Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST) Shares Sold by Thompson Siegel & Walmsley LLC

Thompson Siegel & Walmsley LLC decreased its holdings in Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST) by 14.1% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 751,375 shares of the company’s stock after selling 122,945 shares during the quarter. Post makes up approximately 1.3% of Thompson Siegel & Walmsley LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 15th largest holding. Thompson Siegel & Walmsley LLC’s holdings in Post were worth $86,972,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other large investors have also modified their holdings of POST. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Post by 6.7% during the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 5,288,249 shares of the company’s stock worth $562,035,000 after buying an additional 332,811 shares during the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its holdings in shares of Post by 0.9% in the 2nd quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 3,063,104 shares of the company’s stock worth $319,052,000 after purchasing an additional 27,448 shares during the period. Point72 Asset Management L.P. lifted its stake in shares of Post by 51.4% in the 2nd quarter. Point72 Asset Management L.P. now owns 1,237,165 shares of the company’s stock valued at $128,863,000 after purchasing an additional 419,945 shares in the last quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD lifted its stake in shares of Post by 2.8% in the 1st quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 580,292 shares of the company’s stock valued at $61,674,000 after purchasing an additional 15,975 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Victory Capital Management Inc. boosted its position in shares of Post by 1.3% in the third quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 226,512 shares of the company’s stock worth $26,219,000 after buying an additional 2,879 shares during the period. 94.85% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

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

Post Stock Performance

Shares of POST stock opened at $110.39 on Thursday. 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 Holdings, Inc. has a 12-month low of $83.73 and a 12-month high of $118.96. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $112.69 and a 200 day simple moving average of $109.85. The firm has a market capitalization of $6.45 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.57 and a beta of 0.64.

Post 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.