TD Private Client Wealth LLC Buys 1,015 Shares of Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST)

TD Private Client Wealth LLC boosted its stake in Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST) by 11.9% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 9,578 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,015 shares during the period. TD Private Client Wealth LLC’s holdings in Post were worth $1,096,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Retirement Systems of Alabama increased its holdings in Post by 4.7% in the 3rd quarter. Retirement Systems of Alabama now owns 102,173 shares of the company’s stock worth $11,827,000 after acquiring an additional 4,606 shares during the last quarter. Cerity Partners LLC boosted its position in Post by 46.6% during the third quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 30,562 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,538,000 after purchasing an additional 9,711 shares during the period. Miracle Mile Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Post in the fourth quarter worth about $946,000. Truist Financial Corp raised its position in shares of Post by 4.2% in the fourth quarter. Truist Financial Corp now owns 2,781 shares of the company’s stock valued at $318,000 after purchasing an additional 113 shares during the period. Finally, Tidal Investments LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Post during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $733,000. 94.85% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

POST has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. Piper Sandler boosted their target price on shares of Post from $120.00 to $140.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, February 10th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price target on Post from $116.00 to $122.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Monday, February 10th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Post has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $127.17.

Post Stock Down 0.4 %

Shares of NYSE:POST opened at $111.44 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $6.29 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.36 and a beta of 0.65. Post Holdings, Inc. has a one year low of $99.62 and a one year high of $125.84. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $110.71 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $112.80. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.78, a current ratio of 2.39 and a quick ratio of 1.64.

Post (NYSE:POST) last posted its quarterly earnings data 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%. Analysts anticipate that Post Holdings, Inc. will post 6.41 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Transactions at Post

In other Post news, Director David W. Kemper sold 8,939 shares of Post stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $110.75, for a total transaction of $989,994.25. Following the completion of the sale, the director now owns 29,722 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,291,711.50. The trade was a 23.12 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CAO Diedre J. Gray sold 15,157 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $115.80, for a total value of $1,755,180.60. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer now owns 19,325 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,237,835. The trade was a 43.96 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 36,096 shares of company stock valued at $4,129,355. 11.40% of the stock is owned by corporate 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.