Susquehanna Fundamental Investments LLC Acquires New Stake in Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST)

Susquehanna Fundamental Investments LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST - Free Report) during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 74,946 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $8,578,000. Susquehanna Fundamental Investments LLC owned 0.13% of Post as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other large investors have also modified their holdings of POST. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust increased its holdings in Post by 6.5% in 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 in the last quarter. Savant Capital LLC grew its position in shares of Post by 3.8% in the fourth quarter. Savant Capital LLC now owns 3,023 shares of the company's stock valued at $346,000 after purchasing an additional 110 shares during the period. Truist Financial Corp increased its stake in shares of Post by 4.2% during the fourth quarter. Truist Financial Corp now owns 2,781 shares of the company's stock worth $318,000 after purchasing an additional 113 shares in the last quarter. SkyView Investment Advisors LLC raised its position 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 purchasing an additional 157 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Exchange Traded Concepts LLC lifted its stake in Post by 2.5% in the 4th quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC now owns 6,450 shares of the company's stock valued at $738,000 after buying an additional 160 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 94.85% of the company's stock.

Insider Transactions at Post

In other Post news, CEO Nicolas Catoggio sold 5,000 shares of the 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 completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 55,501 shares of the company's stock, valued at $6,465,866.50. This trade represents a 8.26 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, SVP Bradly A. Harper sold 2,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 directly owns 8,741 shares in the company, 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 90 days. Insiders own 11.40% of the company's stock.

Post Price Performance

Shares of POST stock traded up $0.49 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $112.94. The company had a trading volume of 479,718 shares, compared to its average volume of 540,724. 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 quick ratio of 1.64 and a current ratio of 2.39. The company has a market capitalization of $6.38 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.61 and a beta of 0.50. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $114.14 and a 200-day moving average of $112.78.

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

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts have commented on the company. Wells Fargo & Company boosted 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 boosted their price target on Post from $120.00 to $140.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Monday, February 10th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Post presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $127.50.

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.