Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST) Shares Purchased by Quadrature Capital Ltd

Quadrature Capital Ltd boosted its holdings in Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST) by 133.9% during the first quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 23,586 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 13,503 shares during the period. Quadrature Capital Ltd’s holdings in Post were worth $2,506,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co lifted its holdings in Post by 28.9% in the first quarter. CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co now owns 39,614 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,212,000 after acquiring an additional 8,871 shares during the last quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. lifted its holdings in Post by 263.8% in the first quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 342 shares of the company’s stock valued at $36,000 after acquiring an additional 248 shares during the last quarter. PYA Waltman Capital LLC lifted its holdings in Post by 0.6% in the first quarter. PYA Waltman Capital LLC now owns 150,375 shares of the company’s stock valued at $15,982,000 after acquiring an additional 932 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its position in Post by 6.7% in the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 5,288,249 shares of the company’s stock valued at $562,035,000 after purchasing an additional 332,811 shares during the period. Finally, State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System raised its position in Post by 22.7% in the first quarter. State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System now owns 67,016 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,122,000 after purchasing an additional 12,390 shares during the period. 94.85% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Post news, Director Robert E. Grote sold 16,845 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, June 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $104.58, for a total value of $1,761,650.10. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 4,400 shares in the company, valued at $460,152. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. In other news, Director Gregory L. Curl sold 4,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 31st. The shares were sold at an average price of $106.06, for a total transaction of $424,240.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now owns 21,181 shares in the company, valued at $2,246,456.86. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, Director Robert E. Grote sold 16,845 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, June 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $104.58, for a total transaction of $1,761,650.10. Following the sale, the director now owns 4,400 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $460,152. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 22,345 shares of company stock worth $2,344,320. Corporate insiders own 10.70% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts have issued reports on POST shares. Evercore ISI boosted their target price on Post from $118.00 to $122.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, May 6th. Barclays boosted their target price on Post from $115.00 to $120.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 7th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus boosted their target price on Post from $115.00 to $120.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, May 6th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $113.67.

Post Stock Up 1.0 %

Shares of Post stock traded up $1.03 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $108.97. 517,239 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 426,574. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.61, a quick ratio of 1.20 and a current ratio of 2.16. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $105.14 and its 200 day moving average is $103.30. The firm has a market cap of $6.60 billion, a PE ratio of 20.88 and a beta of 0.64. Post Holdings, Inc. has a 1 year low of $78.85 and a 1 year high of $110.88.

Post (NYSE:POST) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, May 2nd. The company reported $1.51 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.29 by $0.22. The firm had revenue of $2 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.03 billion. Post had a net margin of 4.38% and a return on equity of 10.93%. The company’s revenue was up 23.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $1.10 earnings per share. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Post Holdings, Inc. will post 5.71 earnings per share for the current year.

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.