Duality Advisers LP Increases Stock Position in Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST)

Duality Advisers LP increased its holdings in shares of Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST - Free Report) by 794.1% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 43,393 shares of the company's stock after buying an additional 38,540 shares during the period. Duality Advisers LP owned about 0.07% of Post worth $3,821,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Nordea Investment Management AB acquired a new position in shares of Post during the 4th quarter valued at $4,698,000. Anderson Hoagland & Co. lifted its position in shares of Post by 15.6% during the 4th quarter. Anderson Hoagland & Co. now owns 38,794 shares of the company's stock valued at $3,605,000 after acquiring an additional 5,241 shares during the period. Panagora Asset Management Inc. lifted its position in shares of Post by 39.6% during the 3rd quarter. Panagora Asset Management Inc. now owns 5,786 shares of the company's stock valued at $496,000 after acquiring an additional 1,640 shares during the period. Carolina Wealth Advisors LLC increased its stake in Post by 7.1% during the 3rd quarter. Carolina Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 6,524 shares of the company's stock valued at $559,000 after purchasing an additional 431 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Cerity Partners LLC increased its stake in Post by 114.1% during the 4th quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 15,791 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,391,000 after purchasing an additional 8,417 shares in the last quarter. 94.85% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages have commented on POST. Barclays boosted their price target on shares of Post from $105.00 to $115.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 6th. Mizuho boosted their price target on shares of Post from $110.00 to $128.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Monday, February 5th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus boosted their price target on shares of Post from $98.00 to $115.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Monday, February 5th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $109.67.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director Thomas C. Erb purchased 1,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 7th. The shares were bought at an average cost of $104.24 per share, with a total value of $104,240.00. Following the acquisition, the director now owns 33,475 shares of the company's stock, valued at $3,489,434. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. In related news, Director Thomas C. Erb purchased 1,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 7th. The shares were bought at an average cost of $104.24 per share, with a total value of $104,240.00. Following the acquisition, the director now owns 33,475 shares of the company's stock, valued at $3,489,434. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, CAO Diedre J. Gray sold 7,297 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $104.51, for a total transaction of $762,609.47. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 51,073 shares in the company, valued at $5,337,639.23. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 10.70% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Post Stock Up 0.5 %

Shares of NYSE POST traded up $0.57 during trading on Tuesday, hitting $105.20. The stock had a trading volume of 328,353 shares, compared to its average volume of 605,379. Post Holdings, Inc. has a 12 month low of $78.85 and a 12 month high of $107.67. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.60, a current ratio of 1.99 and a quick ratio of 1.00. The company has a market capitalization of $6.38 billion, a PE ratio of 22.58 and a beta of 0.66. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $104.03 and a two-hundred day moving average of $94.03.

Post (NYSE:POST - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, February 1st. The company reported $1.69 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.07 by $0.62. Post had a net margin of 4.03% and a return on equity of 10.51%. The firm had revenue of $1.97 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.92 billion. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Post Holdings, Inc. will post 5.52 EPS for the current fiscal year.

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.