Post (POST) Scheduled to Post Earnings on Thursday

Post (NYSE:POST) is scheduled to be posting its quarterly earnings results after the market closes on Thursday, May 2nd. Analysts expect Post to post earnings of $1.29 per share for the quarter. Investors that wish to register for the company’s conference call can do so using this link.

Post (NYSE:POST) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 1st. The company reported $1.69 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.07 by $0.62. Post had a net margin of 4.03% and a return on equity of 10.51%. The business had revenue of $1.97 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.92 billion. On average, analysts expect Post to post $6 EPS for the current fiscal year and $6 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Post Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:POST opened at $106.15 on Wednesday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.00, a current ratio of 1.99 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.60. Post has a fifty-two week low of $78.85 and a fifty-two week high of $107.67. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $104.12 and a 200 day simple moving average of $94.87. The company has a market cap of $6.44 billion, a PE ratio of 22.78 and a beta of 0.66.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts recently weighed in on POST shares. Mizuho boosted their price objective on shares of Post from $110.00 to $128.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, February 5th. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their price objective on shares of Post from $98.00 to $115.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, February 5th. Finally, Barclays boosted their price objective on shares of Post from $105.00 to $115.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 6th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $109.67.

Insiders Place Their Bets

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

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.