Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST) Shares Purchased by Thompson Siegel & Walmsley LLC

Thompson Siegel & Walmsley LLC increased its position in shares of Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST - Free Report) by 0.8% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 1,095,572 shares of the company's stock after purchasing an additional 8,939 shares during the period. Post makes up 1.6% of Thompson Siegel & Walmsley LLC's portfolio, making the stock its 10th largest holding. Thompson Siegel & Walmsley LLC owned about 1.81% of Post worth $96,476,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust boosted its stake in shares of Post by 7.3% during the 4th quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust now owns 1,649 shares of the company's stock worth $145,000 after purchasing an additional 112 shares during the period. Treasurer of the State of North Carolina lifted its holdings in Post by 0.5% during the 3rd quarter. Treasurer of the State of North Carolina now owns 23,492 shares of the company's stock valued at $2,014,000 after buying an additional 120 shares in the last quarter. Stifel Financial Corp lifted its holdings in Post by 0.3% during the 3rd quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 44,692 shares of the company's stock valued at $3,832,000 after buying an additional 139 shares in the last quarter. M&T Bank Corp lifted its holdings in Post by 4.9% during the 4th quarter. M&T Bank Corp now owns 3,139 shares of the company's stock valued at $277,000 after buying an additional 146 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Fifth Third Bancorp lifted its holdings in Post by 45.9% during the 4th quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 610 shares of the company's stock valued at $54,000 after buying an additional 192 shares in the last quarter. 94.85% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages recently weighed in on POST. Evercore ISI lifted their price objective on shares of Post from $118.00 to $122.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Monday, May 6th. Barclays boosted their price target on shares of Post from $115.00 to $120.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Tuesday. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their price target on shares of Post from $115.00 to $120.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Monday, May 6th. Finally, Mizuho boosted their price target on shares of Post from $110.00 to $128.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Monday, February 5th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $113.67.

Post Stock Up 1.1 %

Shares of NYSE:POST traded up $1.14 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $106.81. The company's stock had a trading volume of 362,704 shares, compared to its average volume of 575,915. The firm's fifty day moving average price is $104.20 and its 200 day moving average price is $96.09. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.61, a current ratio of 2.16 and a quick ratio of 1.20. Post Holdings, Inc. has a 52 week low of $78.85 and a 52 week high of $108.17. The company has a market capitalization of $6.47 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.46 and a beta of 0.65.

Post (NYSE:POST - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 2nd. The company reported $1.51 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.29 by $0.22. Post had a net margin of 4.38% and a return on equity of 10.93%. The firm had revenue of $2 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.03 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $1.10 EPS. The company's quarterly revenue was up 23.4% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, research analysts expect that Post Holdings, Inc. will post 5.61 EPS for the current year.

Insider Transactions at Post

In other Post news, CAO Diedre J. Gray sold 7,297 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $104.51, for a total transaction of $762,609.47. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer now owns 51,073 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $5,337,639.23. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. In other Post news, CAO Diedre J. Gray sold 7,297 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $104.51, for a total transaction of $762,609.47. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer now owns 51,073 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $5,337,639.23. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CEO Nicolas Catoggio sold 1,500 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, May 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $105.62, for a total transaction of $158,430.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 73,492 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,762,225.04. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 9,097 shares of company stock valued at $952,272 in the last 90 days. Insiders own 10.70% of the company's stock.

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.