Post (NYSE:POST) Upgraded at Wall Street Zen

Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Post (NYSE:POST) from a hold rating to a buy rating in a research report report published on Saturday.

Several other research analysts have also commented on POST. Zacks Research lowered shares of Post from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Friday, November 28th. Evercore reduced their price target on shares of Post from $131.00 to $129.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, November 24th. Barclays lowered their price objective on shares of Post from $125.00 to $113.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, November 25th. Mizuho cut their price objective on Post from $122.00 to $120.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, December 1st. Finally, Weiss Ratings lowered Post from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 22nd. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Post currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $129.67.

Post Trading Down 0.6%

POST opened at $113.89 on Friday. Post has a one year low of $95.07 and a one year high of $119.85. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.15, a current ratio of 1.90 and a quick ratio of 1.02. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $99.91 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $104.17. The firm has a market capitalization of $5.46 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.05 and a beta of 0.44.

Post (NYSE:POST) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, February 5th. The company reported $2.13 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.66 by $0.47. The firm had revenue of $2.17 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.18 billion. Post had a return on equity of 12.37% and a net margin of 3.82%.During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $1.73 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 10.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Analysts predict that Post will post 6.41 EPS for the current year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, SVP Bradly A. Harper sold 1,658 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, December 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $96.69, for a total value of $160,312.02. Following the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 11,441 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,106,230.29. This represents a 12.66% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, Director David W. Kemper purchased 1,800 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 24th. The stock was bought at an average cost of $97.93 per share, with a total value of $176,274.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 31,522 shares in the company, valued at $3,086,949.46. The trade was a 6.06% increase in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this purchase provides additional information. Corporate insiders own 14.05% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Post

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its position in shares of Post by 4.1% during the 3rd quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 2,812,423 shares of the company’s stock valued at $302,272,000 after purchasing an additional 110,928 shares during the last quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company grew its position in Post by 35.0% during the second quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 1,313,852 shares of the company’s stock valued at $143,249,000 after buying an additional 340,599 shares during the period. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in Post during the second quarter valued at approximately $136,310,000. Epoch Investment Partners Inc. increased its holdings in Post by 3.2% during the second quarter. Epoch Investment Partners Inc. now owns 944,727 shares of the company’s stock valued at $103,004,000 after buying an additional 29,240 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC raised its position in Post by 1.0% in the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 880,993 shares of the company’s stock worth $87,282,000 after acquiring an additional 8,906 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 94.85% of the company’s stock.

Key Stories Impacting Post

Here are the key news stories impacting Post this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 earnings beat — Post reported a meaningful EPS beat that drove an earlier rally in the shares; the market reacted positively to stronger profitability versus year‑ago results. Post Trading Higher After Strong Earnings
• Neutral Sentiment: Valuation & size — Post is a mid‑cap food company (market cap roughly $5.5B) trading around a P/E ~21 with analysts modeling ~6.41 EPS for the year; technicals show the stock above its 50‑ and 200‑day moving averages, which can both support and amplify volatility. MarketBeat: POST Profile & Metrics
• Negative Sentiment: Revenue slight miss, margin & leverage concerns — Revenue came in just below consensus ($2.17B vs. ~$2.18B) despite the EPS beat, suggesting profit mix or one‑time items helped EPS; net margin remains modest and debt‑to‑equity (~2.15) is elevated, making the name more sensitive to input costs and interest rates. The stock’s recent run higher likely invited short‑term profit‑taking and higher trading volume, pushing the share price down today. MarketBeat: POST Profile & Metrics

Post Company Profile

Post Holdings, Inc is a consumer packaged goods company that operates as a holding company for a diverse portfolio of food and beverage brands. The company’s principal activities include the production, marketing and distribution of ready-to-eat cereal, refrigerated and frozen foods, and nutritional beverages. Through its operating segments—Post Consumer Brands, Foodservice, Refrigerated Side Dishes & Bakery, and Active Nutrition—Post Holdings delivers a broad array of products to retail grocers, convenience stores, foodservice operators and e-commerce channels.

The Post Consumer Brands segment features a variety of hot and cold cereals under names such as Honey Bunches of Oats, Shredded Wheat and Pebbles.