Post (POST) Scheduled to Post Quarterly Earnings on Thursday

Post (NYSE:POST) is set to announce its earnings results after the market closes on Thursday, November 14th. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $1.19 per share for the quarter. Investors that wish to register for the company’s conference call can do so using this link.

Post Trading Down 1.6 %

Shares of POST stock opened at $108.94 on Thursday. Post has a 1-year low of $82.86 and a 1-year high of $118.96. The company has a market cap of $6.37 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.29 and a beta of 0.64. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.62, a current ratio of 2.05 and a quick ratio of 1.12. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $114.04 and a 200-day simple moving average of $109.59.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

POST has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Evercore ISI upped their price objective on shares of Post from $122.00 to $123.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, August 5th. Stifel Nicolaus raised their price target on shares of Post from $120.00 to $130.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, August 5th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price objective on Post from $118.00 to $125.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 6th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company raised their target price on Post from $108.00 to $120.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Monday, August 5th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $124.33.

Insider Buying and Selling at Post

In related news, Director Thomas C. Erb acquired 2,000 shares of Post stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 13th. The shares were purchased at an average price of $112.94 per share, for a total transaction of $225,880.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 35,475 shares in the company, valued at $4,006,546.50. This represents a 0.00 % increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. 10.70% of the stock is owned by insiders.

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.