Post (POST) to Release Earnings on Thursday

Post (NYSE:POST) is expected to be issuing its Q2 2025 quarterly earnings data after the market closes on Thursday, May 8th. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $1.19 per share and revenue of $1.98 billion for the quarter.

Post (NYSE:POST) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, February 6th. The company reported $1.73 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.49 by $0.24. Post had a net margin of 4.94% and a return on equity of 10.48%. On average, analysts expect Post to post $6 EPS for the current fiscal year and $7 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Post Trading Up 0.5 %

NYSE POST opened at $113.12 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $6.39 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.64 and a beta of 0.52. The company has a quick ratio of 1.64, a current ratio of 2.39 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.78. Post has a twelve month low of $99.70 and a twelve month high of $125.84. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $114.24 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $112.82.

Insider Transactions at Post

In other Post news, Director David W. Kemper sold 8,939 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $110.75, for a total transaction of $989,994.25. Following the completion of the sale, the director now owns 29,722 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,291,711.50. This represents a 23.12 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, SVP Bradly A. Harper sold 2,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $114.59, for a total transaction of $229,180.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president now owns 8,741 shares in the company, valued at $1,001,631.19. The trade was a 18.62 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 36,096 shares of company stock worth $4,129,355. Insiders own 11.40% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research firms have commented on POST. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price target on shares of Post from $122.00 to $124.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 2nd. Piper Sandler lifted their target price on shares of Post from $120.00 to $140.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, February 10th. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $127.50.

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.