Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST) Director David W. Kemper Sells 8,939 Shares

Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST) Director David W. Kemper sold 8,939 shares of the firm’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 transaction, the director now directly owns 29,722 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,291,711.50. This represents a 23.12 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website.

Post Stock Performance

POST opened at $111.71 on Thursday. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $111.39 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $112.87. Post Holdings, Inc. has a 52-week low of $99.62 and a 52-week high of $125.84. The company has a market cap of $6.50 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.40 and a beta of 0.65. The company has a quick ratio of 1.56, a current ratio of 2.36 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.66.

Post (NYSE:POST) last posted its quarterly earnings data 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 10.40% and a net margin of 4.94%. Equities analysts anticipate that Post Holdings, Inc. will post 6.3 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Trading of Post

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in POST. V Square Quantitative Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Post during the third quarter worth $27,000. Fortitude Family Office LLC lifted its stake in shares of Post by 426.0% in the fourth quarter. Fortitude Family Office LLC now owns 263 shares of the company’s stock worth $30,000 after buying an additional 213 shares in the last quarter. Ashton Thomas Securities LLC acquired a new position in Post during the third quarter worth about $33,000. Quarry LP grew its stake in Post by 244.9% during the 3rd quarter. Quarry LP now owns 338 shares of the company’s stock valued at $39,000 after acquiring an additional 240 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Sound Income Strategies LLC acquired a new stake in Post in the 4th quarter valued at about $54,000. 94.85% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several analysts recently commented on the company. Piper Sandler raised their target price on Post from $120.00 to $140.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday. Evercore ISI raised their price objective on shares of Post from $123.00 to $126.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, November 18th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company boosted their target price on shares of Post from $116.00 to $122.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Monday. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus 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.