Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST) Receives $123.57 Consensus Target Price from Analysts

Shares of Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST) have earned a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the seven research firms that are covering the stock, MarketBeat Ratings reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and six have given a buy rating to the company. The average 12-month price target among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $123.57.

Several equities research analysts have recently commented on the stock. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their target price on shares of Post from $120.00 to $116.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, November 19th. Piper Sandler lowered their target price on 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 upped their price target on Post from $123.00 to $126.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, November 18th.

Insider Transactions at Post

In related news, CEO Nicolas Catoggio sold 6,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $121.14, for a total transaction of $726,840.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 70,501 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $8,540,491.14. This trade represents a 7.84 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, COO Jeff A. Zadoks sold 28,969 shares of Post stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, November 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $119.96, for a total value of $3,475,121.24. Following the completion of the sale, the chief operating officer now owns 67,788 shares in the company, valued at approximately $8,131,848.48. This represents a 29.94 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 35,969 shares of company stock valued at $4,322,051 over the last ninety days. 11.40% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in POST. V Square Quantitative Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Post in the third quarter worth $27,000. Fortitude Family Office LLC raised 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 purchasing an additional 213 shares during the last quarter. Ashton Thomas Securities LLC purchased a new position in shares of Post in the third quarter worth $33,000. Quarry LP raised its stake in shares of Post by 244.9% in the third quarter. Quarry LP now owns 338 shares of the company’s stock worth $39,000 after purchasing an additional 240 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Sound Income Strategies LLC purchased a new position in shares of Post in the fourth quarter worth $54,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 94.85% of the company’s stock.

Post Price Performance

NYSE POST opened at $105.80 on Friday. Post has a 12-month low of $99.62 and a 12-month high of $125.84. The stock has a market capitalization of $6.16 billion, a PE ratio of 18.76 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. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $113.04 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $112.94.

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.