Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST) Shares Purchased by Braun Stacey Associates Inc.

Braun Stacey Associates Inc. increased its stake in shares of Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST - Free Report) by 1.5% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 209,628 shares of the company's stock after acquiring an additional 3,067 shares during the quarter. Braun Stacey Associates Inc. owned about 0.37% of Post worth $24,392,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Bessemer Group Inc. raised its stake in Post by 200.0% during the 1st quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 477 shares of the company's stock worth $56,000 after acquiring an additional 318 shares in the last quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC increased its stake in Post by 7.3% in the first quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC now owns 6,922 shares of the company's stock valued at $805,000 after purchasing an additional 472 shares during the period. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. increased its stake in Post by 0.3% in the fourth quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 320,585 shares of the company's stock valued at $36,694,000 after purchasing an additional 964 shares during the period. ProShare Advisors LLC increased its stake in Post by 7.4% in the fourth quarter. ProShare Advisors LLC now owns 2,215 shares of the company's stock valued at $254,000 after purchasing an additional 152 shares during the period. Finally, Fifth Third Bancorp boosted its holdings in shares of Post by 27.3% in the first quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 829 shares of the company's stock valued at $96,000 after acquiring an additional 178 shares in the last quarter. 94.85% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling

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

Analyst Ratings Changes

POST has been the topic of several analyst reports. Piper Sandler lifted their target price on shares of Post from $140.00 to $150.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Wednesday, June 11th. Mizuho decreased their price objective 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. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price objective on shares of Post from $124.00 to $120.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a report on Monday, May 12th. Finally, Evercore ISI boosted their price objective on shares of Post from $130.00 to $131.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Wednesday, June 4th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $130.50.

Post Price Performance

Shares of NYSE POST traded down $2.16 on Monday, hitting $106.68. The company's stock had a trading volume of 711,563 shares, compared to its average volume of 566,429. Post Holdings, Inc. has a 12-month low of $103.33 and a 12-month high of $125.84. The company has a market capitalization of $5.94 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.98 and a beta of 0.48. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.81, a current ratio of 2.13 and a quick ratio of 1.43. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $110.57 and a 200-day moving average of $111.65.

Post (NYSE:POST - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results 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 company had revenue of $1.95 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.98 billion. Post had a net margin of 4.53% and a return on equity of 10.24%. The company's revenue for the quarter was down 2.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $1.51 earnings per share. As a group, research analysts predict that Post Holdings, Inc. will post 6.41 EPS 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.