AQR Capital Management LLC Has $7.58 Million Stake in Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST)

AQR Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST - Free Report) by 44.9% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 66,205 shares of the company's stock after acquiring an additional 20,517 shares during the period. AQR Capital Management LLC owned approximately 0.12% of Post worth $7,578,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Tidal Investments LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Post during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $733,000. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its position in Post by 50.0% in the fourth quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,752 shares of the company's stock worth $201,000 after purchasing an additional 584 shares during the period. Nordea Investment Management AB lifted its position in Post by 5.3% in the fourth quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 49,502 shares of the company's stock worth $5,686,000 after purchasing an additional 2,480 shares during the period. Fortitude Family Office LLC boosted its stake in Post by 426.0% during the fourth quarter. Fortitude Family Office LLC now owns 263 shares of the company's stock worth $30,000 after buying an additional 213 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Eagle Bay Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Post in the 4th quarter valued at $75,000. Institutional investors own 94.85% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts have recently commented on the stock. Piper Sandler raised their price objective on shares of Post from $120.00 to $140.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Monday, February 10th. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price target on shares of Post from $122.00 to $124.00 and gave the stock 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 four have given a buy 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 $129.00.

Insider Transactions at Post

In related news, Director David W. Kemper sold 8,939 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $110.75, for a total value of $989,994.25. Following the completion of the sale, the director now owns 29,722 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,291,711.50. This represents a 23.12 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CEO Nicolas Catoggio sold 5,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $116.50, for a total value of $582,500.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 55,501 shares of the company's stock, valued at $6,465,866.50. The trade was a 8.26 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 36,096 shares of company stock worth $4,129,355. Corporate insiders own 11.40% of the company's stock.

Post Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:POST traded down $0.08 during trading on Friday, reaching $110.78. The stock had a trading volume of 1,086,611 shares, compared to its average volume of 543,882. The stock has a market capitalization of $6.26 billion, a PE ratio of 18.25 and a beta of 0.50. 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 Holdings, Inc. has a 52 week low of $99.70 and a 52 week high of $125.84. The business's 50-day moving average price is $113.99 and its 200 day moving average price is $112.68.

Post (NYSE:POST - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 8th. The company reported $1.41 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.18 by $0.23. The firm had revenue of $1.95 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.98 billion. Post had a return on equity of 10.48% and a net margin of 4.94%. The business's revenue for the quarter was down 2.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $1.51 EPS. As a group, equities analysts predict that Post Holdings, Inc. will post 6.41 earnings per share for the current 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.