2,520 Shares in Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST) Purchased by Jefferies Financial Group Inc.

Jefferies Financial Group Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST - Free Report) during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund purchased 2,520 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $288,000.

Other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. True Wealth Design LLC boosted its position in Post by 281.2% during the 4th quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 385 shares of the company's stock worth $44,000 after acquiring an additional 284 shares during the period. State of Wyoming boosted its holdings in shares of Post by 33.1% during the fourth quarter. State of Wyoming now owns 1,183 shares of the company's stock worth $135,000 after purchasing an additional 294 shares during the period. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust grew its position in Post by 6.5% during the fourth quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust now owns 1,699 shares of the company's stock valued at $194,000 after purchasing an additional 103 shares in the last quarter. HighPoint Advisor Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Post during the 4th quarter valued at $202,000. Finally, CIBC Asset Management Inc acquired a new stake in shares of Post during the 4th quarter valued at $206,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 94.85% of the company's stock.

Post Stock Down 0.4%

Shares of Post stock traded down $0.43 during midday trading on Monday, reaching $110.16. 344,717 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 549,031. The company has a market cap of $6.14 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.15 and a beta of 0.50. Post Holdings, Inc. has a 52 week low of $99.70 and a 52 week high of $125.84. The company's 50 day simple moving average is $112.89 and its 200 day simple moving average is $112.66. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.78, a quick ratio of 1.64 and a current ratio of 2.39.

Post (NYSE:POST - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, May 8th. The company reported $1.41 earnings per share 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 analyst estimates of $1.98 billion. Post had a return on equity of 10.48% and a net margin of 4.94%. The business's revenue was down 2.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company earned $1.51 earnings per share. Equities analysts expect that Post Holdings, Inc. will post 6.41 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms have recently weighed in on POST. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price target on shares of Post from $124.00 to $120.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, May 12th. Mizuho lowered their target price on Post from $133.00 to $127.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, May 28th. Finally, Piper Sandler raised their price target on Post from $120.00 to $140.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Monday, February 10th. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Post currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $128.00.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Post news, SVP Bradly A. Harper sold 2,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $114.59, for a total transaction of $229,180.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president now owns 8,741 shares in the company, valued at $1,001,631.19. This trade represents a 18.62% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 11.40% of the company's stock.

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.