Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST) Receives Consensus Recommendation of "Moderate Buy" from Analysts

Shares of Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST - Get Free Report) have received a consensus recommendation of "Moderate Buy" from the six research firms that are covering the company, MarketBeat Ratings reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the company. The average 1-year target price among brokers that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $130.50.

A number of equities research analysts have recently weighed in on POST shares. Evercore ISI boosted their price target on Post from $130.00 to $131.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Wednesday, June 4th. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price target on Post from $124.00 to $120.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a report on Monday, May 12th. Piper Sandler upped their price objective on Post from $140.00 to $150.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Wednesday, June 11th. Finally, Mizuho lowered their price objective on Post from $133.00 to $127.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, May 28th.

Post Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE POST traded down $0.24 during trading on Friday, reaching $112.42. The stock had a trading volume of 926,595 shares, compared to its average volume of 559,409. Post has a one year low of $102.13 and a one year high of $125.84. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.81, a quick ratio of 1.43 and a current ratio of 2.13. The stock has a market cap of $6.26 billion, a PE ratio of 20.00 and a beta of 0.49. The firm's 50 day moving average price is $111.67 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $112.16.

Post (NYSE:POST - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 8th. The company reported $1.41 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.18 by $0.23. Post had a return on equity of 10.24% and a net margin of 4.53%. The business had revenue of $1.95 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.98 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $1.51 EPS. The business's quarterly revenue was down 2.3% on a year-over-year basis. On average, research analysts forecast that Post will post 6.41 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Transactions at Post

In other news, CEO Nicolas Catoggio sold 1,750 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, June 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $108.97, for a total transaction of $190,697.50. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 43,751 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $4,767,546.47. This represents a 3.85% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, Director William P. Stiritz acquired 186,740 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, June 5th. The shares were bought at an average cost of $109.11 per share, for a total transaction of $20,375,201.40. Following the acquisition, the director now owns 4,298,667 shares in the company, valued at $469,027,556.37. The trade was a 4.54% increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Company insiders own 11.40% of the company's stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Truist Financial Corp increased its holdings in shares of Post by 4.2% during the 4th quarter. Truist Financial Corp now owns 2,781 shares of the company's stock valued at $318,000 after acquiring an additional 113 shares during the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. grew its holdings in Post by 0.3% in the 4th quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 320,585 shares of the company's stock valued at $36,694,000 after buying an additional 964 shares during the last quarter. ProShare Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Post by 7.4% in the 4th quarter. ProShare Advisors LLC now owns 2,215 shares of the company's stock valued at $254,000 after buying an additional 152 shares during the last quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC grew its holdings in Post by 7.3% in the 1st quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC now owns 6,922 shares of the company's stock valued at $805,000 after buying an additional 472 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new stake in Post in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $36,751,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 94.85% of the company's stock.

About Post

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.