Post (POST) Projected to Post Earnings on Thursday

Post (NYSE:POST) is projected to post its quarterly earnings results after the market closes on Thursday, February 6th. Analysts expect Post to post earnings of $1.49 per share and revenue of $1.99 billion for the quarter. Individual that wish to listen to the company’s earnings conference call can do so using this link.

Post Trading Down 0.3 %

POST stock opened at $105.80 on Tuesday. The company has a market capitalization of $6.16 billion, a PE ratio of 18.76 and a beta of 0.65. 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 has a 12 month low of $99.62 and a 12 month high of $125.84. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $113.04 and its 200 day moving average is $112.94.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research analysts recently issued reports on POST shares. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price objective on Post from $120.00 to $116.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, November 19th. Piper Sandler cut their price target on Post from $140.00 to $120.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, January 16th. Finally, Evercore ISI upped their price objective on shares of Post from $123.00 to $126.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, November 18th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and six have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $123.57.

Insider Transactions at Post

In other Post news, SVP Bradly A. Harper sold 1,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, December 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $120.09, for a total value of $120,090.00. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president now directly owns 11,220 shares in the company, valued at $1,347,409.80. This trade represents a 8.18 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, COO Jeff A. Zadoks sold 28,969 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, November 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $119.96, for a total value of $3,475,121.24. Following the transaction, the chief operating officer now directly owns 67,788 shares in the company, valued at $8,131,848.48. This represents a 29.94 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders sold 35,969 shares of company stock valued at $4,322,051. Corporate insiders own 11.40% of the company’s stock.

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.