Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST) SVP Bradly A. Harper Sells 2,000 Shares

Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST) SVP Bradly A. Harper sold 2,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $114.59, for a total value of $229,180.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president now owns 8,741 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,001,631.19. This represents a 18.62 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website.

Post Price Performance

Post stock opened at $113.59 on Thursday. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $110.28 and its 200 day simple moving average is $113.03. The stock has a market cap of $6.42 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.71 and a beta of 0.65. Post Holdings, Inc. has a 12-month low of $99.62 and a 12-month 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.

Post (NYSE:POST) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 6th. The company reported $1.73 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.49 by $0.24. Post had a return on equity of 10.48% and a net margin of 4.94%. As a group, research analysts anticipate that Post Holdings, Inc. will post 6.41 earnings per share for the current year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

POST has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Wells Fargo & Company increased their target price on Post from $116.00 to $122.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Monday, February 10th. Piper Sandler increased their target price on Post from $120.00 to $140.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, February 10th. Finally, Evercore ISI increased their target price on Post from $123.00 to $126.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, November 18th. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Post has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $127.17.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Post

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Jefferies Financial Group Inc. bought a new position in Post during the fourth quarter worth about $288,000. Parr Mcknight Wealth Management Group LLC bought a new position in Post during the fourth quarter worth about $1,138,000. Vident Advisory LLC boosted its holdings in Post by 5.0% during the fourth quarter. Vident Advisory LLC now owns 3,450 shares of the company’s stock worth $395,000 after buying an additional 163 shares during the last quarter. Squarepoint Ops LLC boosted its holdings in Post by 116.5% during the fourth quarter. Squarepoint Ops LLC now owns 5,710 shares of the company’s stock worth $654,000 after buying an additional 40,310 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Teza Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Post during the fourth quarter worth about $880,000. Institutional investors own 94.85% of the company’s stock.

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.