MML Investors Services LLC Has $3.08 Million Position in Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST)

MML Investors Services LLC lifted its stake in shares of Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST - Free Report) by 12.7% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 26,946 shares of the company's stock after purchasing an additional 3,041 shares during the quarter. MML Investors Services LLC's holdings in Post were worth $3,084,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of POST. SkyView Investment Advisors LLC raised its position in Post by 2.2% during the third quarter. SkyView Investment Advisors LLC now owns 7,408 shares of the company's stock valued at $857,000 after purchasing an additional 157 shares in the last quarter. Tidal Investments LLC acquired a new position in shares of Post during the 3rd quarter worth $733,000. Oddo BHF Asset Management Sas bought a new stake in shares of Post during the 3rd quarter worth $2,048,000. Retirement Systems of Alabama boosted its stake in Post by 4.7% in the third quarter. Retirement Systems of Alabama now owns 102,173 shares of the company's stock valued at $11,827,000 after buying an additional 4,606 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Versant Capital Management Inc grew its position in Post by 71.3% in the fourth quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 930 shares of the company's stock valued at $106,000 after acquiring an additional 387 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 94.85% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

POST has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price target on shares of Post from $122.00 to $124.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 2nd. 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. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $127.50.

Post Trading Down 0.8 %

NYSE POST traded down $0.92 on Friday, reaching $111.53. The company had a trading volume of 164,320 shares, compared to its average volume of 612,460. The firm has a market cap of $6.30 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.37 and a beta of 0.50. Post Holdings, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $99.70 and a fifty-two week high of $125.84. The business has a 50 day moving average of $114.19 and a two-hundred day moving average of $112.80. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.78, a current ratio of 2.39 and a quick ratio of 1.64.

Post (NYSE:POST - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 6th. The company reported $1.73 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.49 by $0.24. Post had a return on equity of 10.48% and a net margin of 4.94%. Analysts forecast that Post Holdings, Inc. will post 6.41 EPS for the current year.

Insider Activity

In related news, CAO Diedre J. Gray sold 15,157 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $115.80, for a total transaction of $1,755,180.60. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer now owns 19,325 shares in the company, valued at $2,237,835. This represents a 43.96 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, SVP Bradly A. Harper sold 2,000 shares of Post stock in a transaction that occurred 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 approximately $1,001,631.19. The trade was a 18.62 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders have sold 36,096 shares of company stock valued at $4,129,355. 11.40% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

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.