Braun Stacey Associates Inc. Boosts Stock Holdings in Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST)

Braun Stacey Associates Inc. grew its position in Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST - Free Report) by 1.5% during the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 209,628 shares of the company's stock after buying an additional 3,067 shares during the period. Braun Stacey Associates Inc. owned 0.37% of Post worth $24,392,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Post by 0.3% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 5,140,299 shares of the company's stock valued at $588,359,000 after buying an additional 13,272 shares in the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its holdings in shares of Post by 2.3% in the 4th quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 3,201,394 shares of the company's stock valued at $366,428,000 after buying an additional 70,850 shares in the last quarter. Point72 Asset Management L.P. boosted its holdings in shares of Post by 53.4% in the 4th quarter. Point72 Asset Management L.P. now owns 1,045,306 shares of the company's stock valued at $119,646,000 after buying an additional 364,006 shares in the last quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company boosted its holdings in shares of Post by 403.1% in the 4th quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 986,975 shares of the company's stock valued at $112,969,000 after buying an additional 790,782 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Norges Bank bought a new stake in shares of Post in the 4th quarter valued at about $108,991,000. 94.85% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Post Stock Performance

POST stock traded down $2.61 during trading on Friday, reaching $108.78. The company had a trading volume of 740,777 shares, compared to its average volume of 565,844. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $110.57 and a 200-day simple moving average of $111.65. The company has a market cap of $6.06 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.36 and a beta of 0.48. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.81, a quick ratio of 1.43 and a current ratio of 2.13. Post Holdings, Inc. has a twelve month low of $103.33 and a twelve month high of $125.84.

Post (NYSE:POST - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 8th. The company reported $1.41 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.18 by $0.23. Post had a net margin of 4.53% and a return on equity of 10.24%. The business had revenue of $1.95 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.98 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $1.51 EPS. The business's quarterly revenue was down 2.3% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Post Holdings, Inc. will post 6.41 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Activity at Post

In other Post news, Director William P. Stiritz acquired 186,740 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Thursday, June 5th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $109.11 per share, for a total transaction of $20,375,201.40. Following the purchase, the director owned 4,298,667 shares in the company, valued at approximately $469,027,556.37. The trade was a 4.54% increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Nicolas Catoggio sold 1,750 shares of Post stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, June 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $108.97, for a total transaction of $190,697.50. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 43,751 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $4,767,546.47. The trade was a 3.85% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders own 11.40% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

POST has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. Evercore ISI raised their price target on shares of Post from $130.00 to $131.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Wednesday, June 4th. Mizuho lowered their target price on shares of Post from $133.00 to $127.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, May 28th. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their target price on shares of Post from $124.00 to $120.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a research note on Monday, May 12th. Finally, Piper Sandler lifted their target price on shares of Post from $140.00 to $150.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Wednesday, June 11th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Post has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $130.50.

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.