Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST) Shares Purchased by Holocene Advisors LP

Holocene Advisors LP grew its holdings in shares of Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST) by 21.0% during the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 1,405,298 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 244,221 shares during the period. Holocene Advisors LP’s holdings in Post were worth $162,663,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other large investors have also modified their holdings of POST. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its stake in Post by 0.9% in the 2nd quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 3,063,104 shares of the company’s stock valued at $319,052,000 after purchasing an additional 27,448 shares during the last quarter. Point72 Asset Management L.P. increased its holdings in shares of Post by 51.4% during the 2nd quarter. Point72 Asset Management L.P. now owns 1,237,165 shares of the company’s stock worth $128,863,000 after buying an additional 419,945 shares during the last quarter. Thompson Siegel & Walmsley LLC raised its position in shares of Post by 3.8% in the 2nd quarter. Thompson Siegel & Walmsley LLC now owns 874,320 shares of the company’s stock worth $91,069,000 after buying an additional 32,188 shares during the period. Victory Capital Management Inc. boosted its holdings in Post by 1.3% in the third quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 226,512 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,219,000 after acquiring an additional 2,879 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Braun Stacey Associates Inc. purchased a new stake in Post during the third quarter valued at about $23,089,000. 94.85% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Post Price Performance

Shares of POST opened at $120.48 on Monday. The firm has a market capitalization of $7.04 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.36 and a beta of 0.64. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $113.03 and its 200-day moving average is $110.47. Post Holdings, Inc. has a one year low of $83.73 and a one year high of $121.07. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.66, a quick ratio of 1.56 and a current ratio of 2.36.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

POST has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Evercore ISI lifted their price objective on Post from $123.00 to $126.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, November 18th. Stifel Nicolaus lifted their price target on shares of Post from $120.00 to $130.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, August 5th. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price objective on shares of Post from $120.00 to $116.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, November 19th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on shares of Post from $118.00 to $125.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 6th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Post has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $124.17.

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.