Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST) Shares Sold by Bridgewater Associates LP

Bridgewater Associates LP trimmed its holdings in shares of Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST) by 48.7% during the third quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 49,092 shares of the company’s stock after selling 46,541 shares during the quarter. Bridgewater Associates LP’s holdings in Post were worth $5,682,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Opal Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Post in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $27,000. V Square Quantitative Management LLC acquired a new stake in Post in the third quarter valued at $27,000. Ashton Thomas Securities LLC bought a new position in Post during the 3rd quarter valued at $33,000. Point72 Asia Singapore Pte. Ltd. acquired a new position in Post during the 2nd quarter worth $62,000. Finally, Versant Capital Management Inc increased its position in shares of Post by 5,283.3% in the 2nd quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 646 shares of the company’s stock worth $67,000 after purchasing an additional 634 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 94.85% of the company’s stock.

Post Stock Performance

Post stock opened at $120.54 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $7.05 billion, a PE ratio of 21.37 and a beta of 0.64. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $113.03 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $110.40. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.66, a current ratio of 2.36 and a quick ratio of 1.56. Post Holdings, Inc. has a 12 month low of $83.73 and a 12 month high of $121.07.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several brokerages have recently commented on POST. Stifel Nicolaus increased their price target on shares of Post from $120.00 to $130.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, August 5th. Evercore ISI lifted their target price on Post from $123.00 to $126.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, November 18th. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price target on Post from $120.00 to $116.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, November 19th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on shares of Post from $118.00 to $125.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, August 6th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $124.17.

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.