Bradly A. Harper Sells 1,000 Shares of Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST) Stock

Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST) SVP Bradly A. Harper sold 1,000 shares of Post stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, December 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $120.09, for a total transaction of $120,090.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president now owns 11,220 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,347,409.80. This represents a 8.18 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink.

Post Stock Down 2.0 %

Shares of Post stock traded down $2.44 during trading on Friday, reaching $117.48. 539,336 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 527,568. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.66, a current ratio of 2.36 and a quick ratio of 1.56. Post Holdings, Inc. has a 1-year low of $86.46 and a 1-year high of $121.38. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $113.45 and a 200-day moving average price of $110.80. The firm has a market capitalization of $6.87 billion, a PE ratio of 21.26 and a beta of 0.66.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Point72 Asset Management L.P. increased its stake in Post by 51.4% during the 2nd quarter. Point72 Asset Management L.P. now owns 1,237,165 shares of the company’s stock valued at $128,863,000 after purchasing an additional 419,945 shares in the last quarter. Holocene Advisors LP increased its stake in Post by 21.0% during 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 in the last quarter. Braun Stacey Associates Inc. bought a new stake in Post during the 3rd quarter valued at $23,089,000. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC increased its stake in Post by 901.9% during the 3rd quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 179,222 shares of the company’s stock valued at $20,745,000 after purchasing an additional 161,334 shares in the last quarter. Finally, The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company increased its stake in Post by 352.0% during the 3rd quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 196,193 shares of the company’s stock valued at $22,709,000 after purchasing an additional 152,791 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 94.85% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

POST has been the topic of several recent research reports. Wells Fargo & Company cut their target price on shares of Post from $120.00 to $116.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, November 19th. Evercore ISI boosted their price target on shares of Post from $123.00 to $126.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, November 18th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $124.17.

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.