Post (POST) to Release Earnings on Thursday

Post (NYSE:POST) will likely be issuing its quarterly earnings data after the market closes on Thursday, February 6th. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $1.49 per share and revenue of $1.99 billion for the quarter. Persons interested in listening to the company’s earnings conference call can do so using this link.

Post Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:POST opened at $104.64 on Wednesday. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $112.50 and its 200 day simple moving average is $112.87. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.66, a current ratio of 2.36 and a quick ratio of 1.56. Post has a 1 year low of $99.62 and a 1 year high of $125.84. The stock has a market capitalization of $6.09 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.55 and a beta of 0.65.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Post news, SVP Bradly A. Harper sold 1,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, December 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $120.09, for a total transaction of $120,090.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president now directly owns 11,220 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,347,409.80. This represents a 8.18 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, CEO Nicolas Catoggio sold 6,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $121.14, for a total value of $726,840.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 70,501 shares in the company, valued at approximately $8,540,491.14. This trade represents a 7.84 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 35,969 shares of company stock valued at $4,322,051 over the last 90 days. 11.40% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several analysts recently weighed in on POST shares. Evercore ISI raised their price objective on Post from $123.00 to $126.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, November 18th. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price target on shares of Post from $120.00 to $116.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, November 19th. Finally, Piper Sandler lowered their price objective on shares of Post from $140.00 to $120.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, January 16th. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and six have issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $123.57.

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.