Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST) Receives Consensus Rating of “Moderate Buy” from Brokerages

Shares of Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST) have been given a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” by the six ratings firms that are covering the company, MarketBeat Ratings reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold recommendation and five have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average 12-month price objective among brokerages that have covered the stock in the last year is $124.17.

POST has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price target on shares of Post from $118.00 to $125.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 6th. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price target on Post from $120.00 to $116.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday. Stifel Nicolaus lifted their price objective on Post from $120.00 to $130.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, August 5th. Finally, Evercore ISI boosted their price objective on Post from $123.00 to $126.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, November 18th.

Post Trading Up 2.5 %

Shares of POST stock opened at $115.80 on Monday. The company has a current ratio of 2.36, a quick ratio of 1.56 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.66. Post has a twelve month low of $83.73 and a twelve month high of $118.96. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $112.58 and its 200-day moving average price is $109.87. The stock has a market cap of $6.77 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.02 and a beta of 0.64.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Post

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in POST. V Square Quantitative Management LLC purchased a new stake in Post in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Opal Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Post in the second quarter worth $27,000. New Covenant Trust Company N.A. purchased a new stake in shares of Post in the first quarter valued at $29,000. Ashton Thomas Securities LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Post in the third quarter valued at $33,000. Finally, Quarry LP boosted its stake in shares of Post by 244.9% during the third quarter. Quarry LP now owns 338 shares of the company’s stock valued at $39,000 after acquiring an additional 240 shares during the last quarter. 94.85% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.