Post Holdings, Inc. (POST) – What Are Analysts Saying About This Stock?

Shares of Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST) have earned an average recommendation of “Hold” from the nine brokerages that are presently covering the stock, Marketbeat reports. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, two have given a hold recommendation and five have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average 1-year price objective among analysts that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $103.43.

Several research firms have weighed in on POST. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their target price on shares of Post from $116.00 to $99.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, August 10th. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price target on shares of Post from $86.00 to $79.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Monday, October 5th. Zacks Research cut shares of Post from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Thursday, October 1st. Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of Post from a “hold (c)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research note on Monday, August 17th. Finally, Barclays dropped their price objective on shares of Post from $95.00 to $88.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Friday.

Post Price Performance

Shares of POST stock opened at $77.48 on Tuesday. Post has a fifty-two week low of $71.45 and a fifty-two week high of $117.28. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.47, a quick ratio of 0.99 and a current ratio of 1.85. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.51 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.24 and a beta of 0.39. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $78.42 and its 200-day simple moving average is $88.82.

Post (NYSE:POST) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 6th. The company reported $1.78 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.70 by $0.08. The firm had revenue of $1.95 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.02 billion. Post had a net margin of 3.48% and a return on equity of 13.22%. Post’s revenue was down 1.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm posted $2.03 EPS. As a group, equities analysts forecast that Post will post 7.57 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Transactions at Post

In related news, Chairman William P. Stiritz sold 277,935 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, September 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $84.23, for a total value of $23,410,465.05. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. 14.05% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of Post

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Summit Securities Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of Post in the first quarter valued at about $28,000. Elevation Wealth Partners LLC purchased a new position in shares of Post in the third quarter worth about $44,000. Meeder Asset Management Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Post during the first quarter worth about $69,000. Mather Group LLC. lifted its holdings in shares of Post by 2,275.5% during the third quarter. Mather Group LLC. now owns 1,259 shares of the company’s stock worth $92,000 after purchasing an additional 1,206 shares during the period. Finally, Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd lifted its holdings in shares of Post by 291.7% during the fourth quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd now owns 948 shares of the company’s stock worth $94,000 after purchasing an additional 706 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 94.85% of the company’s stock.

More Post News

Here are the key news stories impacting Post this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Post’s latest reported quarterly EPS of $1.78 exceeded the consensus estimate of $1.70, offering some support for the stock’s valuation.
• Neutral Sentiment: The provided news flow is dominated by unrelated companies and macro or political stories, so it does not explain a new fundamental catalyst for POST.
• Negative Sentiment: Quarterly revenue of $1.95 billion fell short of the $2.02 billion analyst estimate and declined 1.8% year over year. EPS also decreased from $2.03 in the comparable period, suggesting ongoing pressure on sales and profitability.
• Negative Sentiment: The shares remain below both the 50-day and 200-day moving averages, indicating continued technical weakness. Post also carries relatively high leverage, with a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.47.

Post Company Profile

Post Holdings, Inc (NYSE: POST) is a consumer packaged goods company that develops, manufactures and distributes branded and private-label food products. Its portfolio includes breakfast cereals, eggs, refrigerated side dishes, active-nutrition products and foodservice items sold through grocery retailers, club stores, restaurants, institutions and other channels.

Post Consumer Brands markets cereals and other products under brands including Honey Bunches of Oats, Pebbles, Grape-Nuts, Great Grains and Malt-O-Meal.