Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST) Holdings Increased by TD Waterhouse Canada Inc.

TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. grew its position in Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST - Free Report) by 1,598.5% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 5,605 shares of the company's stock after purchasing an additional 5,275 shares during the quarter. TD Waterhouse Canada Inc.'s holdings in Post were worth $642,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in POST. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC raised its stake in shares of Post by 478.1% in the fourth quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 5,423 shares of the company's stock worth $621,000 after purchasing an additional 4,485 shares during the last quarter. MML Investors Services LLC boosted its stake in Post by 12.7% during the 4th quarter. MML Investors Services LLC now owns 26,946 shares of the company's stock worth $3,084,000 after purchasing an additional 3,041 shares during the last quarter. MetLife Investment Management LLC raised its position in shares of Post by 9.0% in the fourth quarter. MetLife Investment Management LLC now owns 26,694 shares of the company's stock valued at $3,055,000 after buying an additional 2,198 shares during the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its holdings in shares of Post by 2.3% during the 4th quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 3,201,394 shares of the company's stock worth $366,428,000 after purchasing an additional 70,850 shares during the last quarter. Finally, CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co raised its stake in Post by 4.1% during the fourth quarter. CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co now owns 48,920 shares of the company's stock worth $5,601,000 after purchasing an additional 1,929 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 94.85% of the company's stock.

Insider Activity

In related news, CEO Nicolas Catoggio sold 5,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 sale, the chief executive officer now owns 55,501 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $6,465,866.50. This represents a 8.26 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, Director David W. Kemper sold 8,939 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $110.75, for a total value of $989,994.25. Following the completion of the sale, the director now owns 29,722 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $3,291,711.50. This trade represents a 23.12 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 36,096 shares of company stock worth $4,129,355 over the last ninety days. 11.40% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Post Price Performance

NYSE:POST traded down $0.25 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $112.92. The company's stock had a trading volume of 115,925 shares, compared to its average volume of 543,593. The company has a market capitalization of $6.38 billion, a PE ratio of 18.60 and a beta of 0.52. Post Holdings, Inc. has a 52-week low of $99.70 and a 52-week high of $125.84. The business's 50-day moving average is $114.24 and its two-hundred day moving average is $112.82. 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 quarterly earnings results 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%. As a group, research analysts anticipate that Post Holdings, Inc. will post 6.41 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price objective on shares of Post from $122.00 to $124.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 2nd. Piper Sandler boosted their price target 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. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Post has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target 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.