5,221 Shares in Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST) Purchased by Cornercap Investment Counsel Inc.

Cornercap Investment Counsel Inc. acquired a new position in Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST) in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 5,221 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $460,000.

Other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Moneta Group Investment Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Post by 98,990.9% during the 4th quarter. Moneta Group Investment Advisors LLC now owns 6,108,952 shares of the company’s stock valued at $551,394,000 after buying an additional 6,102,787 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank bought a new stake in shares of Post during the 4th quarter valued at about $79,259,000. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. boosted its position in shares of Post by 719.2% during the 1st quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 493,304 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,328,000 after acquiring an additional 433,085 shares during the last quarter. Clarkston Capital Partners LLC boosted its position in shares of Post by 12.8% during the 3rd quarter. Clarkston Capital Partners LLC now owns 3,396,881 shares of the company’s stock valued at $291,249,000 after acquiring an additional 385,640 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Baupost Group LLC MA bought a new stake in shares of Post during the 1st quarter valued at about $26,200,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 94.85% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages have recently issued reports on POST. Barclays lifted their price target on Post from $105.00 to $115.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 6th. Stifel Nicolaus lifted their price target on Post from $98.00 to $115.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, February 5th. Finally, Mizuho lifted their price target on Post from $110.00 to $128.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, February 5th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $109.67.

Insider Activity

In other news, CAO Diedre J. Gray sold 7,297 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $104.51, for a total transaction of $762,609.47. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 51,073 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,337,639.23. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. In related news, CEO Nicolas Catoggio sold 300 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $104.11, for a total value of $31,233.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 74,992 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $7,807,417.12. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CAO Diedre J. Gray sold 7,297 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, February 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $104.51, for a total value of $762,609.47. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 51,073 shares in the company, valued at $5,337,639.23. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders own 10.70% of the company’s stock.

Post Price Performance

Shares of Post stock opened at $101.43 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.60, a current ratio of 1.99 and a quick ratio of 1.00. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $104.15 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $93.35. The stock has a market capitalization of $6.15 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.77 and a beta of 0.66. Post Holdings, Inc. has a one year low of $78.85 and a one year high of $107.67.

Post (NYSE:POST) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, February 1st. The company reported $1.69 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.07 by $0.62. Post had a return on equity of 10.51% and a net margin of 4.03%. The firm had revenue of $1.97 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.92 billion. Analysts forecast that Post Holdings, Inc. will post 5.52 EPS for the current year.

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.