NYSE:POST - Post Stock Price, Forecast & News

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

Post Holdings Inc (NYSE:POST) released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, November, 21st. The company reported $1.39 EPS for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $1.07 by $0.32. The company earned $1.44 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.41 billion. Post had a net margin of 2.19% and a return on equity of 11.90%. Post's revenue for the quarter was down 11.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm earned $1.08 EPS. View Post's Earnings History.

Post is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, February 6th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for Post.

Post will be holding an earnings conference call on Thursday, February 6th at 12:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at Not Available.

9 brokers have issued 12-month price objectives for Post's stock. Their forecasts range from $115.00 to $130.00. On average, they anticipate Post's stock price to reach $120.75 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 9.8% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Post.

9 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Post in the last year. There are currently 3 hold ratings and 6 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Post.

Media coverage about POST stock has trended positive recently, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. InfoTrie identifies positive and negative news coverage by analyzing more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Post earned a media sentiment score of 3.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned media coverage about the company a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, meaning that recent news coverage is extremely likely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the near future. View News Stories for Post.

Post saw a decrease in short interest in December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totalling 2,000,000 shares, a decrease of 14.9% from the December 15th total of 2,350,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 518,500 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 3.9 days. Currently, 3.1% of the company's shares are sold short. View Post's Current Options Chain.

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Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Post investors own include Intelsat (I), Fossil Group (FOSL), Euronet Worldwide (EEFT), Bank of America (BAC), AMC Entertainment (AMC), Ciena (CIEN), Associated British Foods (ABF), Chaarat Gold (CGH), China Unicom (Hong Kong) (CHU) and Apollo Global Management (APO).

Post's stock is owned by a variety of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Country Trust Bank (0.36%), Artemis Investment Management LLP (0.19%), Gateway Investment Advisers LLC (0.08%), Hennessy Advisors Inc. (0.04%), Nisa Investment Advisors LLC (0.03%) and Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (0.02%). Company insiders that own Post stock include David P Skarie, Edwin H Callison, Jeff A Zadoks, Mark W Westphal, Robert E Grote, Robert V Vitale and William P Stiritz. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Post.

POST stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Hennessy Advisors Inc., Banyan Capital Management Inc., Country Trust Bank, State of Alaska Department of Revenue, B & T Capital Management DBA Alpha Capital Management, Tributary Capital Management LLC, Louisiana State Employees Retirement System and CENTRAL TRUST Co. Company insiders that have sold Post company stock in the last year include Robert E Grote and Robert V Vitale. View Insider Buying and Selling for Post.

POST stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Gateway Investment Advisers LLC, Artemis Investment Management LLP, Raymond James Trust N.A., Nisa Investment Advisors LLC, Simon Quick Advisors LLC, 6 Meridian, Anderson Hoagland & Co. and Janney Montgomery Scott LLC. Company insiders that have bought Post stock in the last two years include Edwin H Callison, Jeff A Zadoks, Mark W Westphal, Robert V Vitale and William P Stiritz. View Insider Buying and Selling for Post.

Shares of POST can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of POST stock can currently be purchased for approximately $110.00.

Post has a market capitalization of $7.78 billion and generates $5.68 billion in revenue each year. The company earns $124.70 million in net income (profit) each year or $4.91 on an earnings per share basis. Post employs 10,100 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About Post.

The official website for Post is http://www.postholdings.com/.

Post's mailing address is 2503 S. HANLEY ROAD, ST. LOUIS MO, 63144. The company can be reached via phone at 314-644-7600 or via email at [email protected]