Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST) Receives Consensus Recommendation of “Hold” from Brokerages

Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST) has been given an average recommendation of “Hold” by the eight ratings firms that are currently covering the stock, Marketbeat Ratings reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have issued a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company. The average 12-month price objective among brokers that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $109.00.

A number of brokerages have issued reports on POST. Stifel Nicolaus set a $125.00 target price on shares of Post in a report on Friday, August 7th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price target on Post from $116.00 to $99.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, August 10th. Wells Fargo & Company cut their price target on Post from $98.00 to $86.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, August 10th. Jefferies Financial Group set a $117.00 price objective on Post in a research note on Monday, July 27th. Finally, Barclays dropped their target price on Post from $106.00 to $95.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, August 10th.

Insider Buying and Selling at Post

In related news, Chairman William P. Stiritz sold 277,935 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, September 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $84.23, for a total value of $23,410,465.05. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. 14.05% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Post

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in POST. Larson Financial Group LLC boosted its position in shares of Post by 62.8% during the fourth quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 267 shares of the company’s stock worth $26,000 after buying an additional 103 shares during the period. Summit Securities Group LLC acquired a new stake in Post in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Meeder Asset Management Inc. acquired a new stake in Post in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $69,000. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd raised its stake in Post by 291.7% during the 4th quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd now owns 948 shares of the company’s stock valued at $94,000 after acquiring an additional 706 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Parkside Financial Bank & Trust raised its stake in Post by 22.8% during the 2nd quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust now owns 1,271 shares of the company’s stock valued at $112,000 after acquiring an additional 236 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 94.85% of the company’s stock.

Post Stock Down 1.8%

POST stock opened at $73.53 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $3.33 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.52 and a beta of 0.37. Post has a 1-year low of $72.52 and a 1-year high of $117.28. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $82.51 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $90.99. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.47, a current ratio of 1.85 and a quick ratio of 0.99.

Post (NYSE:POST) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 6th. The company reported $1.78 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.70 by $0.08. Post had a net margin of 3.48% and a return on equity of 13.22%. The company had revenue of $1.95 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.02 billion. During the same period last year, the firm posted $2.03 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was down 1.8% on a year-over-year basis. Research analysts predict that Post will post 7.56 EPS for the current year.

Trending Headlines about Post

Here are the key news stories impacting Post this week:

• Neutral Sentiment: The available news largely concerns unrelated companies and macroeconomic or political developments, offering no clear catalyst for Post Holdings investors.
• Negative Sentiment: Post’s most recently reported quarter showed revenue of $1.95 billion, below the $2.02 billion consensus estimate, with revenue down 1.8% year over year. Although adjusted earnings per share exceeded expectations, the softer sales performance may continue to weigh on sentiment.
• Negative Sentiment: The shares remain below both their 50-day and 200-day moving averages, signaling ongoing technical weakness. The stock is also trading close to its 52-week low, which may reflect continued investor concerns about growth and operating performance.

Post Company Profile

Post Holdings, Inc is a consumer packaged goods company that develops, manufactures and markets branded and private-label food products. Its portfolio includes ready-to-eat cereal, hot cereal, pet food, protein products, peanut butter, and other grocery items sold through retail and e-commerce channels.

The company operates through several businesses, including Post Consumer Brands, Weetabix, Foodservice and Refrigerated Retail. Its brands include Honey Bunches of Oats, Pebbles, Grape-Nuts, Raisin Bran, Malt-O-Meal, Weetabix, Alpen, Bob Evans and Simply Potatoes.