Cwm LLC Has $229,000 Stake in Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST)

Cwm LLC lifted its position in shares of Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST) by 53.7% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 1,977 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 691 shares during the quarter. Cwm LLC’s holdings in Post were worth $229,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of POST. Point72 Asset Management L.P. boosted its holdings in shares of Post by 51.4% during the 2nd quarter. Point72 Asset Management L.P. now owns 1,237,165 shares of the company’s stock valued at $128,863,000 after acquiring an additional 419,945 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its position in Post by 6.7% during the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 5,288,249 shares of the company’s stock worth $562,035,000 after purchasing an additional 332,811 shares during the last quarter. F M Investments LLC bought a new position in Post during the 2nd quarter worth $8,873,000. Susquehanna Fundamental Investments LLC bought a new position in Post during the 2nd quarter worth $5,861,000. Finally, Natixis Advisors LLC raised its position in Post by 67.8% during the 2nd quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC now owns 124,538 shares of the company’s stock worth $12,972,000 after purchasing an additional 50,324 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 94.85% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

POST has been the subject of several analyst reports. Stifel Nicolaus raised their target price on Post from $120.00 to $130.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, August 5th. Wells Fargo & Company raised their target price on Post from $108.00 to $120.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Monday, August 5th. Evercore ISI raised their target price on Post from $122.00 to $123.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, August 5th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on Post from $118.00 to $125.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 6th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $124.33.

Post Stock Performance

POST stock opened at $112.28 on Wednesday. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $115.04 and a 200-day moving average price of $108.97. Post Holdings, Inc. has a 1-year low of $79.78 and a 1-year high of $118.96. The company has a current ratio of 2.05, a quick ratio of 1.12 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.62. The firm has a market cap of $6.56 billion, a PE ratio of 20.91 and a beta of 0.63.

Post (NYSE:POST) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, August 1st. The company reported $1.54 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.21 by $0.33. Post had a return on equity of 10.91% and a net margin of 4.46%. The business had revenue of $1.95 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.02 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $1.52 EPS. The firm’s revenue was up 4.7% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Post Holdings, Inc. will post 5.95 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Activity at Post

In other news, Director Thomas C. Erb bought 2,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 13th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $112.94 per share, with a total value of $225,880.00. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 35,475 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,006,546.50. This represents a 0.00 % increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. 10.70% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Post Profile

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.