Bokf Na Acquires 97 Shares of Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST)

Bokf Na grew its holdings in shares of Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST) by 1.7% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 5,826 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 97 shares during the quarter. Bokf Na’s holdings in Post were worth $614,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Post by 6.7% in the 1st 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. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew its stake in Post by 9.0% in the 4th quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 3,002,286 shares of the company’s stock valued at $264,382,000 after buying an additional 249,155 shares during the last quarter. Thompson Siegel & Walmsley LLC grew its stake in Post by 0.8% in the 4th quarter. Thompson Siegel & Walmsley LLC now owns 1,095,572 shares of the company’s stock valued at $96,476,000 after buying an additional 8,939 shares during the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. grew its stake in Post by 1.3% in the 4th quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 335,625 shares of the company’s stock valued at $29,555,000 after buying an additional 4,439 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Verition Fund Management LLC grew its stake in Post by 347.8% in the 4th quarter. Verition Fund Management LLC now owns 256,983 shares of the company’s stock valued at $22,630,000 after buying an additional 199,592 shares during the last quarter. 94.85% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity at Post

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

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

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

Post Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:POST traded down $0.40 during trading on Monday, hitting $108.57. 47,802 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 545,056. The business’s 50 day moving average is $105.14 and its 200-day moving average is $103.38. The company has a market capitalization of $6.58 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.88 and a beta of 0.64. The company has a quick ratio of 1.20, a current ratio of 2.16 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.61. Post Holdings, Inc. has a 1-year low of $78.85 and a 1-year high of $110.88.

Post (NYSE:POST) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 2nd. The company reported $1.51 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.29 by $0.22. The business had revenue of $2 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.03 billion. Post had a return on equity of 10.93% and a net margin of 4.38%. Post’s quarterly revenue was up 23.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $1.10 earnings per share. Equities 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.