Teacher Retirement System of Texas raised its stake in shares of Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST - Free Report) by 52.4% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 29,961 shares of the company's stock after buying an additional 10,297 shares during the period. Teacher Retirement System of Texas owned about 0.05% of Post worth $3,429,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of POST. Fortitude Family Office LLC lifted its holdings in Post by 426.0% in the fourth quarter. Fortitude Family Office LLC now owns 263 shares of the company's stock valued at $30,000 after acquiring an additional 213 shares during the period. Quarry LP lifted its stake in shares of Post by 244.9% in the 3rd quarter. Quarry LP now owns 338 shares of the company's stock valued at $39,000 after purchasing an additional 240 shares during the period. Sound Income Strategies LLC purchased a new stake in Post during the fourth quarter worth $54,000. Eagle Bay Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Post during the fourth quarter valued at $75,000. Finally, Versant Capital Management Inc increased its holdings in Post by 71.3% in the fourth quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 930 shares of the company's stock valued at $106,000 after buying an additional 387 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 94.85% of the company's stock.
Post Price Performance
Shares of POST traded down $0.68 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $115.01. 451,515 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 524,913. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.78, a quick ratio of 1.64 and a current ratio of 2.39. Post Holdings, Inc. has a 1-year low of $99.62 and a 1-year high of $125.84. The stock has a market cap of $6.50 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.95 and a beta of 0.65. The company has a 50 day moving average of $111.17 and a 200-day moving average of $112.75.
Post (NYSE:POST - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 6th. The company reported $1.73 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.49 by $0.24. Post had a return on equity of 10.48% and a net margin of 4.94%. Analysts expect that Post Holdings, Inc. will post 6.41 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Insider Transactions at Post
In other news, SVP Bradly A. Harper sold 2,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $114.59, for a total value of $229,180.00. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president now directly owns 8,741 shares in the company, valued at $1,001,631.19. This represents a 18.62 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, CEO Nicolas Catoggio sold 5,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $116.50, for a total value of $582,500.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 55,501 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $6,465,866.50. This represents a 8.26 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 36,096 shares of company stock valued at $4,129,355 over the last 90 days. 11.40% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.
Analyst Ratings Changes
POST has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Piper Sandler increased their target price on shares of Post from $120.00 to $140.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Monday, February 10th. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price objective on Post from $116.00 to $122.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a report on Monday, February 10th. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Post has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $127.17.
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About Post
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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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