Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd Sells 17,920 Shares of Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST)

Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd lowered its holdings in Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST) by 65.4% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 9,490 shares of the company’s stock after selling 17,920 shares during the quarter. Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd’s holdings in Post were worth $836,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Ironwood Investment Counsel LLC grew its position in Post by 2.3% during the fourth quarter. Ironwood Investment Counsel LLC now owns 4,615 shares of the company’s stock worth $406,000 after buying an additional 105 shares in the last quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust lifted its position in Post by 7.3% in the fourth quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust now owns 1,649 shares of the company’s stock worth $145,000 after purchasing an additional 112 shares during the period. Treasurer of the State of North Carolina boosted its stake in Post by 0.5% during the third quarter. Treasurer of the State of North Carolina now owns 23,492 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,014,000 after buying an additional 120 shares in the last quarter. Stifel Financial Corp lifted its holdings in shares of Post by 0.3% during the 3rd quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 44,692 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,832,000 after acquiring an additional 139 shares during the period. Finally, M&T Bank Corp lifted its stake in Post by 4.9% during the fourth quarter. M&T Bank Corp now owns 3,139 shares of the company’s stock worth $277,000 after purchasing an additional 146 shares during the period. 94.85% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages have recently issued reports on POST. Mizuho increased their target price on Post from $110.00 to $128.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, February 5th. Barclays lifted their price objective on Post from $115.00 to $120.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 7th. Stifel Nicolaus upped their target price on shares of Post from $115.00 to $120.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, May 6th. Finally, Evercore ISI increased their target price on shares of Post from $118.00 to $122.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, May 6th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $113.67.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Post news, CEO Nicolas Catoggio sold 300 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 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 this hyperlink. Company insiders own 10.70% of the company’s stock.

Post Trading Down 0.6 %

POST opened at $104.96 on Thursday. Post Holdings, Inc. has a 1-year low of $78.85 and a 1-year high of $108.17. The stock has a market capitalization of $6.36 billion, a PE ratio of 20.11 and a beta of 0.65. The company has a current ratio of 2.16, a quick ratio of 1.20 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.61. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $104.55 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $97.40.

Post (NYSE:POST) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 2nd. The company reported $1.51 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.29 by $0.22. Post had a net margin of 4.38% and a return on equity of 10.93%. The business had revenue of $2 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.03 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $1.10 earnings per share. Post’s revenue for the quarter was up 23.4% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Post Holdings, Inc. will post 5.61 earnings per share for the current fiscal 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.