Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST – Get Free Report) has received a consensus recommendation of “Hold” from the nine analysts that are presently covering the firm, Marketbeat.com reports. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, two have assigned a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the company. The average twelve-month price target among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $103.43.
POST has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their target price on shares of Post from $86.00 to $79.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, October 5th. Jefferies Financial Group set a $117.00 price target on shares of Post in a research report on Monday, July 27th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price target on shares of Post from $116.00 to $99.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, August 10th. Stifel Nicolaus decreased their price objective on shares of Post from $125.00 to $100.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, October 15th. Finally, Evercore set a $121.00 price objective on shares of Post in a report on Monday, August 10th.
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Insider Activity at Post
In related news, Chairman William P. Stiritz sold 277,935 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, September 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $84.23, for a total transaction of $23,410,465.05. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. 14.05% of the stock is owned by insiders.
Hedge Funds Weigh In On Post
Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Signaturefd LLC lifted its position in Post by 229.6% during the 3rd quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 445 shares of the company’s stock worth $32,000 after buying an additional 310 shares in the last quarter. Iridian Asset Management LLC CT increased its position in Post by 19.5% in the 3rd quarter. Iridian Asset Management LLC CT now owns 268,652 shares of the company’s stock valued at $19,571,000 after acquiring an additional 43,759 shares in the last quarter. Inspire Investing LLC raised its stake in shares of Post by 13.0% in the third quarter. Inspire Investing LLC now owns 8,700 shares of the company’s stock worth $634,000 after acquiring an additional 998 shares during the last quarter. Daytona Street Capital LLC raised its stake in shares of Post by 2.8% in the third quarter. Daytona Street Capital LLC now owns 21,484 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,558,000 after acquiring an additional 582 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Mather Group LLC. raised its stake in shares of Post by 2,275.5% in the third quarter. Mather Group LLC. now owns 1,259 shares of the company’s stock worth $92,000 after acquiring an additional 1,206 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 94.85% of the company’s stock.
Post News Roundup
Here are the key news stories impacting Post this week:
- Neutral Sentiment: With no new earnings release, guidance update, acquisition announcement or analyst action identified, the stock’s modestly weaker performance appears to reflect normal trading and broader market factors rather than a distinct Post Holdings catalyst.
- Neutral Sentiment: The latest company-specific results provided remain the key reference point: Post exceeded quarterly EPS expectations, but revenue declined year over year and fell short of estimates. That mixed operating picture may continue to limit near-term enthusiasm until the next earnings update.
Post Price Performance
Post stock opened at $80.48 on Tuesday. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $78.32 and a 200 day simple moving average of $92.34. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.47, a current ratio of 1.85 and a quick ratio of 0.99. The company has a market capitalization of $3.65 billion, a PE ratio of 14.79 and a beta of 0.39. Post has a one year low of $71.45 and a one year high of $117.28.
Post (NYSE:POST – Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 6th. The company reported $1.78 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.70 by $0.08. The firm had revenue of $1.95 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.02 billion. Post had a return on equity of 13.22% and a net margin of 3.48%. The business’s revenue was down 1.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $2.03 earnings per share. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that Post will post 7.57 EPS for the current fiscal year.
About Post
Post Holdings, Inc (NYSE: POST) is a consumer packaged goods company that develops, manufactures and distributes branded and private-label food products. Its portfolio includes breakfast cereals, eggs, refrigerated side dishes, active-nutrition products and foodservice items sold through grocery retailers, club stores, restaurants, institutions and other channels.
Post Consumer Brands markets cereals and other products under brands including Honey Bunches of Oats, Pebbles, Grape-Nuts, Great Grains and Malt-O-Meal.
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