Post (POST) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: POST) is a consumer packaged goods company that develops, manufactures and distributes branded and private-label food products. Its portfolio includes breakfast cereals, eggs, refrigerated side dishes, active-nutrition products and foodservice items sold through grocery retailers, club stores, restaurants, institutions and other channels.

Post Consumer Brands markets cereals and other products under brands including Honey Bunches of Oats, Pebbles, Grape-Nuts, Great Grains and Malt-O-Meal. The company also owns Weetabix, a major cereal brand with operations and distribution in the United Kingdom and other international markets. Its foodservice business supplies eggs, potatoes and other prepared foods to restaurants, schools, healthcare facilities and hospitality customers.

Post’s refrigerated retail portfolio includes products associated with brands such as Bob Evans and Simply Potatoes, while its broader operations serve consumers primarily in North America and select international markets. The company’s history traces back to the Post cereal business founded by C.W. Post in 1895. Post Holdings became an independent publicly traded company in 2012 following its separation from Ralcorp Holdings.

Nicholas J. Caton serves as Post Holdings’ president and chief executive officer. The company is headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $77.24 to $78.67
• 50-Day Range: $72.52 to $85.25
• 52-Week Range: $71.45 to $117.28
• Volume: 201,712 shs
• Average Volume: 855,940 shs
• Market Capitalization: $3.51 billion
• P/E Ratio: 14.22
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $103.43
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Post Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Post scored higher than 72% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 45th out of 170 stocks in the consumer staples sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Post has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.33, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 5 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and 2 sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Post has a consensus price target of $103.43, representing about 33.6% upside from its current price of $77.44.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Post has been the subject of 7 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: -10.44%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Post are expected to decrease by -10.44% in the coming year, from $7.57 to $6.78 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Post is 14.23, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.88.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Post is 14.23, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Staples sector average P/E ratio of about 13.87.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Post has a P/B Ratio of 1.12. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

14.29% 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 5.53.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Post has recently decreased by 5.48%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Post does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

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

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.37

News Sentiment

Post has a news sentiment score of 0.37. 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 0.51 average news sentiment score of Consumer Staples companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 199 news articles for Post this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

2 people have searched for POST on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

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.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/06/2026
• Today: 10/21/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/19/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 9/30/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Consumer Staples
• Industry: Food Products
• Sub-Industry: Packaged Foods & Meats
• Current Symbol: NYSE:POST
• CIK: 1530950
• Web: www.postholdings.com
• Phone: (314) 644-7600
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 13,180
• Year Founded: 1895

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Post: $103.43
• High Price Target: $121.00
• Low Price Target: $79.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +33.6%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.33
• Research Coverage: 9 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $5.44
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 14.23
• Forward P/E Ratio: 10.23
• 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: $8.41 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.42
• Cash Flow: $18.57 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 4.17
• Book Value: $69.29 per share
• Price / Book: 1.12

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 45,323,000
• Free Float: 38,955,000
• Market Cap: $3.51 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.39