Vanguard Group Inc. Has $630.45 Million Stock Holdings in Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST)

Vanguard Group Inc. raised its position in Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST - Free Report) by 5.4% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 5,418,085 shares of the company's stock after buying an additional 277,786 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. owned about 9.59% of Post worth $630,448,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Bessemer Group Inc. increased its holdings in Post by 200.0% in the 1st quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 477 shares of the company's stock valued at $56,000 after buying an additional 318 shares during the period. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. increased its holdings in Post by 12.3% in the 1st quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 302,241 shares of the company's stock valued at $35,169,000 after buying an additional 32,995 shares during the period. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC increased its holdings in Post by 7.3% in the 1st quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC now owns 6,922 shares of the company's stock valued at $805,000 after buying an additional 472 shares during the period. ProShare Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Post by 7.4% in the 4th quarter. ProShare Advisors LLC now owns 2,215 shares of the company's stock valued at $254,000 after buying an additional 152 shares during the period. Finally, Fifth Third Bancorp increased its holdings in Post by 27.3% in the 1st quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 829 shares of the company's stock valued at $96,000 after buying an additional 178 shares during the period. 94.85% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Post Trading Down 0.2%

Shares of NYSE POST traded down $0.20 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $108.55. The stock had a trading volume of 627,835 shares, compared to its average volume of 705,139. The firm has a market cap of $5.90 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.46 and a beta of 0.49. Post Holdings, Inc. has a twelve month low of $101.05 and a twelve month high of $125.84. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.83, a quick ratio of 1.84 and a current ratio of 2.60. The company's 50 day moving average price is $108.32 and its 200 day moving average price is $110.88.

Post (NYSE:POST - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 7th. The company reported $2.03 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.67 by $0.36. The firm had revenue of $1.98 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.95 billion. Post had a net margin of 4.62% and a return on equity of 10.80%. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 1.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $1.54 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Post Holdings, Inc. will post 6.41 EPS for the current year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, 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 transaction, the chief executive officer owned 43,751 shares in the company, valued at $4,767,546.47. The trade was a 3.85% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, Director William P. Stiritz bought 186,740 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, June 5th. The shares were bought at an average price of $109.11 per share, for a total transaction of $20,375,201.40. Following the transaction, 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 disclosure for this purchase can be found here. 11.40% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

POST has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Mizuho lowered their price objective on shares of Post from $133.00 to $127.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, May 28th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Post from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Saturday, August 9th. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their target price on shares of Post from $120.00 to $117.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, July 9th. Evercore ISI boosted their target price on shares of Post from $130.00 to $131.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Wednesday, June 4th. Finally, Piper Sandler boosted their target price on shares of Post from $140.00 to $150.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Wednesday, June 11th. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Post has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $131.25.

Post Profile

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.