F M Investments LLC Sells 82,656 Shares of Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST)

F M Investments LLC trimmed its position in shares of Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST - Free Report) by 97.2% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 2,356 shares of the company's stock after selling 82,656 shares during the period. F M Investments LLC's holdings in Post were worth $270,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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

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Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms recently issued reports on POST. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price objective on shares of Post from $122.00 to $124.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 2nd. Piper Sandler boosted their price target on Post from $120.00 to $140.00 and gave the stock 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 issued a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $127.50.

Post Stock Performance

POST stock traded down $1.40 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, reaching $117.07. 473,501 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 544,556. The firm has a market capitalization of $6.61 billion, a PE ratio of 19.29 and a beta of 0.52. The business has a 50-day moving average of $113.89 and a two-hundred day moving average of $112.82. Post Holdings, Inc. has a 52 week low of $99.70 and a 52 week high of $125.84. The company has a quick ratio of 1.64, a current ratio of 2.39 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.78.

Post (NYSE:POST - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results 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%. As a group, equities analysts predict that Post Holdings, Inc. will post 6.41 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity at Post

In related news, Director David W. Kemper sold 8,939 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $110.75, for a total value of $989,994.25. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 29,722 shares of the company's stock, valued at $3,291,711.50. This trade represents a 23.12 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Nicolas Catoggio sold 5,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $116.50, for a total transaction of $582,500.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 55,501 shares in the company, valued at $6,465,866.50. This trade represents a 8.26 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 36,096 shares of company stock worth $4,129,355 in the last ninety days. 11.40% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

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.