D L Carlson Investment Group Inc. Sells 294 Shares of Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST)

D L Carlson Investment Group Inc. trimmed its holdings in Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST) by 0.8% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 34,876 shares of the company’s stock after selling 294 shares during the period. D L Carlson Investment Group Inc. owned about 0.06% of Post worth $3,992,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust boosted its position in shares of Post by 6.5% during the fourth quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust now owns 1,699 shares of the company’s stock worth $194,000 after buying an additional 103 shares during the period. Savant Capital LLC boosted its position in Post by 3.8% during the 4th quarter. Savant Capital LLC now owns 3,023 shares of the company’s stock worth $346,000 after acquiring an additional 110 shares during the last quarter. Truist Financial Corp grew its stake in shares of Post by 4.2% during the 4th quarter. Truist Financial Corp now owns 2,781 shares of the company’s stock worth $318,000 after acquiring an additional 113 shares in the last quarter. SkyView Investment Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Post by 2.2% in the third quarter. SkyView Investment Advisors LLC now owns 7,408 shares of the company’s stock valued at $857,000 after purchasing an additional 157 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Exchange Traded Concepts LLC lifted its position in shares of Post by 2.5% in the fourth quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC now owns 6,450 shares of the company’s stock worth $738,000 after purchasing an additional 160 shares in the last quarter. 94.85% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Post Trading Down 0.6 %

POST stock opened at $115.01 on Monday. Post Holdings, Inc. has a 52 week low of $99.62 and a 52 week high of $125.84. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $111.31 and its 200 day simple moving average is $112.71. The company has a market capitalization of $6.50 billion, a PE ratio of 18.95 and a beta of 0.65. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.78, a quick ratio of 1.64 and a current ratio of 2.39.

Post (NYSE:POST) last released its earnings results on Thursday, February 6th. The company reported $1.73 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.49 by $0.24. Post had a return on equity of 10.48% and a net margin of 4.94%. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Post Holdings, Inc. will post 6.41 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Activity

In other news, SVP Bradly A. Harper sold 2,000 shares of the company’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 value of $229,180.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president now owns 8,741 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,001,631.19. This represents a 18.62 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, Director David W. Kemper sold 8,939 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $110.75, for a total transaction of $989,994.25. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 29,722 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,291,711.50. This trade represents a 23.12 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 36,096 shares of company stock worth $4,129,355. Insiders own 11.40% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages have issued reports on POST. Piper Sandler lifted their price target on shares of Post from $120.00 to $140.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, February 10th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their target price on Post from $116.00 to $122.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Monday, February 10th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average 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.