Post (POST) Expected to Announce Quarterly Earnings on Thursday

Post (NYSE:POST) is projected to post its quarterly earnings results after the market closes on Thursday, February 6th. Analysts expect Post to post earnings of $1.49 per share and revenue of $1.99 billion for the quarter. Parties that are interested in participating in the company’s conference call can do so using this link.

Post Stock Performance

Shares of POST opened at $106.68 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.66, a current ratio of 2.36 and a quick ratio of 1.56. Post has a one year low of $92.54 and a one year high of $125.84. The firm has a market capitalization of $6.21 billion, a PE ratio of 18.92 and a beta of 0.66. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $113.34 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $112.92.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts recently commented on the company. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price objective on Post from $120.00 to $116.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, November 19th. Piper Sandler reduced their price target on shares of Post from $140.00 to $120.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, January 16th. Finally, Evercore ISI increased their price objective on shares of Post from $123.00 to $126.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, November 18th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and six have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $123.57.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, SVP Bradly A. Harper sold 1,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, December 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $120.09, for a total transaction of $120,090.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president now owns 11,220 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,347,409.80. This represents a 8.18 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, COO Jeff A. Zadoks sold 28,969 shares of Post stock in a transaction on Wednesday, November 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $119.96, for a total transaction of $3,475,121.24. Following the transaction, the chief operating officer now directly owns 67,788 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $8,131,848.48. The trade was a 29.94 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 35,969 shares of company stock valued at $4,322,051 in the last quarter. 11.40% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Post Company 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.