NYSE:POST - Post Stock Price, Forecast & News Adding Choose a watchlist: Adding You have already added five stocks to your watchlist. Upgrade to MarketBeat Daily Premium to add more stocks to your watchlist. Adding Post Holdings Inc Please log in to your account or sign up in order to add this asset to your watchlist. Log In and Add $107.71 -1.34 (-1.23 %) (As of 12/9/2019 04:00 PM ET) Add Compare Today's Range$107.70Now: $107.71▼$109.4850-Day Range$99.24MA: $104.57▼$109.0552-Week Range$83.88Now: $107.71▼$113.73Volume423,273 shsAverage Volume586,838 shsMarket Capitalization$7.62 billionP/E Ratio21.94Dividend YieldN/ABeta0.28 ProfileAnalyst RatingsAdvanced ChartEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesInstitutional OwnershipHeadlinesOptions ChainSEC FilingsSocial Media Share on FacebookShare on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on RedditShare on StocktwitsPrint this articleShare by Email Post Holdings, Inc operates as a consumer packaged goods holding company in the United States and internationally. It operates through Post Consumer Brands, Weetabix, Refrigerated Food, and Active Nutrition segments. The Post Consumer Brands segment manufactures, markets, and sells branded and private label ready-to-eat (RTE) cereal and hot cereal products. Read More… Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock Exchange NYSE Industry Grain mill products Sub-IndustryPackaged Foods & Meats SectorConsumer Staples Current SymbolNYSE:POST Previous Symbol CUSIP73744610 CIK1530950 Webhttp://www.postholdings.com/ Phone314-644-7600Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio2.41 Current Ratio2.65 Quick Ratio1.93Price-To-Earnings Trailing P/E Ratio21.94 Forward P/E Ratio21.20 P/E Growth3.07 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$5.68 billion Price / Sales1.34 Cash Flow$10.11 per share Price / Cash Flow10.65 Book Value$40.20 per share Price / Book2.68Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$4.91 Net Income$124.70 million Net Margins2.19% Return on Equity11.90% Return on Assets3.25%Miscellaneous Employees10,100 Outstanding Shares70,707,000Market Cap$7.62 billion Next Earnings Date1/30/2020 (Estimated) OptionableOptionable Receive POST News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for POST and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. POST Rates by TradingView Post (NYSE:POST) Frequently Asked Questions What is Post's stock symbol? Post trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "POST." How were Post's earnings last quarter? Post Holdings Inc (NYSE:POST) released its earnings results on Thursday, November, 21st. The company reported $1.39 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the Zacks' consensus estimate of $1.07 by $0.32. The firm 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%. The company's revenue was down 11.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $1.08 EPS. View Post's Earnings History. When is Post's next earnings date? Post is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, January 30th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for Post. What price target have analysts set for POST? 8 brokerages have issued twelve-month price targets for Post's stock. Their forecasts range from $115.00 to $130.00. On average, they expect Post's stock price to reach $120.75 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 12.1% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Post. What is the consensus analysts' recommendation for Post? 8 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Post in the last year. There are currently 3 hold ratings and 5 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Post. What are Wall Street analysts saying about Post stock? Here are some recent quotes from research analysts about Post 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. " (11/12/2019) 2. Pivotal Research analysts commented, "We assume the business had no EBITDA and POST paid about $100 million with $25 mm of integration costs of TSAs and other, offset to a degree by the NPV of tax savings on the asset step-up. POST said it could generate EBITDA margins similar to its own PL RTE business – we think 15%-18%. Even if we are wrong by a good bit on purchase price, this is a superb value-creation deal if EBITDA could be in the $30-$40 million range – a classic POST deal. $$ in the till. Post Consumer Brands sales fell 0.7%; below our estimate and Street consensus of +2.4%. Volume lagged, down 3.6% driven by declines in branded products and some lift in private label. Adjusted EBITDA was $113 million, down 8.6% from LY and well below our $118 estimate and Street estimates of $122 million. EBITDA margin was 246%, down 220 BP Y/Y." (5/3/2019) Has Post been receiving favorable news coverage? Headlines about POST stock have trended extremely negative on Monday, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. InfoTrie identifies negative and positive press coverage by monitoring more than six thousand blog and news sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Post earned a daily sentiment score of -4.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news coverage about the company a news buzz of 2.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is very unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the next few days. View News Stories for Post. Are investors shorting Post? Post saw a drop in short interest during the month of November. As of November 15th, there was short interest totalling 2,110,000 shares, a drop of 8.3% from the October 31st total of 2,300,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 577,400 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 3.7 days. Approximately 3.1% of the company's shares are sold short. View Post's Current Options Chain. Who are some of Post's key competitors? Some companies that are related to Post include Mondelez International (MDLZ), Tyson Foods (TSN), General Mills (GIS), Hershey (HSY), Hormel Foods (HRL), MCCORMICK & CO /SH (MKC), Kellogg (K), Campbell Soup (CPB), Conagra Brands (CAG), J M Smucker (SJM), Pilgrim's Pride (PPC), Seaboard (SEB), Flowers Foods (FLO), Lancaster Colony (LANC) and Sanderson Farms (SAFM). What other stocks do shareholders of Post own? 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), Associated British Foods (ABF), Chaarat Gold (CGH), Ciena (CIEN), China Unicom (Hong Kong) (CHU) and First Data (FDC). Who are Post's key executives? Post's management team includes the folowing people: Mr. Robert V. Vitale, Pres, CEO & Director (Age 53)Mr. Jeff A. Zadoks, Exec. VP & CFO (Age 54)Ms. Diedre J. Gray, Exec. VP, Gen. Counsel, Chief Admin. Officer & Corp. Sec. (Age 41)Mr. Christopher J. Neugent, Exec. VP of Strategy (Age 58)Mr. Mark W. Westphal, Pres of Michael Foods (Age 53) Who are Post's major shareholders? Post's stock is owned by many different of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include State Street Corp (2.18%), Diamond Hill Capital Management Inc. (1.61%), Gamco Investors INC. ET AL (0.73%), Russell Investments Group Ltd. (0.52%), Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA (0.48%) and Gabelli Funds LLC (0.39%). 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. Which institutional investors are selling Post stock? POST stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including First Trust Advisors LP, Gamco Investors INC. ET AL, Barclays PLC, SG Americas Securities LLC, Man Group plc, Waratah Capital Advisors Ltd., Country Trust Bank and Gabelli Funds LLC. 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. Which institutional investors are buying Post stock? POST stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Millennium Management LLC, Russell Investments Group Ltd., York Capital Management Global Advisors LLC, State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D, Gateway Investment Advisers LLC, California Public Employees Retirement System, Carnegie Capital Asset Management LLC and Monarch Partners Asset Management 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. How do I buy shares of 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. What is Post's stock price today? One share of POST stock can currently be purchased for approximately $107.71. How big of a company is Post? Post has a market capitalization of $7.62 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. What is Post's official website? The official website for Post is http://www.postholdings.com/. How can I contact Post? 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] MarketBeat Community Rating for Post (NYSE POST)Community Ranking: 2.7 out of 5 ( )Outperform Votes: 353 (Vote Outperform)Underperform Votes: 305 (Vote Underperform)Total Votes: 658MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about Post and other stocks. Vote "Outperform" if you believe POST will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote "Underperform" if you believe POST will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days. This page was last updated on 12/9/2019 by MarketBeat.com StaffFeatured Article: If I purchase shares through a brokerage account, am I the holder of record?
