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$76.51 -1.35 (-1.73%)
Closing price 09/18/2026 03:59 PM Eastern
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$76.54 +0.03 (+0.04%)
As of 09/18/2026 07:30 PM Eastern
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About Post Stock (NYSE:POST)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$75.92
$77.44
50-Day Range
$76.02
$97.49
52-Week Range
$75.40
$117.28
Volume
2.08 million shs
Average Volume
861,324 shs
Market Capitalization
$3.47 billion
P/E Ratio
14.06
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$109.00
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

Post Holdings, Inc. is a consumer packaged goods company that develops, manufactures and markets branded and private-label food products. Its portfolio includes ready-to-eat cereal, hot cereal, pet food, protein products, peanut butter, and other grocery items sold through retail and e-commerce channels.

The company operates through several businesses, including Post Consumer Brands, Weetabix, Foodservice and Refrigerated Retail. Its brands include Honey Bunches of Oats, Pebbles, Grape-Nuts, Raisin Bran, Malt-O-Meal, Weetabix, Alpen, Bob Evans and Simply Potatoes. Its foodservice operations supply egg, potato and other food products to restaurants, schools, hospitals and other institutional customers.

Post traces its origins to the cereal business founded by C.W. Post in Battle Creek, Michigan, in 1895. Post Holdings became an independent publicly traded company in 2012 after being spun off from Ralcorp Holdings. The company serves customers primarily in the United States, with international operations and distribution associated particularly with its Weetabix business.

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Post Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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78th Percentile Overall Score

POST MarketRank™: 

Post scored higher than 78% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 67th out of 171 stocks in the consumer staples sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Post has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.38, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 4 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

  • Upside Potential

    Post has a consensus price target of $109.00, representing about 42.5% upside from its current price of $76.51.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Post has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about Post's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Post are expected to decrease by -10.32% in the coming year, from $7.56 to $6.78 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Post is 14.06, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.90.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Post is 14.06, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Staples sector average P/E ratio of about 14.18.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Post has a P/B Ratio of 1.10. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Post's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    15.26% of the float of Post has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Post has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 6.74.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Post has recently decreased by 7.24%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Post does not currently pay a dividend.

  • Dividend Growth

    Post does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • News Sentiment

    Post has a news sentiment score of 0.29. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.61 average news sentiment score of Consumer Staples companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 99 news articles for Post this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 1 people have searched for POST on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -83% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    1 people have added Post to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Post insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $32,288,534.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    14.05% of the stock of Post is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    94.85% of the stock of Post is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Post's insider trading history.
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POST Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Post's stock was trading at $99.08 on January 1st, 2026. Since then, POST shares have decreased by 22.8% and is now trading at $76.5130.

Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST) issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August, 6th. The company reported $1.78 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.70 by $0.08. The company's revenue for the quarter was down 1.8% on a year-over-year basis.
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Post's Board of Directors approved a stock buyback program on Friday, August 29th 2025, which allows the company to repurchase $0 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This allows the company to buy shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are typically an indication that the company's board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

Post's top institutional shareholders include Diamond Hill Capital Management LLC Investment Advisor (1.37%), Junto Capital Management LP (1.30%), UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC (1.21%) and PYA Waltman Capital LLC (0.75%). Insiders that own company stock include Jeff A Zadoks, Nicolas Catoggio, Thomas C Erb, Diedre J Gray, Gregory L Curl, Bradly A Harper, Ellen F Harshman, Robert E Grote, Dorothy M Burwell and William P Stiritz.
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Shares of POST stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Post investors own include Humana (HUM), American Water Works (AWK), TotalEnergies (TTE), Waste Connections (WCN), Voyager Therapeutics (VYGR), The RMR Group (RMR) and Southern First Bancshares (SFST).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
8/06/2026
Today
9/19/2026
Fiscal Year End
9/30/2026
Next Earnings (Estimated)
11/19/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Industry
Food Products
Sub-Industry
Packaged Foods & Meats
Current Symbol
NYSE:POST
CIK
1530950
Fax
N/A
Employees
13,180
Year Founded
1895

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$125.00
Low Price Target
$86.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+42.5%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.38
Research Coverage
8 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$5.44
Trailing P/E Ratio
14.06
Forward P/E Ratio
10.12
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$335.70 million
Net Margins
3.48%
Pretax Margin
4.68%
Return on Equity
13.22%
Return on Assets
3.42%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
2.47
Current Ratio
1.85
Quick Ratio
0.99

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$8.16 billion
Price / Sales
0.43
Cash Flow
$18.26 per share
Price / Cash Flow
4.19
Book Value
$69.29 per share
Price / Book
1.10

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
45,320,000
Free Float
38,955,000
Market Cap
$3.47 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.37

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This page (NYSE:POST) was last updated on 9/19/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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