Post Holdings, Inc. $POST Shares Acquired by Cwm LLC

Cwm LLC raised its holdings in shares of Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST) by 117.4% in the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 3,240 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 1,750 shares during the period. Cwm LLC’s holdings in Post were worth $353,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Aviso Financial Inc. boosted its holdings in Post by 1.0% during the first quarter. Aviso Financial Inc. now owns 10,270 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,195,000 after buying an additional 100 shares in the last quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Post by 17.7% during the second quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 844 shares of the company’s stock worth $92,000 after buying an additional 127 shares in the last quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Post by 2.8% during the first quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 4,960 shares of the company’s stock worth $577,000 after buying an additional 133 shares in the last quarter. Xponance Inc. boosted its holdings in Post by 3.2% during the first quarter. Xponance Inc. now owns 5,608 shares of the company’s stock worth $653,000 after buying an additional 174 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Plancorp LLC boosted its holdings in Post by 0.6% during the first quarter. Plancorp LLC now owns 31,170 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,627,000 after buying an additional 189 shares in the last quarter. 94.85% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts recently weighed in on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their target price on shares of Post from $122.00 to $131.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, August 26th. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their target price on shares of Post from $117.00 to $115.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, September 25th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Post in a research note on Saturday. Zacks Research lowered shares of Post from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, September 15th. Finally, Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Post from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, October 11th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $130.80.

Insider Buying and Selling at Post

In other Post news, Director William P. Stiritz purchased 36,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 19th. The shares were acquired at an average price of $109.53 per share, for a total transaction of $3,943,080.00. Following the acquisition, the director owned 4,334,667 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $474,776,076.51. This trade represents a 0.84% increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 11.40% of the company’s stock.

Post Stock Up 1.1%

Post stock opened at $109.43 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $5.94 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.61 and a beta of 0.49. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $107.55 and its 200-day simple moving average is $109.16. The company has a current ratio of 2.60, a quick ratio of 1.84 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.83. Post Holdings, Inc. has a 1-year low of $101.05 and a 1-year high of $125.84.

Post (NYSE:POST) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 7th. The company reported $2.03 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.67 by $0.36. The business had revenue of $1.98 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.95 billion. Post had a net margin of 4.62% and a return on equity of 10.80%. Post’s revenue for the quarter was up 1.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $1.54 EPS. Sell-side analysts forecast that Post Holdings, Inc. will post 6.41 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Post declared that its board has authorized a share repurchase plan on Friday, August 29th that allows the company to buyback $0.00 in outstanding shares. This buyback authorization allows the company to reacquire shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are often a sign that the company’s management believes its shares are undervalued.

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.