Dimensional Fund Advisors LP Raises Position in Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST)

Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its holdings in shares of Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST - Free Report) by 2.3% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 3,201,394 shares of the company's stock after purchasing an additional 70,850 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP owned 5.50% of Post worth $366,428,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust raised its holdings in shares of Post by 6.5% during the fourth quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust now owns 1,699 shares of the company's stock valued at $194,000 after acquiring an additional 103 shares in the last quarter. Savant Capital LLC raised its holdings in Post by 3.8% in the 4th quarter. Savant Capital LLC now owns 3,023 shares of the company's stock worth $346,000 after purchasing an additional 110 shares in the last quarter. Truist Financial Corp lifted its position in shares of Post by 4.2% in the 4th quarter. Truist Financial Corp now owns 2,781 shares of the company's stock worth $318,000 after purchasing an additional 113 shares during the period. SkyView Investment Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Post by 2.2% during the 3rd quarter. SkyView Investment Advisors LLC now owns 7,408 shares of the company's stock valued at $857,000 after purchasing an additional 157 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Exchange Traded Concepts LLC increased its position in shares of Post by 2.5% during the fourth quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC now owns 6,450 shares of the company's stock valued at $738,000 after buying an additional 160 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 94.85% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

POST has been the subject of several research analyst reports. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price objective on shares of Post from $122.00 to $124.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a report on Wednesday, April 2nd. Piper Sandler lifted their price target on Post from $120.00 to $140.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Monday, February 10th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Post has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $127.50.

Post Stock Down 1.2 %

Shares of POST stock traded down $1.35 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $114.17. 361,448 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 625,067. The company has a quick ratio of 1.64, a current ratio of 2.39 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.78. The stock's fifty day simple moving average is $114.29 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $112.84. Post Holdings, Inc. has a 12-month low of $99.70 and a 12-month high of $125.84. The stock has a market cap of $6.45 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.81 and a beta of 0.52.

Post (NYSE:POST - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 6th. The company reported $1.73 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.49 by $0.24. Post had a return on equity of 10.48% and a net margin of 4.94%. On average, analysts expect that Post Holdings, Inc. will post 6.41 EPS for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, SVP Bradly A. Harper sold 2,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $114.59, for a total transaction of $229,180.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president now directly owns 8,741 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,001,631.19. This represents a 18.62 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director David W. Kemper sold 8,939 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $110.75, for a total value of $989,994.25. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 29,722 shares in the company, valued at $3,291,711.50. This trade represents a 23.12 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 36,096 shares of company stock worth $4,129,355 in the last quarter. Corporate insiders own 11.40% of the company's stock.

Post Company 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.