Bradly A. Harper Sells 2,000 Shares of Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST) Stock

Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST) SVP Bradly A. Harper sold 2,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $114.59, for a total value of $229,180.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president now directly owns 8,741 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,001,631.19. This trade represents a 18.62 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this link.

Post Stock Up 0.8 %

Shares of POST traded up $0.92 on Wednesday, reaching $113.59. The stock had a trading volume of 558,850 shares, compared to its average volume of 491,194. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $110.30 and a 200-day simple moving average of $113.03. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.78, a quick ratio of 1.64 and a current ratio of 2.39. The firm has a market capitalization of $6.42 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.71 and a beta of 0.65. Post Holdings, Inc. has a 12-month low of $99.62 and a 12-month high of $125.84.

Post (NYSE:POST) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 6th. The company reported $1.73 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.49 by $0.24. Post had a net margin of 4.94% and a return on equity of 10.48%. Sell-side analysts predict that Post Holdings, Inc. will post 6.41 EPS for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of brokerages have issued reports on POST. Evercore ISI raised their price target on shares of Post from $123.00 to $126.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, November 18th. Piper Sandler increased their price objective on Post from $120.00 to $140.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, February 10th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company upped their target price on Post from $116.00 to $122.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Monday, February 10th. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Post has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $127.17.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Retirement Systems of Alabama grew its stake in shares of Post by 4.7% in the third quarter. Retirement Systems of Alabama now owns 102,173 shares of the company’s stock worth $11,827,000 after acquiring an additional 4,606 shares during the last quarter. Cerity Partners LLC boosted its stake in Post by 46.6% in the 3rd quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 30,562 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,538,000 after purchasing an additional 9,711 shares in the last quarter. Miracle Mile Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Post during the 4th quarter valued at about $946,000. EULAV Asset Management increased its stake in Post by 26.0% during the 3rd quarter. EULAV Asset Management now owns 164,600 shares of the company’s stock valued at $19,052,000 after purchasing an additional 34,000 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Tidal Investments LLC purchased a new position in Post in the third quarter worth about $733,000. Institutional investors own 94.85% 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.