Sanctuary Advisors LLC Raises Stock Holdings in Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST)

Sanctuary Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST) by 23.1% in the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 5,953 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 1,116 shares during the quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC’s holdings in Post were worth $689,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. SkyView Investment Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Post by 2.2% during the third quarter. SkyView Investment Advisors LLC now owns 7,408 shares of the company’s stock worth $857,000 after purchasing an additional 157 shares in the last quarter. Discipline Wealth Solutions LLC acquired a new stake in Post in the 3rd quarter worth about $234,000. TD Private Client Wealth LLC increased its stake in Post by 1,993.6% during the 3rd quarter. TD Private Client Wealth LLC now owns 8,563 shares of the company’s stock worth $991,000 after buying an additional 8,154 shares in the last quarter. Coldstream Capital Management Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Post by 9.4% during the third quarter. Coldstream Capital Management Inc. now owns 2,422 shares of the company’s stock valued at $280,000 after acquiring an additional 208 shares during the last quarter. Finally, PYA Waltman Capital LLC lifted its position in shares of Post by 1.7% in the third quarter. PYA Waltman Capital LLC now owns 149,802 shares of the company’s stock valued at $17,340,000 after acquiring an additional 2,474 shares in the last quarter. 94.85% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity

In other Post news, SVP Bradly A. Harper sold 1,000 shares of Post stock in a transaction on Thursday, December 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $120.09, for a total value of $120,090.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president now owns 11,220 shares in the company, valued at $1,347,409.80. The trade was a 8.18 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, COO Jeff A. Zadoks sold 28,969 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, November 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $119.96, for a total value of $3,475,121.24. Following the transaction, the chief operating officer now owns 67,788 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $8,131,848.48. This represents a 29.94 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 35,969 shares of company stock valued at $4,322,051. 11.40% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Post Stock Performance

NYSE POST opened at $114.22 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.66, a quick ratio of 1.56 and a current ratio of 2.36. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $113.98 and its two-hundred day moving average is $111.84. The firm has a market capitalization of $6.65 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.25 and a beta of 0.66. Post Holdings, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $87.53 and a fifty-two week high of $125.84.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

POST has been the subject of several research reports. Evercore ISI boosted their price target on Post from $123.00 to $126.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, November 18th. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their target price on shares of Post from $120.00 to $116.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, November 19th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $124.17.

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.