Inceptionr LLC Has $556,000 Stock Position in Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST)

Inceptionr LLC lessened its stake in Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST) by 49.6% in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 6,316 shares of the company’s stock after selling 6,224 shares during the quarter. Inceptionr LLC’s holdings in Post were worth $556,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of POST. Nordea Investment Management AB acquired a new stake in shares of Post during the 4th quarter worth approximately $4,698,000. Mackenzie Financial Corp bought a new stake in shares of Post during the 4th quarter valued at $1,022,000. Duality Advisers LP acquired a new position in shares of Post in the 3rd quarter valued at $416,000. Anderson Hoagland & Co. boosted its position in shares of Post by 15.6% in the 4th quarter. Anderson Hoagland & Co. now owns 38,794 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,605,000 after purchasing an additional 5,241 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Cerity Partners LLC grew its stake in shares of Post by 114.1% during the fourth quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 15,791 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,391,000 after purchasing an additional 8,417 shares during the period. 94.85% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Post news, CEO Nicolas Catoggio sold 1,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, May 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $105.62, for a total transaction of $158,430.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 73,492 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,762,225.04. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. 10.70% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts have issued reports on POST shares. Evercore ISI raised their target price on Post from $118.00 to $122.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, May 6th. Stifel Nicolaus lifted their price objective on shares of Post from $115.00 to $120.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, May 6th. Barclays upped their target price on shares of Post from $115.00 to $120.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 7th. Finally, Mizuho lifted their price target on shares of Post from $110.00 to $128.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, February 5th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $113.67.

Post Stock Up 0.1 %

Shares of Post stock traded up $0.10 on Friday, hitting $106.48. The company had a trading volume of 75,899 shares, compared to its average volume of 595,547. Post Holdings, Inc. has a twelve month low of $78.85 and a twelve month 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 stock has a 50-day moving average of $104.34 and a 200-day moving average of $96.61. The firm has a market capitalization of $6.45 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.38 and a beta of 0.65.

Post (NYSE:POST) last released its earnings results on Thursday, May 2nd. The company reported $1.51 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.29 by $0.22. The firm had revenue of $2 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.03 billion. Post had a return on equity of 10.93% and a net margin of 4.38%. The company’s revenue was up 23.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $1.10 EPS. Research analysts predict that Post Holdings, Inc. will post 5.61 earnings per share for the current year.

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.