Stifel Financial Corp Has $6.09 Million Holdings in Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST)

Stifel Financial Corp boosted its holdings in shares of Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST - Free Report) by 9.1% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 53,239 shares of the company's stock after purchasing an additional 4,431 shares during the period. Stifel Financial Corp owned approximately 0.09% of Post worth $6,094,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. SkyView Investment Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Post by 2.2% during the 3rd quarter. SkyView Investment Advisors LLC now owns 7,408 shares of the company's stock worth $857,000 after acquiring an additional 157 shares in the last quarter. Tidal Investments LLC acquired a new position in shares of Post in the 3rd quarter valued at $733,000. Oddo BHF Asset Management Sas acquired a new position in shares of Post in the 3rd quarter valued at $2,048,000. Retirement Systems of Alabama boosted its holdings in shares of Post by 4.7% in the third quarter. Retirement Systems of Alabama now owns 102,173 shares of the company's stock worth $11,827,000 after buying an additional 4,606 shares during the period. Finally, Versant Capital Management Inc grew its position in Post by 71.3% during the 4th quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 930 shares of the company's stock worth $106,000 after purchasing an additional 387 shares in the last quarter. 94.85% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, SVP Bradly A. Harper sold 2,000 shares of Post stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $114.59, for a total value of $229,180.00. Following the transaction, 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 transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Nicolas Catoggio sold 5,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Monday, March 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $114.50, for a total transaction of $572,500.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 50,501 shares of the company's stock, valued at $5,782,364.50. The trade was a 9.01 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders sold 36,096 shares of company stock worth $4,129,355. Corporate insiders own 11.40% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities research analysts recently issued reports on POST shares. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price objective on Post from $122.00 to $124.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 2nd. Piper Sandler increased their price target on shares of Post from $120.00 to $140.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Monday, February 10th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $127.50.

Post Stock Up 0.4 %

Shares of NYSE POST traded up $0.49 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $112.94. The stock had a trading volume of 479,718 shares, compared to its average volume of 539,236. The firm's 50-day moving average price is $114.14 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $112.76. Post Holdings, Inc. has a 52 week low of $99.70 and a 52 week high of $125.84. The company has a market capitalization of $6.38 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.61 and a beta of 0.50. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.78, a quick ratio of 1.64 and a current ratio of 2.39.

Post (NYSE:POST - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, February 6th. The company reported $1.73 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.49 by $0.24. Post had a net margin of 4.94% and a return on equity of 10.48%. Analysts anticipate that Post Holdings, Inc. will post 6.41 EPS for the current fiscal year.

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.