OneDigital Investment Advisors LLC increased its position in Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST - Free Report) by 48.7% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 13,821 shares of the company's stock after purchasing an additional 4,525 shares during the quarter. OneDigital Investment Advisors LLC's holdings in Post were worth $1,582,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
Other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its stake in Post by 0.3% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 5,140,299 shares of the company's stock valued at $588,359,000 after buying an additional 13,272 shares in the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its stake in shares of Post by 2.3% in the 4th quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 3,201,394 shares of the company's stock valued at $366,428,000 after purchasing an additional 70,850 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Post in the 4th quarter valued at $108,991,000. Hennessy Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Post during the 4th quarter worth about $56,864,000. Finally, Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Post during the 4th quarter worth about $36,751,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 94.85% of the company's stock.
Insider Activity
In other news, CAO Diedre J. Gray sold 15,157 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $115.80, for a total transaction of $1,755,180.60. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 19,325 shares in the company, valued at $2,237,835. The trade was a 43.96 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, SVP Bradly A. Harper sold 2,000 shares of the firm'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 completion of 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 36,096 shares of company stock worth $4,129,355 in the last quarter. Corporate insiders own 11.40% of the company's stock.
Post Stock Down 0.1 %
POST stock traded down $0.16 during trading hours on Wednesday, reaching $112.46. 108,265 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 613,503. The company has a market cap of $6.35 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.52 and a beta of 0.52. The firm's 50-day moving average is $114.29 and its 200-day moving average is $112.81. Post Holdings, Inc. has a 12 month low of $99.70 and a 12 month high of $125.84. 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 posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 6th. The company reported $1.73 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.49 by $0.24. Post had a net margin of 4.94% and a return on equity of 10.48%. On average, equities research analysts expect that Post Holdings, Inc. will post 6.41 earnings per share for the current year.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
Several brokerages have weighed in on POST. Piper Sandler upped their price objective on shares of Post from $120.00 to $140.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Monday, February 10th. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price target on Post from $122.00 to $124.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 2nd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Post presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $127.50.
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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.
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