Analysts Set Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST) Price Target at $124.17

Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST) has received a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the six ratings firms that are covering the company, MarketBeat.com reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold recommendation and five have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average twelve-month price objective among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $124.17.

POST has been the subject of a number of research reports. Evercore ISI increased their price target on shares of Post from $123.00 to $126.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, November 18th. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their target price on Post from $120.00 to $116.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, November 19th.

Insider Activity at Post

In other Post news, SVP Bradly A. Harper sold 1,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, December 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $120.09, for a total value of $120,090.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president now directly owns 11,220 shares in the company, valued at $1,347,409.80. This represents a 8.18 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, COO Jeff A. Zadoks sold 28,969 shares of Post stock in a transaction on Wednesday, November 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $119.96, for a total value of $3,475,121.24. Following the transaction, the chief operating officer now directly owns 67,788 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $8,131,848.48. The trade was a 29.94 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 35,969 shares of company stock valued at $4,322,051 over the last quarter. 11.40% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of Post

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its stake in shares of Post by 0.9% in the second quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 3,063,104 shares of the company’s stock valued at $319,052,000 after acquiring an additional 27,448 shares during the last quarter. Holocene Advisors LP raised its position in Post by 21.0% in the 3rd quarter. Holocene Advisors LP now owns 1,405,298 shares of the company’s stock valued at $162,663,000 after purchasing an additional 244,221 shares during the last quarter. Point72 Asset Management L.P. boosted its stake in Post by 51.4% in the second quarter. Point72 Asset Management L.P. now owns 1,237,165 shares of the company’s stock worth $128,863,000 after purchasing an additional 419,945 shares in the last quarter. Thompson Siegel & Walmsley LLC grew its holdings in shares of Post by 3.8% during the second quarter. Thompson Siegel & Walmsley LLC now owns 874,320 shares of the company’s stock worth $91,069,000 after purchasing an additional 32,188 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Victory Capital Management Inc. increased its stake in shares of Post by 1.3% in the third quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 226,512 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,219,000 after buying an additional 2,879 shares in the last quarter. 94.85% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Post Stock Up 1.3 %

Shares of POST stock opened at $107.00 on Tuesday. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $113.77 and a 200-day moving average of $112.77. The firm has a market cap of $6.23 billion, a PE ratio of 18.97 and a beta of 0.66. The company has a quick ratio of 1.56, a current ratio of 2.36 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.66. Post has a 12 month low of $91.09 and a 12 month high of $125.84.

Post Company 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.