Duality Advisers LP Raises Stake in Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST)

Duality Advisers LP grew its stake in shares of Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST) by 794.1% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 43,393 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 38,540 shares during the quarter. Duality Advisers LP’s holdings in Post were worth $3,821,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the stock. C M Bidwell & Associates Ltd. bought a new stake in Post in the third quarter worth $26,000. Fifth Third Bancorp boosted its stake in Post by 45.9% during the fourth quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 610 shares of the company’s stock worth $54,000 after buying an additional 192 shares during the period. CI Investments Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Post by 2,472.0% during the third quarter. CI Investments Inc. now owns 1,929 shares of the company’s stock valued at $165,000 after purchasing an additional 1,854 shares during the period. Neo Ivy Capital Management purchased a new stake in shares of Post during the third quarter valued at $168,000. Finally, SRS Capital Advisors Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Post by 22.0% during the third quarter. SRS Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 2,209 shares of the company’s stock valued at $189,000 after purchasing an additional 398 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 94.85% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Post

In other news, CEO Nicolas Catoggio sold 300 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, March 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $104.11, for a total transaction of $31,233.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 74,992 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,807,417.12. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. In related news, CEO Nicolas Catoggio sold 300 shares of Post stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $104.11, for a total value of $31,233.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 74,992 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,807,417.12. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CAO Diedre J. Gray sold 7,297 shares of Post stock in a transaction on Monday, February 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $104.51, for a total transaction of $762,609.47. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 51,073 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,337,639.23. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Corporate insiders own 10.70% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms recently weighed in on POST. Mizuho upped their price objective on shares of Post from $110.00 to $128.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, February 5th. Barclays increased their price target on shares of Post from $105.00 to $115.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 6th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus increased their price objective on shares of Post from $98.00 to $115.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, February 5th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $109.67.

Post Price Performance

Shares of NYSE POST opened at $104.62 on Tuesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $6.35 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.45 and a beta of 0.66. Post Holdings, Inc. has a 12 month low of $78.85 and a 12 month high of $107.67. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $104.01 and its 200-day simple moving average is $93.87. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.60, a current ratio of 1.99 and a quick ratio of 1.00.

Post (NYSE:POST) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 1st. The company reported $1.69 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.07 by $0.62. The business had revenue of $1.97 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.92 billion. Post had a net margin of 4.03% and a return on equity of 10.51%. Analysts expect that Post Holdings, Inc. will post 5.52 EPS for the current year.

Post Company Profile

Post Holdings, Inc operates as a consumer packaged goods holding company in the United States and internationally. It operates through four segments: Post Consumer Brands, Weetabix, Foodservice, and Refrigerated Retail. The Post Consumer Brands segment manufactures, markets, and sells branded and private label ready-to-eat (RTE) cereals under Honey Bunches of Oats, Pebbles, and Malt-O-Meal brand names; hot cereal; peanut butter under the Peter Pan brand; and branded and private label dog and cat food products under Rachael Ray Nutrish, Nature's Recipe, 9Lives, Kibbles 'n Bits and Gravy Train brand names.