Silver Oak Securities Incorporated Has $768,000 Stock Holdings in Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST)

Silver Oak Securities Incorporated boosted its position in Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST - Free Report) by 73.3% in the first quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 6,675 shares of the company's stock after purchasing an additional 2,824 shares during the period. Silver Oak Securities Incorporated's holdings in Post were worth $768,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB lifted its position in Post by 68.4% in the first quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB now owns 352 shares of the company's stock worth $41,000 after purchasing an additional 143 shares during the period. True Wealth Design LLC lifted its position in shares of Post by 281.2% during the 4th quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 385 shares of the company's stock valued at $44,000 after acquiring an additional 284 shares during the last quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of Post by 200.0% during the 1st quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 477 shares of the company's stock valued at $56,000 after acquiring an additional 318 shares during the last quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Post by 112.8% during the 1st quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 717 shares of the company's stock valued at $83,000 after acquiring an additional 380 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Fifth Third Bancorp lifted its position in shares of Post by 27.3% during the 1st quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 829 shares of the company's stock valued at $96,000 after acquiring an additional 178 shares during the last quarter. 94.85% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling at Post

In other news, Director William P. Stiritz bought 186,740 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Thursday, June 5th. The shares were bought at an average cost of $109.11 per share, with a total value of $20,375,201.40. Following the purchase, the director directly owned 4,298,667 shares in the company, valued at $469,027,556.37. This trade represents a 4.54% increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CEO Nicolas Catoggio sold 1,750 shares of the business's stock in a transaction 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 directly owned 43,751 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,767,546.47. This trade represents a 3.85% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 11.40% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Post Stock Down 2.3%

NYSE:POST traded down $2.61 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $108.78. 740,777 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 565,844. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $110.57 and a 200 day moving average price of $111.67. The company has a current ratio of 2.13, a quick ratio of 1.43 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.81. Post Holdings, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $103.33 and a fifty-two week high of $125.84. The firm has a market cap of $6.06 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.36 and a beta of 0.48.

Post (NYSE:POST - Get Free Report) last announced its 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. Post had a net margin of 4.53% and a return on equity of 10.24%. The company 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 business earned $1.51 EPS. The company's revenue was down 2.3% on a year-over-year basis. Equities research analysts anticipate that Post Holdings, Inc. will post 6.41 earnings per share for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts have recently commented on POST shares. Evercore ISI increased their price objective on Post from $130.00 to $131.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Wednesday, June 4th. Wells Fargo & Company cut their price objective on Post from $124.00 to $120.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a research report on Monday, May 12th. Mizuho cut their price objective on Post from $133.00 to $127.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, May 28th. Finally, Piper Sandler increased their price objective on Post from $140.00 to $150.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Wednesday, June 11th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Post presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus 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.