Kapitalo Investimentos Ltda Has $257,000 Position in Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST)

Kapitalo Investimentos Ltda lessened its stake in shares of Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST) by 42.4% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 2,919 shares of the company’s stock after selling 2,152 shares during the period. Kapitalo Investimentos Ltda’s holdings in Post were worth $257,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Pathstone Family Office LLC increased its stake in shares of Post by 46.9% in the third quarter. Pathstone Family Office LLC now owns 5,234 shares of the company’s stock worth $449,000 after purchasing an additional 1,670 shares during the period. HighTower Advisors LLC grew its position in Post by 9.0% in the 3rd quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 7,088 shares of the company’s stock worth $619,000 after purchasing an additional 585 shares during the last quarter. UBS Group AG increased its holdings in shares of Post by 195.5% during the 3rd quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 103,979 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,915,000 after purchasing an additional 68,790 shares during the period. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Post in the third quarter valued at about $211,000. Finally, Envestnet Asset Management Inc. raised its holdings in Post by 51.8% in the 3rd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 94,488 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,101,000 after acquiring an additional 32,240 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 94.85% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms recently commented on POST. Barclays raised their target price on Post from $115.00 to $120.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 7th. Stifel Nicolaus upped their target price on shares of Post from $115.00 to $120.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, May 6th. Finally, Evercore ISI boosted their price objective on shares of Post from $118.00 to $122.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, May 6th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $113.67.

Post Stock Up 0.0 %

Shares of NYSE POST traded up $0.01 during trading hours on Tuesday, hitting $101.96. The company had a trading volume of 35,832 shares, compared to its average volume of 563,754. Post Holdings, Inc. has a 1-year low of $78.85 and a 1-year high of $108.17. The company has a quick ratio of 1.20, a current ratio of 2.16 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.61. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $104.33 and its 200-day moving average is $99.92. The stock has a market capitalization of $6.18 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.53 and a beta of 0.63.

Post (NYSE:POST) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, May 2nd. The company reported $1.51 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.29 by $0.22. The business had revenue of $2 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.03 billion. Post had a net margin of 4.38% and a return on equity of 10.93%. Post’s revenue was up 23.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business posted $1.10 EPS. On average, analysts expect that Post Holdings, Inc. will post 5.61 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Transactions at Post

In other Post news, CEO Nicolas Catoggio sold 1,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, May 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $105.62, for a total value of $158,430.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 73,492 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,762,225.04. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. In related news, Director Robert E. Grote sold 16,845 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, June 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $104.58, for a total transaction of $1,761,650.10. Following the completion of the sale, the director now owns 4,400 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $460,152. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CEO Nicolas Catoggio sold 1,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, May 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $105.62, for a total transaction of $158,430.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 73,492 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,762,225.04. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 22,345 shares of company stock worth $2,344,320 over the last quarter. Company insiders own 10.70% 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.