Post Holdings Company Profile (NYSE:POST)

Post Holdings trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "POST."

Post Holdings announced that its Board of Directors has approved a stock repurchase program on Thursday, June 8th 2017, which authorizes the company to buyback $250,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization authorizes the company to repurchase up to 4.6% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are generally a sign that the company's board believes its stock is undervalued.

Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST) issued its earnings results on Monday, May, 8th. The company reported $0.55 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.60 by $0.05. The company earned $1.26 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.26 billion. Post Holdings had a return on equity of 6.40% and a net margin of 1.20%. The business's revenue was down 1.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.87 earnings per share. View Post Holdings' Earnings History.

7 brokerages have issued 12 month target prices for Post Holdings' stock. Their forecasts range from $85.00 to $105.00. On average, they expect Post Holdings' stock price to reach $98.00 in the next year. View Analyst Ratings for Post Holdings.

Here are some recent quotes from research analysts about Post Holdings stock:

• 1. According to Zacks Investment Research, "Post Holdings Inc. is a manufacturer, marketer and distributor of branded ready-to-eat cereals in the United States and Canada. The Company's products are manufactured through a production platform consisting of four owned primary facilities and sold through a variety of channels such as grocery stores, mass merchandisers, club stores, and drug stores. Its portfolio of brands includes diverse offerings such as Honey Bunches of Oats, Pebbles, Post Selects, Great Grains, Spoon Size Shredded Wheat, Post Raisin Bran, Grape-Nuts and Honeycomb. Post Holdings Inc. is based in St. Louis, Missouri. " (7/12/2017)
• 2. Pivotal Research analysts commented, "Weetabix is said to have sales of £410 million and EBITDA of £120 million, putting the EBITDA margin just over 29% – accretive to Post’s margins, and will be the highest in the Post portfolio. The purchase price is 11.6x EBITDA, or about 10.0x EBITDA post-synergies of £20 million annually – which are expected to come into the P&L over a three-year period. The deal is said to be immediately accretive to Adjusted EBITDA margins and free cash flow. The deal looks attractively priced since it is an adjacency to Post’s U.S. RTE business – this is a cereal company buying a cereal company; we should expect good things to come from that. Post expects to have pro-forma leverage of 5.3x Debt to EBITDA after closing. It expects to borrow £700 million in the U.K. market to fund about half of the deal price and create a natural hedge on the currency exposure. The remainder of the deal will be funded from cash on hand and existing bank facilities." (4/18/2017)
• 3. BMO Capital Markets analysts commented, "Post's 1Q17 adjusted EBITDA of $230 million exceeded consensus, as higher-than-expected operating profit in Active Nutrition more than offset lower-than-expected operating gains in both Michael Foods and Private Label. POST raised the low end of its F2017 EBITDA outlook from $910-950 million to $920-950 million, in part reflecting an improved egg pricing outlook in Michael Foods (i.e., recent cases of avian influenza led to higher international demand for table eggs)." (2/6/2017)

Some companies that are related to Post Holdings include Aramark (ARMK), Brf S.A. (BRFS), Ingredion Incorporated (INGR), Campari Group (DVDCY), Pinnacle Foods (PF), Spectrum Brands Holdings (SPB), Lamb Weston Holdings (LW), Pilgrim's Pride Corporation (PPC), Compania Cervecerias Unidas, S.A. (CCU), Treehouse Foods (THS), The Hain Celestial Group (HAIN), Blue Buffalo Pet Products (BUFF), Energizer Holdings (EPC), Tate & Lyle PLC (TATYY), Flowers Foods (FLO), Lancaster Colony Corporation (LANC), Snyder's-Lance (LNCE) and Nu Skin Enterprises (NUS).

Post Holdings' management team includes the folowing people:

• Robert V. Vitale, President, Chief Executive Officer, Principle Executive Officer, Director
• Jeff A. Zadoks, Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President, Principal Accounting Officer, Principal Financial Officer
• Christopher J. Neugent, President and CEO, Post Consumer Brands
• James E. Dwyer Jr., Executive Vice President and President and CEO - Michael Foods Group
• Diedre J. Gray, Senior Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer, General Counsel, Corporate Secretary
• William P. Stiritz, Non-Executive Chairman of the Board
• Jay W. Brown, Lead Independent Director
• Edwin H. Callison, Independent Director
• Gregory L. Curl, Independent Director
• Robert E. Grote, Independent Director

Post Holdings' stock is owned by a variety of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Diamond Hill Capital Management Inc. (2.02%), Clarkston Capital Partners LLC (0.72%), Rothschild Asset Management Inc. (0.49%), Country Trust Bank (0.35%), US Bancorp DE (0.25%) and Bank of Montreal Can (0.16%). Company insiders that own Post Holdings stock include Edwin H Callison, Richard R Koulouris and William P Stiritz. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Post Holdings.

Post Holdings' stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Bank of Montreal Can, Diamond Hill Capital Management Inc., Russell Investments Group Ltd., Great West Life Assurance Co. Can, Rothschild Asset Management Inc., First Citizens Bank & Trust Co., Municipal Employees Retirement System of Michigan and US Bancorp DE. View Insider Buying and Selling for Post Holdings.

Post Holdings' stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Clarkston Capital Partners LLC, CrestPoint Capital Management LLC, Fox Run Management L.L.C., NGAM Advisors L.P., Aperio Group LLC, Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund, State Treasurer State of Michigan and Louisiana State Employees Retirement System. Company insiders that have bought Post Holdings stock in the last two years include Edwin H Callison and William P Stiritz. View Insider Buying and Selling for Post Holdings.

Shares of Post Holdings can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of Post Holdings stock can currently be purchased for approximately $83.47.