United Capital Financial Advisors LLC Trims Position in Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST)

United Capital Financial Advisors LLC trimmed its position in Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST) by 3.3% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 6,038 shares of the company’s stock after selling 205 shares during the period. United Capital Financial Advisors LLC’s holdings in Post were worth $691,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. SkyView Investment Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Post by 2.2% in the third quarter. SkyView Investment Advisors LLC now owns 7,408 shares of the company’s stock worth $857,000 after buying an additional 157 shares during the last quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Post by 23.1% during the 3rd quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC now owns 5,953 shares of the company’s stock worth $689,000 after acquiring an additional 1,116 shares during the last quarter. Tidal Investments LLC bought a new stake in shares of Post during the 3rd quarter valued at $733,000. Oddo BHF Asset Management Sas purchased a new stake in shares of Post in the 3rd quarter worth $2,048,000. Finally, Retirement Systems of Alabama raised 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 purchasing an additional 4,606 shares during the period. 94.85% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms have issued reports on POST. Piper Sandler upped their price target on Post from $120.00 to $140.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, February 10th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price objective on Post from $122.00 to $124.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 2nd. One equities research analyst has 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 an average price target of $127.50.

Insider Buying and Selling at Post

In other news, SVP Bradly A. Harper sold 2,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $114.59, for a total transaction of $229,180.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president now directly owns 8,741 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,001,631.19. This represents a 18.62 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CEO Nicolas Catoggio sold 5,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, March 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $114.50, for a total transaction of $572,500.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 50,501 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,782,364.50. This trade represents a 9.01 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 36,096 shares of company stock worth $4,129,355. Insiders own 11.40% of the company’s stock.

Post Stock Performance

NYSE POST opened at $115.01 on Friday. 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 Holdings, Inc. has a twelve month low of $99.70 and a twelve month high of $125.84. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $114.11 and a 200-day moving average price of $112.81. The firm has a market cap of $6.50 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.95 and a beta of 0.52.

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

About Post

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.