Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST) Shares Purchased by Thompson Siegel & Walmsley LLC

Thompson Siegel & Walmsley LLC boosted its position in Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST - Free Report) by 3.8% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 874,320 shares of the company's stock after purchasing an additional 32,188 shares during the period. Post makes up approximately 1.5% of Thompson Siegel & Walmsley LLC's investment portfolio, making the stock its 12th biggest holding. Thompson Siegel & Walmsley LLC owned approximately 1.44% of Post worth $91,069,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors have also modified their holdings of POST. Opal Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Post in the second quarter worth about $27,000. Parallel Advisors LLC grew its stake in Post by 487.0% in the 4th quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 317 shares of the company's stock worth $28,000 after acquiring an additional 263 shares in the last quarter. New Covenant Trust Company N.A. bought a new stake in shares of Post during the first quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Bessemer Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of Post by 263.8% during the first quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 342 shares of the company's stock valued at $36,000 after acquiring an additional 248 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Versant Capital Management Inc boosted its holdings in shares of Post by 5,283.3% in the second quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 646 shares of the company's stock valued at $67,000 after purchasing an additional 634 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 94.85% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

POST has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their target price on Post from $108.00 to $120.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Monday, August 5th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price objective on shares of Post from $118.00 to $125.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 6th. Stifel Nicolaus raised their target price on shares of Post from $120.00 to $130.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Monday, August 5th. Finally, Evercore ISI upped their price target on shares of Post from $122.00 to $123.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Monday, August 5th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $124.33.

Insider Activity

In other Post news, Director Thomas C. Erb bought 2,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 13th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $112.94 per share, for a total transaction of $225,880.00. Following the purchase, the director now directly owns 35,475 shares in the company, valued at $4,006,546.50. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Company insiders own 10.70% of the company's stock.

Post Stock Up 0.9 %

Shares of POST stock traded up $1.06 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $115.48. 491,844 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 534,755. Post Holdings, Inc. has a 52-week low of $78.85 and a 52-week high of $118.96. The stock has a market cap of $6.75 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.12 and a beta of 0.63. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.62, a current ratio of 2.05 and a quick ratio of 1.12. The stock's fifty day moving average is $112.17 and its two-hundred day moving average is $107.01.

Post (NYSE:POST - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, August 1st. The company reported $1.54 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.21 by $0.33. Post had a net margin of 4.46% and a return on equity of 10.91%. The company had revenue of $1.95 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $2.02 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $1.52 earnings per share. Post's revenue for the quarter was up 4.7% compared to the same quarter last year. Equities analysts predict that Post Holdings, Inc. will post 5.95 EPS for the current year.

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.