D L Carlson Investment Group Inc. Has $3.99 Million Stock Holdings in Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST)

D L Carlson Investment Group Inc. reduced its position in shares of Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST) by 0.8% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 34,876 shares of the company’s stock after selling 294 shares during the quarter. D L Carlson Investment Group Inc.’s holdings in Post were worth $3,992,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Fortitude Family Office LLC grew its holdings in shares of Post by 426.0% during the fourth quarter. Fortitude Family Office LLC now owns 263 shares of the company’s stock valued at $30,000 after buying an additional 213 shares during the last quarter. Quarry LP boosted its stake in Post by 244.9% during the 3rd quarter. Quarry LP now owns 338 shares of the company’s stock valued at $39,000 after purchasing an additional 240 shares during the last quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC bought a new stake in Post during the 4th quarter worth approximately $54,000. Eagle Bay Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Post in the fourth quarter worth approximately $75,000. Finally, Versant Capital Management Inc boosted its holdings in Post by 71.3% during the 4th quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 930 shares of the company’s stock worth $106,000 after acquiring an additional 387 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 94.85% of the company’s stock.

Post Trading Down 0.6 %

POST stock opened at $115.01 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $6.50 billion, a PE ratio of 18.95 and a beta of 0.65. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.78, a quick ratio of 1.64 and a current ratio of 2.39. Post Holdings, Inc. has a one year low of $99.62 and a one year high of $125.84. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $111.31 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $112.71.

Post (NYSE:POST) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, February 6th. The company reported $1.73 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.49 by $0.24. Post had a net margin of 4.94% and a return on equity of 10.48%. As a group, analysts predict that Post Holdings, Inc. will post 6.41 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity

In other news, CAO Diedre J. Gray sold 15,157 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $115.80, for a total transaction of $1,755,180.60. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 19,325 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,237,835. This represents a 43.96 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, SVP Bradly A. Harper sold 2,000 shares of Post stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $114.59, for a total transaction of $229,180.00. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president now owns 8,741 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,001,631.19. This trade represents a 18.62 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders sold 36,096 shares of company stock valued at $4,129,355. Insiders own 11.40% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts recently commented on POST shares. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price target on Post from $116.00 to $122.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Monday, February 10th. Piper Sandler increased their price objective on Post from $120.00 to $140.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, February 10th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Post currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $127.17.

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.