Dimensional Fund Advisors LP Has $264.38 Million Stock Position in Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST)

Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its position in Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST - Free Report) by 9.0% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 3,002,286 shares of the company's stock after buying an additional 249,155 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP owned approximately 4.95% of Post worth $264,382,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Nordea Investment Management AB bought a new position in shares of Post in the fourth quarter valued at $4,698,000. Mackenzie Financial Corp purchased a new stake in shares of Post during the fourth quarter valued at $1,022,000. Duality Advisers LP acquired a new position in shares of Post in the 3rd quarter valued at $416,000. Anderson Hoagland & Co. increased its stake in Post by 15.6% in the 4th quarter. Anderson Hoagland & Co. now owns 38,794 shares of the company's stock worth $3,605,000 after purchasing an additional 5,241 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Cerity Partners LLC raised its holdings in Post by 114.1% during the 4th quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 15,791 shares of the company's stock worth $1,391,000 after buying an additional 8,417 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 94.85% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research analysts have commented on POST shares. Stifel Nicolaus raised their target price on shares of Post from $115.00 to $120.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Monday, May 6th. Evercore ISI boosted their target price on shares of Post from $118.00 to $122.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Monday, May 6th. Barclays raised their target price on Post from $115.00 to $120.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 7th. Finally, Mizuho increased their price objective on Post from $110.00 to $128.00 and gave the stock 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 stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Post currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $113.67.

Post Stock Down 0.6 %

Shares of NYSE:POST traded down $0.62 during midday trading on Tuesday, hitting $106.16. 337,246 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 605,391. The company has a market capitalization of $6.43 billion, a PE ratio of 20.34 and a beta of 0.65. Post Holdings, Inc. has a 52-week low of $78.85 and a 52-week high of $108.17. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.61, a quick ratio of 1.20 and a current ratio of 2.16. The business's fifty day simple moving average is $104.32 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $96.55.

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

Insider Buying and Selling at Post

In related news, CEO Nicolas Catoggio sold 1,500 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, May 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $105.62, for a total value of $158,430.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 73,492 shares in the company, valued at $7,762,225.04. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 10.70% of the company's stock.

Post Company 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.