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 the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $114.59, for a total transaction of $229,180.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president now owns 8,741 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,001,631.19. This trade represents a 18.62 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website.

Post Stock Up 0.4 %

Shares of POST opened at $114.22 on Friday. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $110.27 and its 200-day moving average is $113.04. The stock has a market capitalization of $6.45 billion, a PE ratio of 18.82 and a beta of 0.65. The company has a current ratio of 2.39, a quick ratio of 1.64 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.78. Post Holdings, Inc. has a 12 month low of $99.62 and a 12 month high of $125.84.

Post (NYSE:POST) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 6th. The company reported $1.73 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.49 by $0.24. Post had a net margin of 4.94% and a return on equity of 10.48%. Equities research analysts forecast that Post Holdings, Inc. will post 6.41 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Fortitude Family Office LLC increased its stake in Post by 426.0% in the fourth quarter. Fortitude Family Office LLC now owns 263 shares of the company’s stock valued at $30,000 after acquiring an additional 213 shares during the last quarter. Ashton Thomas Securities LLC bought a new position in Post in the third quarter valued at approximately $33,000. Quarry LP increased its stake in Post by 244.9% in the third quarter. Quarry LP now owns 338 shares of the company’s stock valued at $39,000 after acquiring an additional 240 shares during the last quarter. True Wealth Design LLC increased its stake in Post by 281.2% in the fourth quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 385 shares of the company’s stock valued at $44,000 after acquiring an additional 284 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Sound Income Strategies LLC acquired a new stake in Post in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $54,000. 94.85% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

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

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.