Analysts Set Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST) Target Price at $127.17

Shares of Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST) have earned an average rating of “Moderate Buy” from the six research firms that are presently covering the stock, Marketbeat Ratings reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold recommendation and five have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average 1-year price target among analysts that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $127.17.

A number of equities analysts have recently commented on the stock. Piper Sandler raised their target price 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 raised their price objective on Post from $116.00 to $122.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Monday, February 10th.

Post Trading Down 0.6 %

POST stock opened at $115.01 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.64, a current ratio of 2.39 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.78. The company has a market cap of $6.50 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.95 and a beta of 0.65. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $111.31 and a 200-day simple moving average of $112.72. Post has a 52 week low of $99.62 and a 52 week high of $125.84.

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

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, Director David W. Kemper sold 8,939 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 11th. The stock was 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 in the company, valued at $3,291,711.50. The trade was a 23.12 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CAO Diedre J. Gray sold 15,157 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, February 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $115.80, for a total value of $1,755,180.60. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer now owns 19,325 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,237,835. The trade was a 43.96 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 36,096 shares of company stock valued at $4,129,355. Company insiders own 11.40% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of POST. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust grew its holdings in Post by 6.5% in the 4th quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust now owns 1,699 shares of the company’s stock worth $194,000 after buying an additional 103 shares in the last quarter. Savant Capital LLC increased its holdings in shares of Post by 3.8% during the fourth quarter. Savant Capital LLC now owns 3,023 shares of the company’s stock valued at $346,000 after purchasing an additional 110 shares during the period. Truist Financial Corp raised its stake in shares of Post by 4.2% during the fourth quarter. Truist Financial Corp now owns 2,781 shares of the company’s stock valued at $318,000 after purchasing an additional 113 shares in the last quarter. ProShare Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in Post by 7.4% in the fourth quarter. ProShare Advisors LLC now owns 2,215 shares of the company’s stock worth $254,000 after purchasing an additional 152 shares during the period. Finally, SkyView Investment Advisors LLC grew its position in Post by 2.2% in the 3rd quarter. SkyView Investment Advisors LLC now owns 7,408 shares of the company’s stock valued at $857,000 after buying an additional 157 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 94.85% of the company’s stock.

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.