14,300 Shares in Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST) Bought by Louisiana State Employees Retirement System

Louisiana State Employees Retirement System bought a new position in Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST) during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm bought 14,300 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,259,000.

Several other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of POST. C M Bidwell & Associates Ltd. bought a new position in Post in the 3rd quarter worth $26,000. Fifth Third Bancorp increased its holdings in shares of Post by 45.9% during the 4th quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 610 shares of the company’s stock worth $54,000 after purchasing an additional 192 shares during the period. CI Investments Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Post by 2,472.0% during the 3rd quarter. CI Investments Inc. now owns 1,929 shares of the company’s stock worth $165,000 after purchasing an additional 1,854 shares during the period. Neo Ivy Capital Management bought a new position in shares of Post during the 3rd quarter worth about $168,000. Finally, SRS Capital Advisors Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Post by 22.0% during the 3rd quarter. SRS Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 2,209 shares of the company’s stock worth $189,000 after purchasing an additional 398 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 94.85% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Post

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

Analyst Ratings Changes

POST has been the topic of several research reports. Mizuho boosted their price objective on shares of Post from $110.00 to $128.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, February 5th. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their price objective on shares of Post from $98.00 to $115.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, February 5th. Finally, Barclays boosted their price objective on shares of Post from $105.00 to $115.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 6th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $109.67.

Post Price Performance

Shares of Post stock opened at $104.62 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.60, a quick ratio of 1.00 and a current ratio of 1.99. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $104.01 and its 200-day simple moving average is $93.87. Post Holdings, Inc. has a twelve month low of $78.85 and a twelve month high of $107.67. The firm has a market cap of $6.35 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.45 and a beta of 0.66.

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

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.