Post (NYSE:POST - Get Free Report) will be issuing its quarterly earnings data after the market closes on Thursday, November 14th. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $1.19 per share for the quarter. Investors interested in registering for the company's conference call can do so using this link.
Post Price Performance
Shares of NYSE POST traded up $0.69 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $109.63. The company's stock had a trading volume of 249,288 shares, compared to its average volume of 514,127. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $114.04 and a two-hundred day moving average of $109.59. The firm has a market capitalization of $6.41 billion, a PE ratio of 20.29 and a beta of 0.64. Post has a 52 week low of $82.86 and a 52 week high of $118.96. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.62, a current ratio of 2.05 and a quick ratio of 1.12.
Insider Transactions at Post
In other news, Director Thomas C. Erb bought 2,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 13th. The stock was purchased at an average price of $112.94 per share, for a total transaction of $225,880.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the director now owns 35,475 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,006,546.50. This trade represents a 0.00 % increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 10.70% of the company's stock.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
POST has been the topic of several recent research reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price target on Post from $118.00 to $125.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Tuesday, August 6th. Evercore ISI raised their price target on Post from $122.00 to $123.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Monday, August 5th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price objective on Post from $108.00 to $120.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a report on Monday, August 5th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus increased their target price on Post from $120.00 to $130.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Monday, August 5th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $124.33.
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Post Company Profile
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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.
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