Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST) CEO Nicolas Catoggio Sells 1,500 Shares

Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST) CEO Nicolas Catoggio sold 1,500 shares of Post stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, May 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $105.62, for a total transaction of $158,430.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 73,492 shares in the company, valued at $7,762,225.04. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link.

Nicolas Catoggio also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Wednesday, March 6th, Nicolas Catoggio sold 300 shares of Post stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $104.11, for a total value of $31,233.00.

Post Stock Performance

Shares of POST opened at $105.76 on Thursday. The company has a 50-day moving average of $104.12 and a two-hundred day moving average of $95.73. The stock has a market cap of $6.41 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.26 and a beta of 0.65. Post Holdings, Inc. has a one year low of $78.85 and a one year high of $108.17. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.61, a current ratio of 2.16 and a quick ratio of 1.20.

Post (NYSE:POST) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 2nd. The company reported $1.51 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.29 by $0.22. The business had revenue of $2 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.03 billion. Post had a return on equity of 10.93% and a net margin of 4.38%. The firm’s revenue was up 23.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $1.10 EPS. On average, equities research analysts expect that Post Holdings, Inc. will post 5.52 earnings per share for the current year.

Institutional Trading of Post

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. Ironwood Investment Counsel LLC raised its position in shares of Post by 2.3% during the fourth quarter. Ironwood Investment Counsel LLC now owns 4,615 shares of the company’s stock valued at $406,000 after buying an additional 105 shares during the last quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust raised its stake in shares of Post by 7.3% in the 4th quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust now owns 1,649 shares of the company’s stock valued at $145,000 after buying an additional 112 shares in the last quarter. Treasurer of the State of North Carolina boosted its position in shares of Post by 0.5% during the 3rd quarter. Treasurer of the State of North Carolina now owns 23,492 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,014,000 after acquiring an additional 120 shares in the last quarter. Venturi Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in Post by 56.8% in the first quarter. Venturi Wealth Management LLC now owns 359 shares of the company’s stock valued at $38,000 after acquiring an additional 130 shares during the period. Finally, Stifel Financial Corp grew its stake in shares of Post by 0.3% in the 3rd quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 44,692 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,832,000 after purchasing an additional 139 shares during the period. 94.85% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

POST has been the topic of a number of research reports. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their price objective on Post from $115.00 to $120.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday. Evercore ISI boosted their price target on shares of Post from $118.00 to $122.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday. Mizuho raised their price objective on shares of Post from $110.00 to $128.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, February 5th. Finally, Barclays boosted their target price on shares of Post from $115.00 to $120.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Post currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $113.67.

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.