Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST – Get Free Report) CEO Nicolas Catoggio sold 1,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, May 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $105.62, for a total transaction of $158,430.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 73,492 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,762,225.04. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website.
Nicolas Catoggio also recently made the following trade(s):
- On Wednesday, March 6th, Nicolas Catoggio sold 300 shares of Post stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $104.11, for a total transaction of $31,233.00.
Post Price Performance
NYSE POST traded up $0.33 during trading hours on Wednesday, reaching $105.76. 490,716 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 613,464. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $104.10 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $95.66. Post Holdings, Inc. has a 1 year low of $78.85 and a 1 year high of $108.17. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.61, a current ratio of 2.16 and a quick ratio of 1.20. The company has a market cap of $6.42 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.20 and a beta of 0.65.
Institutional Investors Weigh In On Post
A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in POST. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. grew its stake in shares of Post by 24.0% during the third quarter. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. now owns 22,711 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,947,000 after buying an additional 4,393 shares during the last quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. grew its stake in shares of Post by 4.7% during the third quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. now owns 22,755 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,951,000 after buying an additional 1,014 shares during the last quarter. Strs Ohio grew its stake in shares of Post by 4.7% during the third quarter. Strs Ohio now owns 16,376 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,404,000 after buying an additional 734 shares during the last quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC bought a new position in shares of Post during the third quarter valued at about $484,000. Finally, TD Asset Management Inc grew its stake in shares of Post by 6.1% during the third quarter. TD Asset Management Inc now owns 34,160 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,929,000 after buying an additional 1,952 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 94.85% of the company’s stock.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
POST has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their target price on shares of Post from $115.00 to $120.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday. Mizuho increased their price objective on Post from $110.00 to $128.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, February 5th. Evercore ISI increased their price objective on Post from $118.00 to $122.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday. Finally, Barclays increased their price objective on Post from $115.00 to $120.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Post currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $113.67.
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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.
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