Nicolas Catoggio Sells 5,000 Shares of Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST) Stock

Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST) CEO Nicolas Catoggio sold 5,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $114.50, for a total transaction 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 approximately $5,782,364.50. This trade represents a 9.01 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink.

Nicolas Catoggio also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Tuesday, February 25th, Nicolas Catoggio sold 5,000 shares of Post stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $116.50, for a total transaction of $582,500.00.

Post Stock Performance

NYSE:POST opened at $113.59 on Thursday. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $110.28 and its 200 day moving average price is $113.03. Post Holdings, Inc. has a 1-year low of $99.62 and a 1-year high of $125.84. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.78, a current ratio of 2.39 and a quick ratio of 1.64. The firm has a market cap of $6.42 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.71 and a beta of 0.65.

Post (NYSE:POST) last posted its quarterly earnings data 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, sell-side analysts expect that Post Holdings, Inc. will post 6.41 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

POST has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Evercore ISI raised their price objective on shares of Post from $123.00 to $126.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, November 18th. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price objective on shares of Post from $116.00 to $122.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Monday, February 10th. Finally, Piper Sandler raised their price objective on shares of Post from $120.00 to $140.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, February 10th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $127.17.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Post

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in POST. Fortitude Family Office LLC boosted its position in shares of Post by 426.0% during the 4th quarter. Fortitude Family Office LLC now owns 263 shares of the company’s stock worth $30,000 after purchasing an additional 213 shares in the last quarter. Ashton Thomas Securities LLC acquired a new position in shares of Post during the 3rd quarter worth $33,000. Quarry LP raised its stake in shares of Post by 244.9% during the 3rd quarter. Quarry LP now owns 338 shares of the company’s stock worth $39,000 after buying an additional 240 shares during the last quarter. True Wealth Design LLC raised its stake in shares of Post by 281.2% during the 4th quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 385 shares of the company’s stock worth $44,000 after buying an additional 284 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Sound Income Strategies LLC acquired a new position in shares of Post during the 4th quarter worth $54,000. 94.85% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.