Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST) Receives $124.50 Consensus Target Price from Analysts

Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST) has received an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the nine research firms that are covering the firm, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating on the company. The average 12-month price target among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $124.50.

A number of equities research analysts recently weighed in on the company. Weiss Ratings raised Post from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a report on Friday, February 6th. Barclays dropped their price target on Post from $127.00 to $119.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, April 14th. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price target on Post from $120.00 to $110.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, April 8th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price target on Post from $133.00 to $119.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Monday, April 20th. Finally, Zacks Research raised Post from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, February 9th.

Post Trading Down 1.3%

POST stock opened at $95.88 on Friday. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $100.22 and a 200 day moving average price of $101.65. Post has a fifty-two week low of $94.13 and a fifty-two week high of $117.28. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.35 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.14 and a beta of 0.43. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.38, a current ratio of 1.85 and a quick ratio of 1.03.

Post (NYSE:POST) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 7th. The company reported $1.94 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.73 by $0.21. Post had a return on equity of 13.36% and a net margin of 4.01%.The firm had revenue of $2.04 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.08 billion. During the same period last year, the firm posted $1.41 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 4.7% on a year-over-year basis. Analysts expect that Post will post 7.58 EPS for the current fiscal year.

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Insider Buying and Selling

In other Post news, Director Gregory L. Curl sold 6,186 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, May 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $105.05, for a total value of $649,839.30. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 15,107 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,586,990.35. This trade represents a 29.05% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Insiders own 14.05% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd bought a new position in Post in the 3rd quarter valued at $26,000. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. boosted its position in Post by 119.5% in the 2nd quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 248 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,000 after buying an additional 135 shares during the last quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC boosted its position in Post by 62.8% in the 4th quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 267 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,000 after buying an additional 103 shares during the last quarter. Summit Securities Group LLC bought a new position in Post in the 1st quarter valued at $28,000. Finally, Highlander Partners L.P. bought a new position in Post in the 4th quarter valued at $33,000. 94.85% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Post Company Profile

Post Holdings, Inc is a consumer packaged goods company that operates as a holding company for a diverse portfolio of food and beverage brands. The company’s principal activities include the production, marketing and distribution of ready-to-eat cereal, refrigerated and frozen foods, and nutritional beverages. Through its operating segments—Post Consumer Brands, Foodservice, Refrigerated Side Dishes & Bakery, and Active Nutrition—Post Holdings delivers a broad array of products to retail grocers, convenience stores, foodservice operators and e-commerce channels.

The Post Consumer Brands segment features a variety of hot and cold cereals under names such as Honey Bunches of Oats, Shredded Wheat and Pebbles.