Hussman Strategic Advisors Inc. Sells 2,100 Shares of Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST)

Hussman Strategic Advisors Inc. cut its stake in shares of Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST) by 25.0% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 6,300 shares of the company’s stock after selling 2,100 shares during the quarter. Hussman Strategic Advisors Inc.’s holdings in Post were worth $721,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the stock. Holocene Advisors LP lifted its position in Post by 21.0% during the third quarter. Holocene Advisors LP now owns 1,405,298 shares of the company’s stock valued at $162,663,000 after purchasing an additional 244,221 shares during the last quarter. Hennessy Advisors Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Post in the 4th quarter worth approximately $56,864,000. Victory Capital Management Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Post by 1.3% in the 3rd quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 226,512 shares of the company’s stock worth $26,219,000 after acquiring an additional 2,879 shares during the last quarter. Braun Stacey Associates Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Post by 3.6% in the 4th quarter. Braun Stacey Associates Inc. now owns 206,561 shares of the company’s stock worth $23,643,000 after acquiring an additional 7,086 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Iridian Asset Management LLC CT lifted its holdings in shares of Post by 20.3% in the 4th quarter. Iridian Asset Management LLC CT now owns 206,013 shares of the company’s stock worth $23,580,000 after acquiring an additional 34,825 shares during the last quarter. 94.85% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Post Trading Up 1.1 %

NYSE:POST opened at $114.67 on Friday. The company has a fifty day moving average of $110.50 and a 200 day moving average of $112.94. Post Holdings, Inc. has a 52 week low of $99.62 and a 52 week high of $125.84. The company has a quick ratio of 1.64, a current ratio of 2.39 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.78. The firm has a market capitalization of $6.48 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.89 and a beta of 0.65.

Post (NYSE:POST) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 6th. The company reported $1.73 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, research analysts predict that Post Holdings, Inc. will post 6.41 earnings per share for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

POST has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price objective on shares of Post from $116.00 to $122.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Monday, February 10th. 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. Finally, Evercore ISI upped their price target on shares of Post from $123.00 to $126.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, November 18th. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $127.17.

Insider Transactions at Post

In other Post news, Director David W. Kemper sold 8,939 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $110.75, for a total transaction of $989,994.25. Following the transaction, the director now owns 29,722 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,291,711.50. This represents a 23.12 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, COO Jeff A. Zadoks sold 28,969 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, November 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $119.96, for a total transaction of $3,475,121.24. Following the transaction, the chief operating officer now owns 67,788 shares in the company, valued at $8,131,848.48. This represents a 29.94 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 44,908 shares of company stock valued at $5,312,045 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.