Sanctuary Advisors LLC Has $615,000 Stock Holdings in Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST)

Sanctuary Advisors LLC trimmed its position in Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST) by 4.1% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 5,706 shares of the company’s stock after selling 247 shares during the quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC’s holdings in Post were worth $615,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Fortitude Family Office LLC grew its position in shares of Post by 426.0% in the 4th quarter. Fortitude Family Office LLC now owns 263 shares of the company’s stock valued at $30,000 after buying an additional 213 shares during the last quarter. Ashton Thomas Securities LLC acquired a new stake in Post during the third quarter worth approximately $33,000. Quarry LP increased its holdings in 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 in the last quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC acquired a new position in Post in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $54,000. Finally, Eagle Bay Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Post during the 4th quarter worth approximately $75,000. 94.85% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research analysts recently issued reports on POST shares. 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 report on Monday, February 10th. Piper Sandler increased their price objective on shares of Post from $120.00 to $140.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, February 10th. Finally, Evercore ISI boosted their target price on Post from $123.00 to $126.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, November 18th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Post currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $127.17.

Post Stock Performance

NYSE:POST opened at $113.61 on Friday. The business has a 50 day moving average of $110.33 and a 200 day moving average of $113.04. The company has a market capitalization of $6.42 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.72 and a beta of 0.65. Post Holdings, Inc. has a 1-year low of $99.62 and a 1-year high of $125.84. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.78, a current ratio of 2.39 and a quick ratio of 1.64.

Post (NYSE:POST) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, February 6th. The company reported $1.73 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.49 by $0.24. Post had a return on equity of 10.48% and a net margin of 4.94%. On average, sell-side analysts predict that Post Holdings, Inc. will post 6.41 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity at Post

In other 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 value of $726,840.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 70,501 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $8,540,491.14. This trade represents a 7.84 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CAO Diedre J. Gray sold 15,157 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $115.80, for a total value of $1,755,180.60. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer now owns 19,325 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,237,835. This represents a 43.96 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 36,096 shares of company stock valued at $4,174,605 over the last ninety days. Insiders own 11.40% of the company’s stock.

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.