Post (NYSE:POST) Reaches New 12-Month Low – What’s Next?

Shares of Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST) reached a new 52-week low during trading on Wednesday . The stock traded as low as $94.13 and last traded at $95.4450, with a volume of 67374 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at $96.02.

Post News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Post this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Geopolitical de‑escalation is reducing risk premia and boosting consumer‑staples demand — markets rallied after signals of US‑Iran outreach, which tends to favor stable, defensive food names like Post as investors rotate back into equities. Live updates: US expected to deploy around 1,000 paratroopers to the Middle East as Iran taunts White House – CNN
• Positive Sentiment: Oil market volatility eased after a spike in pre‑market trades tied to the Iran pivot; lower transportation and packaging cost expectations are constructive for Post’s input-cost outlook if sustained. Oil Market Saw Spike in Trades Ahead of Trump’s Iran Pivot Post
• Neutral Sentiment: Peer food‑sector data show resilience in protein and consumer demand (e.g., Smithfield/WH Group results), which supports the category but may not move Post uniquely. WH Group’s Smithfield Unit Posts Higher 2025 Profit on Strong U.S. Pork Recovery
• Neutral Sentiment: Company fundamentals remain a stabilizing factor: Post reported a February quarter EPS beat and revenue growth year‑over‑year, underpinning the stock’s resilience even as macro swings occur. Post (POST) profile and recent results – MarketBeat
• Negative Sentiment: Technical/leverage cautions: trading volume is light today and Post sits below both the 50‑day and 200‑day SMAs (~$103), while leverage (D/E ~2.15) and modest net margins mean upside can be limited if input costs reaccelerate or macro sentiment reverses. (No link)

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research firms have weighed in on POST. Mizuho dropped their price objective on shares of Post from $122.00 to $120.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, December 1st. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price target on shares of Post from $108.00 to $120.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Monday, February 9th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Post from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, February 7th. Barclays reissued an “overweight” rating and set a $127.00 price objective on shares of Post in a research report on Monday, February 9th. Finally, Weiss Ratings upgraded Post from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a research note on Friday, February 6th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $129.67.

Post Trading Down 0.5%

The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $103.12 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $103.19. The company has a market capitalization of $4.57 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.67 and a beta of 0.43. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.15, a current ratio of 1.90 and a quick ratio of 1.02.

Post (NYSE:POST) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 5th. The company reported $2.13 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.66 by $0.47. Post had a return on equity of 12.37% and a net margin of 3.82%.The company had revenue of $2.17 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.18 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $1.73 EPS. The firm’s revenue was up 10.2% on a year-over-year basis. On average, analysts forecast that Post Holdings, Inc. will post 6.41 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Transactions at Post

In other Post news, Director Gregory L. Curl sold 6,983 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $114.31, for a total transaction of $798,226.73. Following the transaction, the director owned 21,293 shares in the company, valued at $2,434,002.83. This trade represents a 24.70% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. 14.05% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Trading of Post

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Norges Bank bought a new position in Post in the 2nd quarter worth $136,310,000. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company boosted its holdings in Post by 35.0% during the second quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 1,313,852 shares of the company’s stock valued at $143,249,000 after acquiring an additional 340,599 shares during the period. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership boosted its holdings in Post by 104.5% during the fourth quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 415,493 shares of the company’s stock valued at $41,155,000 after acquiring an additional 212,325 shares during the period. H Squared Management LP acquired a new stake in shares of Post in the fourth quarter valued at about $19,115,000. Finally, Duquesne Family Office LLC bought a new position in shares of Post in the third quarter worth about $18,959,000. 94.85% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Post Company Profile

Post Holdings, Inc is a consumer packaged goods company that operates as a holding company for a diverse portfolio of food and beverage brands. The company’s principal activities include the production, marketing and distribution of ready-to-eat cereal, refrigerated and frozen foods, and nutritional beverages. Through its operating segments—Post Consumer Brands, Foodservice, Refrigerated Side Dishes & Bakery, and Active Nutrition—Post Holdings delivers a broad array of products to retail grocers, convenience stores, foodservice operators and e-commerce channels.

The Post Consumer Brands segment features a variety of hot and cold cereals under names such as Honey Bunches of Oats, Shredded Wheat and Pebbles.