Post (POST) Set to Announce Earnings on Thursday

Post (NYSE:POST) will be posting its quarterly earnings results after the market closes on Thursday, May 2nd. Analysts expect Post to post earnings of $1.29 per share for the quarter. Individual interested in listening to the company’s earnings conference call can do so using this link.

Post (NYSE:POST) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 1st. The company reported $1.69 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.07 by $0.62. Post had a net margin of 4.03% and a return on equity of 10.51%. The company had revenue of $1.97 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.92 billion. On average, analysts expect Post to post $6 EPS for the current fiscal year and $6 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Post Trading Up 1.0 %

Post stock opened at $106.20 on Thursday. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $104.07 and a 200-day moving average of $94.12. Post has a one year low of $78.85 and a one year high of $107.67. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.60, a current ratio of 1.99 and a quick ratio of 1.00. The company has a market cap of $6.44 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.79 and a beta of 0.66.

Insider Buying and Selling at Post

In other Post news, CEO Nicolas Catoggio sold 300 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, March 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $104.11, for a total value of $31,233.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 74,992 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,807,417.12. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. In other Post news, CAO Diedre J. Gray sold 7,297 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $104.51, for a total value of $762,609.47. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 51,073 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,337,639.23. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Nicolas Catoggio sold 300 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, March 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $104.11, for a total transaction of $31,233.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 74,992 shares in the company, valued at $7,807,417.12. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders own 10.70% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several brokerages recently issued reports on POST. Mizuho raised their target price on shares of Post from $110.00 to $128.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, February 5th. Stifel Nicolaus raised their target price on shares of Post from $98.00 to $115.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, February 5th. Finally, Barclays raised their target price on shares of Post from $105.00 to $115.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 6th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Post currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $109.67.

Post Company 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.