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$107.80 +4.90 (+4.76%)
Closing price 08/8/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
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$105.99 -1.81 (-1.68%)
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About Post Stock (NYSE:POST)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$103.00
$109.00
50-Day Range
$102.37
$113.62
52-Week Range
$101.05
$125.84
Volume
1.16 million shs
Average Volume
702,810 shs
Market Capitalization
$6.01 billion
P/E Ratio
18.33
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$131.25
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Post Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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81st Percentile Overall Score

POST MarketRank™: 

Post scored higher than 81% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 27th out of 149 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 Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.75, and is based on 3 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Post has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

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

    Earnings for Post are expected to grow by 14.98% in the coming year, from $6.41 to $7.37 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Post is 18.33, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 27.88.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Post is 18.33, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Staples sector average P/E ratio of about 18.60.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Post has a P/B Ratio of 1.54. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    5.69% 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 4.4.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Post has recently increased by 0.36%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.
  • Dividend Yield

    Post does not currently pay a dividend.

  • Dividend Growth

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

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    5.69% 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 4.4.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Post has recently increased by 0.36%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.
  • News Sentiment

    Post has a news sentiment score of 0.19. 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 0.64 average news sentiment score of Consumer Staples companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 147 news articles for Post this week, compared to 80 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    8 people have searched for POST on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 167% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Post insiders have bought 10,584.54% more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $20,375,201.00 in company stock and sold $190,698.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    11.40% 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 $114.46 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, POST stock has decreased by 5.8% and is now trading at $107.7990.

Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST) announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August, 7th. The company reported $2.03 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.67 by $0.36. Post's revenue was up 1.9% compared to the same quarter last year.
Read the conference call transcript
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Post's top institutional investors include Geode Capital Management LLC (1.49%), Hennessy Advisors Inc. (0.89%), TD Asset Management Inc (0.76%) and Envestnet Asset Management Inc. (0.55%). Insiders that own company stock include William P Stiritz, Jeff A Zadoks, Nicolas Catoggio, David P Skarie, Thomas C Erb, Gregory L Curl, Diedre J Gray, Ellen F Harshman, Bradly A Harper, Robert E Grote and Dorothy M Burwell.
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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
8/07/2025
Today
8/09/2025
Fiscal Year End
9/30/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Industry
FOOD - MISC/DIVERSIFIED
Sub-Industry
Packaged Foods & Meats
Current Symbol
NYSE:POST
CIK
1530950
Fax
N/A
Employees
11,480
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$150.00
Low Price Target
$117.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+21.8%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.75
Research Coverage
4 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$5.62
Trailing P/E Ratio
18.33
Forward P/E Ratio
16.82
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$366.90 million
Net Margins
4.62%
Pretax Margin
5.80%
Return on Equity
10.84%
Return on Assets
3.34%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
1.81
Current Ratio
2.13
Quick Ratio
1.43

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$7.92 billion
Price / Sales
0.76
Cash Flow
$16.07 per share
Price / Cash Flow
6.71
Book Value
$70.19 per share
Price / Book
1.54

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
55,720,000
Free Float
49,367,000
Market Cap
$6.01 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.49

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This page (NYSE:POST) was last updated on 8/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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