Swiss National Bank Decreases Stock Position in Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST)

Swiss National Bank cut its holdings in Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST - Free Report) by 8.3% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 92,200 shares of the company's stock after selling 8,400 shares during the quarter. Swiss National Bank owned 0.16% of Post worth $10,553,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in POST. Holocene Advisors LP lifted its holdings in shares of Post by 21.0% during the third quarter. Holocene Advisors LP now owns 1,405,298 shares of the company's stock valued at $162,663,000 after purchasing an additional 244,221 shares in the last quarter. Hennessy Advisors Inc. purchased a new position in Post in the 4th quarter worth about $56,864,000. Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new position in Post during the 4th quarter valued at about $36,751,000. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Post by 0.3% during the 4th quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 320,585 shares of the company's stock valued at $36,694,000 after acquiring an additional 964 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Victory Capital Management Inc. grew its stake in shares of Post by 4.8% in the fourth quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 237,279 shares of the company's stock worth $27,159,000 after acquiring an additional 10,767 shares during the period. 94.85% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Post Stock Performance

POST traded down $0.01 during trading on Monday, hitting $111.52. The company's stock had a trading volume of 508,753 shares, compared to its average volume of 503,454. The business's 50 day simple moving average is $110.71 and its 200-day simple moving average is $112.80. The firm has a market cap of $6.30 billion, a PE ratio of 18.37 and a beta of 0.65. Post Holdings, Inc. has a one year low of $99.62 and a one year 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.

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Post (NYSE:POST - Get Free Report) last announced 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 return on equity of 10.48% and a net margin of 4.94%. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that Post Holdings, Inc. will post 6.41 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several brokerages recently issued reports on POST. Wells Fargo & Company raised their target price on shares of Post from $116.00 to $122.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a report on Monday, February 10th. Piper Sandler raised their price target on Post from $120.00 to $140.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Monday, February 10th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $127.17.

Insider Activity

In other Post news, SVP Bradly A. Harper sold 2,000 shares of Post stock in a transaction that occurred 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 transaction, the senior vice president now owns 8,741 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,001,631.19. The trade was a 18.62 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CAO Diedre J. Gray sold 15,157 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 21st. The stock was 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 owns 19,325 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $2,237,835. The trade was a 43.96 % 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 valued at $4,129,355 in the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 11.40% of the company's stock.

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.