UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC Decreases Stake in Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST)

UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC lessened its stake in shares of Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST - Free Report) by 85.1% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 140,240 shares of the company's stock after selling 800,620 shares during the period. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC owned about 0.24% of Post worth $16,052,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Vident Advisory LLC raised its holdings in shares of Post by 5.0% in the fourth quarter. Vident Advisory LLC now owns 3,450 shares of the company's stock valued at $395,000 after acquiring an additional 163 shares in the last quarter. Squarepoint Ops LLC grew its holdings in Post by 116.5% during the 4th quarter. Squarepoint Ops LLC now owns 5,710 shares of the company's stock worth $654,000 after acquiring an additional 40,310 shares in the last quarter. Teza Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in Post during the 4th quarter valued at about $880,000. True Wealth Design LLC raised its holdings in shares of Post by 281.2% in the 4th quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 385 shares of the company's stock valued at $44,000 after purchasing an additional 284 shares in the last quarter. Finally, State of Wyoming raised its holdings in shares of Post by 33.1% in the 4th quarter. State of Wyoming now owns 1,183 shares of the company's stock valued at $135,000 after purchasing an additional 294 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 94.85% of the company's stock.

Insider Transactions at Post

In other news, SVP Bradly A. Harper sold 2,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $114.59, for a total value of $229,180.00. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president now owns 8,741 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,001,631.19. This trade represents a 18.62% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Insiders own 11.40% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Piper Sandler increased their price objective on shares of Post from $120.00 to $140.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Monday, February 10th. Mizuho lowered their target price on Post from $133.00 to $127.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, May 28th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company dropped their target price on Post from $124.00 to $120.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, May 12th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $128.00.

Post Stock Down 0.4%

Shares of NYSE:POST traded down $0.43 during trading on Monday, reaching $110.16. The stock had a trading volume of 344,717 shares, compared to its average volume of 549,031. The firm's 50-day simple moving average is $112.83 and its 200 day simple moving average is $112.68. The company has a current ratio of 2.39, a quick ratio of 1.64 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.78. Post Holdings, Inc. has a one year low of $99.70 and a one year high of $125.84. The company has a market capitalization of $6.14 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.15 and a beta of 0.50.

Post (NYSE:POST - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, May 8th. The company reported $1.41 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.18 by $0.23. The company had revenue of $1.95 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.98 billion. Post had a net margin of 4.94% and a return on equity of 10.48%. Post'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 company posted $1.51 earnings per share. As a group, research analysts expect that Post Holdings, Inc. will post 6.41 EPS for the current fiscal 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.