Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST) Stock Position Lifted by Braun Stacey Associates Inc.

Braun Stacey Associates Inc. raised its position in shares of Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST - Free Report) by 1.5% in the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 209,628 shares of the company's stock after purchasing 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 hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. OneDigital Investment Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Post by 5.7% in the 1st quarter. OneDigital Investment Advisors LLC now owns 14,611 shares of the company's stock worth $1,700,000 after acquiring an additional 790 shares during the period. Silver Oak Securities Incorporated lifted its stake in shares of Post by 73.3% in the 1st quarter. Silver Oak Securities Incorporated now owns 6,675 shares of the company's stock worth $768,000 after acquiring an additional 2,824 shares during the period. Astoria Portfolio Advisors LLC. acquired a new stake in shares of Post in the 1st quarter worth approximately $202,000. 3Chopt Investment Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Post in the 1st quarter worth approximately $850,000. Finally, Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Post by 2.8% in the 1st quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 4,960 shares of the company's stock worth $577,000 after acquiring an additional 133 shares during the period. 94.85% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, Director William P. Stiritz purchased 186,740 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, June 5th. The shares were acquired at an average price of $109.11 per share, for a total transaction of $20,375,201.40. Following the completion of the acquisition, the director directly owned 4,298,667 shares of the company's stock, valued at $469,027,556.37. The trade was a 4.54% increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, CEO Nicolas Catoggio sold 1,750 shares of the business's 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 in the company, valued at $4,767,546.47. This represents a 3.85% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 11.40% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Post Price Performance

Shares of NYSE POST traded down $2.16 during midday trading on Monday, reaching $106.68. The company's stock had a trading volume of 713,759 shares, compared to its average volume of 566,436. The company has a current ratio of 2.13, a quick ratio of 1.43 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.81. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $110.48 and a 200 day moving average price of $111.59. Post Holdings, Inc. has a one year low of $103.33 and a one year high of $125.84. The company has a market cap of $5.94 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.98 and a beta of 0.48.

Post (NYSE:POST - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Thursday, May 8th. The company reported $1.41 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates 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 for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.98 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $1.51 EPS. The business's revenue for the quarter was down 2.3% on a year-over-year basis. On average, equities research analysts expect that Post Holdings, Inc. will post 6.41 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages have recently weighed in on POST. Piper Sandler upped their price target 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. Evercore ISI upped their price target on shares of Post from $130.00 to $131.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Wednesday, June 4th. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price target 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, Mizuho dropped their target price on shares of Post from $133.00 to $127.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, May 28th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price 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.