Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST) Receives Average Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from Analysts

Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST) has received an average rating of “Moderate Buy” from the six brokerages that are currently covering the firm, Marketbeat Ratings reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the company. The average 12-month target price among brokers that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $124.17.

Several research firms recently issued reports on POST. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price target on Post from $120.00 to $116.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, November 19th. Evercore ISI lifted their price target on shares of Post from $123.00 to $126.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, November 18th.

Post Stock Up 1.3 %

NYSE:POST opened at $107.00 on Tuesday. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $113.77 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $112.77. The company has a market cap of $6.23 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.97 and a beta of 0.66. Post has a 52-week low of $91.09 and a 52-week high of $125.84. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.66, a quick ratio of 1.56 and a current ratio of 2.36.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Post news, SVP Bradly A. Harper sold 1,000 shares of Post stock in a transaction dated Thursday, December 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $120.09, for a total transaction of $120,090.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president now directly owns 11,220 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,347,409.80. The trade was a 8.18 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, CEO Nicolas Catoggio sold 6,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $121.14, for a total value of $726,840.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 70,501 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $8,540,491.14. This trade represents a 7.84 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 35,969 shares of company stock worth $4,322,051. Company insiders own 11.40% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Point72 Asset Management L.P. increased its position in shares of Post by 51.4% during the second quarter. Point72 Asset Management L.P. now owns 1,237,165 shares of the company’s stock worth $128,863,000 after acquiring an additional 419,945 shares in the last quarter. Holocene Advisors LP increased its holdings in Post by 21.0% during the 3rd quarter. Holocene Advisors LP now owns 1,405,298 shares of the company’s stock worth $162,663,000 after purchasing an additional 244,221 shares in the last quarter. Braun Stacey Associates Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Post in the 3rd quarter valued at about $23,089,000. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Post by 901.9% in the third quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 179,222 shares of the company’s stock valued at $20,745,000 after purchasing an additional 161,334 shares in the last quarter. Finally, The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company lifted its holdings in shares of Post by 352.0% in the third quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 196,193 shares of the company’s stock valued at $22,709,000 after purchasing an additional 152,791 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 94.85% of the company’s stock.

Post Company Profile

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.