TD Private Client Wealth LLC Boosts Stake in Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST)

TD Private Client Wealth LLC grew its stake in shares of Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST) by 1,993.6% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 8,563 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 8,154 shares during the period. TD Private Client Wealth LLC’s holdings in Post were worth $991,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Coldstream Capital Management Inc. increased its position in Post by 9.4% during the 3rd quarter. Coldstream Capital Management Inc. now owns 2,422 shares of the company’s stock worth $280,000 after purchasing an additional 208 shares in the last quarter. PYA Waltman Capital LLC grew its holdings in shares of Post by 1.7% during the third quarter. PYA Waltman Capital LLC now owns 149,802 shares of the company’s stock worth $17,340,000 after buying an additional 2,474 shares in the last quarter. MML Investors Services LLC raised its position in shares of Post by 10.3% in the third quarter. MML Investors Services LLC now owns 23,905 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,767,000 after buying an additional 2,241 shares during the last quarter. Zacks Investment Management lifted its stake in shares of Post by 1.9% during the third quarter. Zacks Investment Management now owns 16,491 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,909,000 after buying an additional 307 shares during the period. Finally, National Bank of Canada FI boosted its position in Post by 2,907.7% during the third quarter. National Bank of Canada FI now owns 68,125 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,885,000 after acquiring an additional 65,860 shares during the last quarter. 94.85% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Transactions at Post

In other news, CEO Nicolas Catoggio sold 6,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, December 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $121.14, for a total value of $726,840.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 70,501 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $8,540,491.14. This trade represents a 7.84 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, SVP Bradly A. Harper sold 1,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, December 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $120.09, for a total transaction of $120,090.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president now directly owns 11,220 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,347,409.80. This trade represents a 8.18 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 35,969 shares of company stock worth $4,322,051 in the last three months. 10.70% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Post Trading Down 2.2 %

Shares of POST opened at $117.07 on Friday. Post Holdings, Inc. has a twelve month low of $86.60 and a twelve month high of $125.84. The firm has a market capitalization of $6.81 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.76 and a beta of 0.66. The company has a current ratio of 2.36, a quick ratio of 1.56 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.66. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $113.80 and its 200 day simple moving average is $111.32.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

POST has been the subject of several analyst reports. Wells Fargo & Company cut 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. Evercore ISI upped their target price on Post from $123.00 to $126.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, November 18th. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average 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.