Insider Selling: Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST) COO Sells 28,969 Shares of Stock

Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST) COO Jeff A. Zadoks sold 28,969 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, November 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $119.96, for a total transaction of $3,475,121.24. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief operating officer now owns 67,788 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $8,131,848.48. This trade represents a 29.94 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this link.

Post Stock Down 0.8 %

NYSE:POST opened at $119.74 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.66, a quick ratio of 1.56 and a current ratio of 2.36. The company has a market capitalization of $7.00 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.23 and a beta of 0.66. Post Holdings, Inc. has a one year low of $85.17 and a one year high of $121.38. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $113.26 and a 200 day simple moving average of $110.67.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Opal Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Post during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $27,000. V Square Quantitative Management LLC bought a new stake in Post during the third quarter valued at $27,000. Ashton Thomas Securities LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Post during the third quarter worth $33,000. Quarry LP lifted its position in shares of Post by 244.9% in the 3rd quarter. Quarry LP now owns 338 shares of the company’s stock worth $39,000 after buying an additional 240 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Point72 Asia Singapore Pte. Ltd. acquired a new position in shares of Post in the 2nd quarter valued at about $62,000. Institutional investors own 94.85% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages have commented on POST. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted 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. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price target on Post from $120.00 to $116.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, November 19th. Finally, Evercore ISI lifted their price objective on Post from $123.00 to $126.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, November 18th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price 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.