin of 4.38% and a return on equity of 10.93%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 23.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $1.10 earnings per share. On average, research analysts predict that Post Holdings, Inc. will post 5.52 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Trading of Post

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Clarkston Capital Partners LLC grew its position 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 purchasing an additional 385,640 shares during the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew its position in shares of Post by 9.0% in the fourth quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 3,002,286 shares of the company’s stock valued at $264,382,000 after purchasing an additional 249,155 shares during the last quarter. Diamond Hill Capital Management Inc. boosted its position in Post by 6.4% during the third quarter. Diamond Hill Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,641,756 shares of the company’s stock worth $140,764,000 after acquiring an additional 99,115 shares during the last quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP boosted its position in Post by 14.7% during the third quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 1,634,146 shares of the company’s stock worth $140,112,000 after acquiring an additional 209,111 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Thompson Siegel & Walmsley LLC boosted its position in Post by 0.8% during the fourth quarter. Thompson Siegel & Walmsley LLC now owns 1,095,572 shares of the company’s stock worth $96,476,000 after acquiring an additional 8,939 shares during the last quarter. 94.85% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

POST has been the subject of several analyst reports. Stifel Nicolaus increased their price target on shares of Post from $115.00 to $120.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday. Evercore ISI increased their price target on shares of Post from $118.00 to $122.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday. Barclays increased their price target on shares of Post from $115.00 to $120.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday. Finally, Mizuho upped their target price on shares of Post from $110.00 to $128.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, February 5th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Post currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $113.67.

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.