Quantinno Capital Management LP Has $8.63 Million Stock Holdings in Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST)

Quantinno Capital Management LP increased its stake in Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST - Free Report) by 8.9% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 75,358 shares of the company's stock after purchasing an additional 6,161 shares during the quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP owned approximately 0.13% of Post worth $8,625,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust boosted its position in Post by 6.5% during the 4th quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust now owns 1,699 shares of the company's stock worth $194,000 after acquiring an additional 103 shares during the period. Savant Capital LLC lifted its stake in shares of Post by 3.8% in the fourth quarter. Savant Capital LLC now owns 3,023 shares of the company's stock worth $346,000 after buying an additional 110 shares during the last quarter. Truist Financial Corp lifted its stake in shares of Post by 4.2% in the fourth quarter. Truist Financial Corp now owns 2,781 shares of the company's stock worth $318,000 after buying an additional 113 shares during the last quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC lifted its stake in shares of Post by 2.5% in the fourth quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC now owns 6,450 shares of the company's stock worth $738,000 after buying an additional 160 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Carolina Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Post by 2.7% in the fourth quarter. Carolina Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 6,750 shares of the company's stock worth $773,000 after buying an additional 177 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 94.85% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts recently commented on the stock. Wells Fargo & Company cut their target price on shares of Post from $124.00 to $120.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a research note on Monday, May 12th. Piper Sandler upped their target price on shares of Post from $120.00 to $140.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Monday, February 10th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Post currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $128.20.

Post Stock Performance

Post stock traded down $1.86 on Monday, hitting $109.89. The company's stock had a trading volume of 395,546 shares, compared to its average volume of 551,198. The firm has a market cap of $6.12 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.10 and a beta of 0.50. The company has a quick ratio of 1.64, a current ratio of 2.39 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.78. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $113.43 and a 200-day moving average price of $112.67. Post Holdings, Inc. has a one year low of $99.70 and a one year high of $125.84.

Post (NYSE:POST - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 8th. The company reported $1.41 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.18 by $0.23. Post had a net margin of 4.94% and a return on equity of 10.48%. The firm had revenue of $1.95 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.98 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $1.51 EPS. The business's revenue for the quarter was down 2.3% on a year-over-year basis. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Post Holdings, Inc. will post 6.41 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Transactions at Post

In related news, CEO Nicolas Catoggio sold 5,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $116.50, for a total transaction of $582,500.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 55,501 shares in the company, valued at $6,465,866.50. This represents a 8.26% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, SVP Bradly A. Harper sold 2,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $114.59, for a total transaction of $229,180.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president now owns 8,741 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,001,631.19. This trade represents a 18.62% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 27,157 shares of company stock valued at $3,139,361. 11.40% of the stock is owned by insiders.

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.