Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST) CEO Nicolas Catoggio Sells 1,750 Shares

Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST) CEO Nicolas Catoggio sold 1,750 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, June 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $108.97, for a total transaction of $190,697.50. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 43,751 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,767,546.47. This represents a 3.85% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website.

Post Trading Up 0.8%

Shares of Post stock opened at $111.00 on Wednesday. The company has a current ratio of 2.39, a quick ratio of 1.64 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.78. The company has a 50-day moving average of $112.03 and a two-hundred day moving average of $112.60. Post Holdings, Inc. has a 12-month low of $99.70 and a 12-month high of $125.84. The stock has a market cap of $6.18 billion, a PE ratio of 18.29 and a beta of 0.49.

Post (NYSE:POST) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 8th. The company reported $1.41 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.18 by $0.23. Post had a net margin of 4.94% and a return on equity of 10.48%. The business had revenue of $1.95 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.98 billion. During the same period last year, the company posted $1.51 EPS. The company’s revenue was down 2.3% on a year-over-year basis. On average, research analysts anticipate that Post Holdings, Inc. will post 6.41 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of POST. Silver Oak Securities Incorporated purchased a new position in shares of Post during the 4th quarter worth approximately $437,000. Empowered Funds LLC increased its stake in shares of Post by 41.3% during the 4th quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 3,949 shares of the company’s stock worth $452,000 after purchasing an additional 1,155 shares in the last quarter. Savant Capital LLC increased its stake in shares of Post by 3.8% during the 4th quarter. Savant Capital LLC now owns 3,023 shares of the company’s stock worth $346,000 after purchasing an additional 110 shares in the last quarter. Principal Securities Inc. increased its stake in shares of Post by 10.6% during the 4th quarter. Principal Securities Inc. now owns 2,041 shares of the company’s stock worth $234,000 after purchasing an additional 195 shares in the last quarter. Finally, State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D boosted its position in Post by 10.4% during the fourth quarter. State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D now owns 19,030 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,178,000 after acquiring an additional 1,785 shares during the last quarter. 94.85% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research analysts have issued reports on POST shares. Mizuho dropped their target price on shares of Post from $133.00 to $127.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, May 28th. Evercore ISI increased their target price on shares of Post from $130.00 to $131.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, June 4th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company dropped their target price on shares of Post from $124.00 to $120.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Monday, May 12th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Post currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $128.83.

About Post

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.