5,195 Shares in Post Holdings, Inc. $POST Purchased by Vise Technologies Inc.

Vise Technologies Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST) during the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 5,195 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $566,000.

Several other large investors also recently modified their holdings of POST. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of Post by 5.4% during the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 5,418,085 shares of the company’s stock worth $630,448,000 after buying an additional 277,786 shares during the period. Clarkston Capital Partners LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Post by 3.2% during the first quarter. Clarkston Capital Partners LLC now owns 3,364,510 shares of the company’s stock valued at $391,494,000 after acquiring an additional 105,325 shares during the period. Epoch Investment Partners Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Post by 26.4% during the first quarter. Epoch Investment Partners Inc. now owns 915,487 shares of the company’s stock valued at $106,526,000 after acquiring an additional 191,081 shares during the period. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD boosted its stake in shares of Post by 0.6% in the 1st quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 556,982 shares of the company’s stock valued at $64,812,000 after purchasing an additional 3,338 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Post by 27.1% in the 1st quarter. Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc. now owns 511,398 shares of the company’s stock worth $59,506,000 after purchasing an additional 109,126 shares during the last quarter. 94.85% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Post news, Director William P. Stiritz bought 36,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 19th. The shares were bought at an average cost of $109.53 per share, for a total transaction of $3,943,080.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 4,334,667 shares in the company, valued at approximately $474,776,076.51. This trade represents a 0.84% increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Corporate insiders own 11.40% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts have commented on the stock. Zacks Research lowered shares of Post from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, September 15th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price target on Post from $131.00 to $132.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, October 27th. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price target on Post from $117.00 to $115.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, September 25th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Post in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded Post from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $131.00.

Post Stock Up 0.3%

NYSE POST opened at $106.70 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $5.80 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.15 and a beta of 0.49. Post Holdings, Inc. has a 52 week low of $100.44 and a 52 week high of $125.84. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.83, a quick ratio of 1.84 and a current ratio of 2.60. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $105.88 and a 200-day moving average of $108.16.

Post declared that its Board of Directors has authorized a stock buyback plan on Friday, August 29th that allows the company to repurchase $0.00 in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization allows the company to purchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are typically a sign that the company’s board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.

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.