Mutual of America Capital Management LLC Has $3.19 Million Holdings in Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST)

Mutual of America Capital Management LLC lessened its holdings in shares of Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST) by 4.6% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 30,009 shares of the company’s stock after selling 1,453 shares during the quarter. Mutual of America Capital Management LLC’s holdings in Post were worth $3,189,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. GAMMA Investing LLC bought a new stake in shares of Post in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Parallel Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Post by 487.0% during the fourth quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 317 shares of the company’s stock worth $28,000 after purchasing an additional 263 shares during the last quarter. Venturi Wealth Management LLC lifted its stake in Post by 56.8% during the first quarter. Venturi Wealth Management LLC now owns 359 shares of the company’s stock worth $38,000 after purchasing an additional 130 shares during the last quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp lifted its stake in Post by 45.9% during the fourth quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 610 shares of the company’s stock worth $54,000 after purchasing an additional 192 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Principal Securities Inc. bought a new stake in Post during the fourth quarter worth $93,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 94.85% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Post

In other Post news, CEO Nicolas Catoggio sold 1,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, May 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $105.62, for a total value of $158,430.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 73,492 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,762,225.04. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. In other Post news, CEO Nicolas Catoggio sold 1,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, May 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $105.62, for a total value of $158,430.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 73,492 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $7,762,225.04. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director Robert E. Grote sold 16,845 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, June 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $104.58, for a total transaction of $1,761,650.10. Following the completion of the sale, the director now directly owns 4,400 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $460,152. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 22,345 shares of company stock valued at $2,344,320 in the last three months. Company insiders own 10.70% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several brokerages have recently issued reports on POST. Stifel Nicolaus upped their price target on shares of Post from $115.00 to $120.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, May 6th. Barclays upped their price target on shares of Post from $115.00 to $120.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 7th. Finally, Evercore ISI upped their price target on shares of Post from $118.00 to $122.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, May 6th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Post currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $113.67.

Post Price Performance

POST stock opened at $106.86 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $6.47 billion, a PE ratio of 20.47 and a beta of 0.64. The company’s 50-day moving average is $104.47 and its 200-day moving average is $101.78. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.61, a current ratio of 2.16 and a quick ratio of 1.20. Post Holdings, Inc. has a 1 year low of $78.85 and a 1 year high of $108.17.

Post (NYSE:POST) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 2nd. The company reported $1.51 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.29 by $0.22. Post had a net margin of 4.38% and a return on equity of 10.93%. The business had revenue of $2 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.03 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $1.10 EPS. Post’s revenue was up 23.4% compared to the same quarter last year. Equities research analysts expect that Post Holdings, Inc. will post 5.61 EPS for the current fiscal year.

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.