Seizert Capital Partners LLC Sells 607 Shares of Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST)

Seizert Capital Partners LLC lessened its position in Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST) by 2.1% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 28,233 shares of the company’s stock after selling 607 shares during the quarter. Seizert Capital Partners LLC’s holdings in Post were worth $3,232,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Victory Capital Management Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Post by 4.8% in the 4th quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 237,279 shares of the company’s stock worth $27,159,000 after acquiring an additional 10,767 shares during the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. increased its stake in Post by 0.3% in the 4th quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 320,585 shares of the company’s stock worth $36,694,000 after buying an additional 964 shares during the period. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust increased its stake in Post by 6.5% in the 4th quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust now owns 1,699 shares of the company’s stock worth $194,000 after buying an additional 103 shares during the period. Proficio Capital Partners LLC purchased a new position in Post in the 4th quarter worth about $2,777,000. Finally, PYA Waltman Capital LLC increased its stake in Post by 0.6% in the 4th quarter. PYA Waltman Capital LLC now owns 150,658 shares of the company’s stock worth $17,244,000 after buying an additional 856 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 94.85% of the company’s stock.

Post Stock Down 1.4 %

NYSE:POST opened at $112.74 on Wednesday. Post Holdings, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $99.62 and a fifty-two week high of $125.84. The stock has a market capitalization of $6.37 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.57 and a beta of 0.65. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.78, a quick ratio of 1.64 and a current ratio of 2.39. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $110.30 and its 200-day simple moving average is $113.03.

Post (NYSE:POST) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 6th. The company reported $1.73 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.49 by $0.24. Post had a net margin of 4.94% and a return on equity of 10.48%. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Post Holdings, Inc. will post 6.41 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CEO Nicolas Catoggio sold 5,000 shares of Post stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $114.50, for a total value of $572,500.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 50,501 shares in the company, valued at $5,782,364.50. This trade represents a 9.01 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, SVP Bradly A. Harper sold 1,000 shares of Post 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 completion of the sale, the senior vice president now owns 11,220 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,347,409.80. This trade represents a 8.18 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 35,096 shares of company stock worth $4,020,265 in the last three months. Corporate insiders own 11.40% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research analysts recently commented on POST shares. Piper Sandler raised their price target on shares of Post from $120.00 to $140.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, February 10th. Evercore ISI raised their target price on shares of Post from $123.00 to $126.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, November 18th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company raised their target price on shares of Post from $116.00 to $122.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Monday, February 10th. 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 has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $127.17.

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.