Bradly A. Harper Sells 2,000 Shares of Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST) Stock

Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST) SVP Bradly A. Harper sold 2,000 shares of Post stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $114.59, for a total value of $229,180.00. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president now owns 8,741 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,001,631.19. The trade was a 18.62 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website.

Post Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:POST traded up $0.92 during trading on Wednesday, hitting $113.59. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 558,850 shares, compared to its average volume of 491,194. The company has a 50-day moving average of $110.30 and a 200-day moving average of $113.03. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.78, a current ratio of 2.39 and a quick ratio of 1.64. The firm has a market cap of $6.42 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.71 and a beta of 0.65. Post Holdings, Inc. has a 12 month low of $99.62 and a 12 month high of $125.84.

Post (NYSE:POST) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 6th. The company reported $1.73 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.49 by $0.24. Post had a net margin of 4.94% and a return on equity of 10.48%. On average, sell-side analysts expect that Post Holdings, Inc. will post 6.41 earnings per share for the current year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

POST has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Piper Sandler lifted their price target on shares of Post from $120.00 to $140.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, February 10th. Evercore ISI raised their target price on shares of Post from $123.00 to $126.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, November 18th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company boosted their target price on shares of Post from $116.00 to $122.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Monday, February 10th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $127.17.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Post

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of POST. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of Post by 0.3% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 5,140,299 shares of the company’s stock worth $588,359,000 after buying an additional 13,272 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its holdings in Post by 2.3% in the 4th quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 3,201,394 shares of the company’s stock worth $366,428,000 after acquiring an additional 70,850 shares in the last quarter. Holocene Advisors LP raised its stake in Post by 21.0% during the 3rd quarter. Holocene Advisors LP now owns 1,405,298 shares of the company’s stock worth $162,663,000 after acquiring an additional 244,221 shares during the period. Point72 Asset Management L.P. lifted its holdings in Post by 53.4% during the fourth quarter. Point72 Asset Management L.P. now owns 1,045,306 shares of the company’s stock valued at $119,646,000 after purchasing an additional 364,006 shares in the last quarter. Finally, The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company boosted its position in shares of Post by 403.1% in the fourth quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 986,975 shares of the company’s stock worth $112,969,000 after purchasing an additional 790,782 shares during the period. 94.85% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.