Post (POST) Set to Announce Quarterly Earnings on Thursday

Post (NYSE:POST) is set to release its earnings data after the market closes on Thursday, November 14th. Analysts expect Post to post earnings of $1.19 per share for the quarter. Persons interested in listening to the company’s earnings conference call can do so using this link.

Post Price Performance

Shares of POST stock opened at $108.94 on Thursday. The firm has a market capitalization of $6.37 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.29 and a beta of 0.64. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.62, a quick ratio of 1.12 and a current ratio of 2.05. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $114.04 and its 200-day simple moving average is $109.59. Post has a fifty-two week low of $82.86 and a fifty-two week high of $118.96.

Insider Buying and Selling at Post

In other news, Director Thomas C. Erb acquired 2,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 13th. The shares were acquired at an average price of $112.94 per share, with a total value of $225,880.00. Following the purchase, the director now directly owns 35,475 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,006,546.50. This trade represents a 0.00 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. 10.70% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts have weighed in on POST shares. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their price target on Post from $120.00 to $130.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, August 5th. Evercore ISI increased their price target on shares of Post from $122.00 to $123.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, August 5th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on shares of Post from $118.00 to $125.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 6th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company increased their price objective on shares of Post from $108.00 to $120.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Monday, August 5th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $124.33.

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.