Inspire Investing LLC grew its holdings in shares of Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST - Free Report) by 276.8% during the second quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 11,139 shares of the company's stock after buying an additional 8,183 shares during the period. Inspire Investing LLC's holdings in Post were worth $1,214,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.
A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the business. Optas LLC acquired a new position in shares of Post during the second quarter worth approximately $278,000. KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS raised its position in shares of Post by 2.2% during the second quarter. KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS now owns 14,100 shares of the company's stock worth $1,537,000 after purchasing an additional 300 shares during the period. Hennessy Advisors Inc. raised its position in shares of Post by 9.3% during the second quarter. Hennessy Advisors Inc. now owns 494,600 shares of the company's stock worth $53,926,000 after purchasing an additional 42,100 shares during the period. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC raised its position in shares of Post by 212.7% during the second quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 21,053 shares of the company's stock worth $2,295,000 after purchasing an additional 14,321 shares during the period. Finally, Signaturefd LLC raised its position in shares of Post by 131.1% during the second quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 550 shares of the company's stock worth $60,000 after purchasing an additional 312 shares during the period. 94.85% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.
Post Trading Up 2.0%
Shares of Post stock opened at $108.16 on Friday. Post Holdings, Inc. has a 1 year low of $101.05 and a 1 year high of $125.84. The firm has a market cap of $5.88 billion, a PE ratio of 18.39 and a beta of 0.49. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $107.38 and a 200-day moving average price of $109.74. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.83, a current ratio of 2.60 and a quick ratio of 1.84.
Post (NYSE:POST - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, August 7th. The company reported $2.03 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.67 by $0.36. The firm had revenue of $1.98 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.95 billion. Post had a return on equity of 10.80% and a net margin of 4.62%.The business's revenue was up 1.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm posted $1.54 EPS. Equities research analysts anticipate that Post Holdings, Inc. will post 6.41 EPS for the current year.
Post declared that its board has authorized a stock repurchase program on Friday, August 29th that permits the company to buyback $0.00 in shares. This buyback authorization permits the company to reacquire shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are generally a sign that the company's board believes its shares are undervalued.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
POST has been the topic of a number of research reports. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a "hold (c)" rating on shares of Post in a research report on Wednesday. Wall Street Zen lowered Post from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Saturday. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price target on Post from $117.00 to $115.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, September 25th. Zacks Research lowered Post from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Monday, September 15th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price target on Post from $122.00 to $131.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 26th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $130.80.
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Insider Buying and Selling at Post
In other news, Director William P. Stiritz purchased 36,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 19th. The stock was bought at an average price of $109.53 per share, for a total transaction of $3,943,080.00. Following the purchase, the director owned 4,334,667 shares of the company's stock, valued at $474,776,076.51. The trade was a 0.84% increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Insiders own 11.40% of the company's stock.
Post Company Profile
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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.
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