Carolina Wealth Advisors LLC Purchases 177 Shares of Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST)

Carolina Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its position in Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST) by 2.7% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 6,750 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 177 shares during the quarter. Carolina Wealth Advisors LLC’s holdings in Post were worth $773,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. V Square Quantitative Management LLC bought a new position in Post in the third quarter worth $27,000. Fortitude Family Office LLC boosted its position in shares of Post by 426.0% during the 4th quarter. Fortitude Family Office LLC now owns 263 shares of the company’s stock valued at $30,000 after acquiring an additional 213 shares in the last quarter. Ashton Thomas Securities LLC bought a new stake in Post in the third quarter valued at about $33,000. Quarry LP lifted its stake in Post by 244.9% during the third quarter. Quarry LP now owns 338 shares of the company’s stock worth $39,000 after purchasing an additional 240 shares during the period. Finally, Point72 Asia Singapore Pte. Ltd. bought a new stake in shares of Post in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $62,000. Institutional investors own 94.85% of the company’s stock.

Post Price Performance

Post stock opened at $106.96 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $6.22 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.96 and a beta of 0.66. The company has a quick ratio of 1.56, a current ratio of 2.36 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.66. Post Holdings, Inc. has a 12-month low of $91.09 and a 12-month high of $125.84. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $113.67 and its 200 day simple moving average is $112.75.

Insider Buying and Selling at Post

In related news, COO Jeff A. Zadoks sold 28,969 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, November 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $119.96, for a total value of $3,475,121.24. Following the completion of the sale, the chief operating officer now owns 67,788 shares in the company, valued at $8,131,848.48. This represents a 29.94 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, CEO Nicolas Catoggio sold 6,000 shares of Post stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $121.14, for a total value of $726,840.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 70,501 shares in the company, valued at $8,540,491.14. This trade represents a 7.84 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 35,969 shares of company stock worth $4,322,051. Insiders own 11.40% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts recently weighed in on POST shares. Evercore ISI raised their price target on Post from $123.00 to $126.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, November 18th. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price target on shares of Post from $120.00 to $116.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, November 19th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Post presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $124.17.

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.