Analysts Set Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST) PT at $119.40

Shares of Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST) have been given an average rating of “Moderate Buy” by the eight analysts that are currently covering the company, MarketBeat.com reports. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating on the company. The average 1-year price target among analysts that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $119.40.

POST has been the subject of a number of research reports. Barclays reduced their target price on shares of Post from $127.00 to $119.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, April 14th. BTIG Research initiated coverage on shares of Post in a report on Monday, April 13th. They set a “neutral” rating for the company. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their target price on shares of Post from $120.00 to $110.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, April 8th. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Post from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, May 9th. Finally, Weiss Ratings cut shares of Post from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a report on Monday, June 8th.

Insider Buying and Selling at Post

In related news, Director Gregory L. Curl sold 6,186 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, May 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $105.05, for a total transaction of $649,839.30. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 15,107 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,586,990.35. This represents a 29.05% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. 14.05% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Post

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Larson Financial Group LLC boosted its position in shares of Post by 62.8% during the fourth quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 267 shares of the company’s stock worth $26,000 after acquiring an additional 103 shares during the last quarter. Argonautica Private Wealth Management Inc. lifted its position in Post by 4.4% during the fourth quarter. Argonautica Private Wealth Management Inc. now owns 2,603 shares of the company’s stock valued at $258,000 after purchasing an additional 109 shares during the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. lifted its position in Post by 119.5% during the second quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 248 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 135 shares during the last quarter. Aviso Financial Inc. lifted its position in Post by 1.4% during the third quarter. Aviso Financial Inc. now owns 10,020 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,077,000 after purchasing an additional 140 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. lifted its position in Post by 7.5% during the fourth quarter. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. now owns 2,056 shares of the company’s stock valued at $204,000 after purchasing an additional 143 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 94.85% of the company’s stock.

Key Headlines Impacting Post

Here are the key news stories impacting Post this week:

• Neutral Sentiment: No Post Holdings-specific announcement, earnings update, or guidance change appeared in the latest headlines, so this news set does not provide a direct stock-moving catalyst for POST.
• Neutral Sentiment: Several peer companies in other markets reported sales, NTA, or dividend updates, but none are directly tied to Post Holdings’ operating outlook or valuation.
• Negative Sentiment: Broader risk headlines, including trade tensions and geopolitical uncertainty, may weigh on market sentiment toward consumer and industrial stocks generally, but the impact on POST is indirect.

Post Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:POST opened at $86.68 on Tuesday. Post has a 52 week low of $86.37 and a 52 week high of $117.28. The company has a quick ratio of 1.03, a current ratio of 1.85 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.38. The company’s fifty day moving average is $97.61 and its 200 day moving average is $99.95. The stock has a market cap of $3.93 billion, a PE ratio of 14.59 and a beta of 0.38.

Post (NYSE:POST) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, May 7th. The company reported $1.94 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.73 by $0.21. The business had revenue of $2.04 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.08 billion. Post had a net margin of 4.01% and a return on equity of 13.36%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $1.41 earnings per share. Research analysts anticipate that Post will post 7.57 earnings per share for the current year.

About Post

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.