Hudson Bay Capital Management LP Has $3.22 Million Position in Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST)

Hudson Bay Capital Management LP reduced its position in shares of Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST - Free Report) by 13.9% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 28,171 shares of the company's stock after selling 4,561 shares during the quarter. Hudson Bay Capital Management LP's holdings in Post were worth $3,224,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Focus Partners Wealth grew its holdings in shares of Post by 67.3% during the 4th quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 2,959 shares of the company's stock valued at $339,000 after acquiring an additional 1,190 shares in the last quarter. Ensign Peak Advisors Inc grew its holdings in shares of Post by 9.6% during the 4th quarter. Ensign Peak Advisors Inc now owns 108,820 shares of the company's stock valued at $12,456,000 after acquiring an additional 9,546 shares in the last quarter. D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Post by 81.8% during the 4th quarter. D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc. now owns 119,751 shares of the company's stock valued at $13,707,000 after acquiring an additional 53,873 shares in the last quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers grew its holdings in shares of Post by 4.7% during the 4th quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 28,002 shares of the company's stock valued at $3,205,000 after acquiring an additional 1,264 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Captrust Financial Advisors grew its holdings in shares of Post by 17.2% during the 4th quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 2,985 shares of the company's stock valued at $342,000 after acquiring an additional 439 shares in the last quarter. 94.85% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling at Post

In other Post news, CEO Nicolas Catoggio sold 5,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $116.50, for a total transaction of $582,500.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 55,501 shares in the company, valued at $6,465,866.50. This represents a 8.26% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, SVP Bradly A. Harper sold 2,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $114.59, for a total transaction of $229,180.00. Following 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 ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 27,157 shares of company stock worth $3,139,361 over the last ninety days. Company insiders own 11.40% of the company's stock.

Post Stock Performance

Post stock traded up $1.42 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $111.83. 491,428 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 550,439. Post Holdings, Inc. has a 12 month low of $99.70 and a 12 month high of $125.84. The firm has a market cap of $6.32 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.42 and a beta of 0.50. The company has a current ratio of 2.39, a quick ratio of 1.64 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.78. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $113.47 and a 200 day moving average of $112.62.

Post (NYSE:POST - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, May 8th. The company reported $1.41 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.18 by $0.23. The business had revenue of $1.95 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.98 billion. Post had a net margin of 4.94% and a return on equity of 10.48%. Post's revenue was down 2.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business posted $1.51 EPS. As a group, research analysts anticipate that Post Holdings, Inc. will post 6.41 earnings per share for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

POST has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price target on shares of Post from $124.00 to $120.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a report on Monday. Piper Sandler boosted their price target on shares of Post from $120.00 to $140.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Monday, February 10th. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Post currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $128.20.

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.