Orion Portfolio Solutions LLC Sells 966 Shares of Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST)

Orion Portfolio Solutions LLC reduced its stake in shares of Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST) by 4.5% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 20,312 shares of the company’s stock after selling 966 shares during the period. Orion Portfolio Solutions LLC’s holdings in Post were worth $2,325,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Janus Henderson Group PLC increased its stake in Post by 8.4% in the 3rd quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC now owns 23,619 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,733,000 after buying an additional 1,827 shares in the last quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC grew its position in shares of Post by 11.6% during the third quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 2,831 shares of the company’s stock worth $328,000 after purchasing an additional 295 shares in the last quarter. Quarry LP raised its stake in Post by 244.9% during the 3rd quarter. Quarry LP now owns 338 shares of the company’s stock valued at $39,000 after purchasing an additional 240 shares during the period. Quantinno Capital Management LP lifted its holdings in Post by 8.9% in the 3rd quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP now owns 69,197 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,010,000 after purchasing an additional 5,670 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Stifel Financial Corp boosted its stake in Post by 0.8% in the 3rd quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 48,808 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,650,000 after purchasing an additional 377 shares during the period. 94.85% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In other Post news, CEO Nicolas Catoggio sold 5,000 shares of Post stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $116.50, for a total transaction of $582,500.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 55,501 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $6,465,866.50. The trade was a 8.26 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, SVP Bradly A. Harper sold 2,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $114.59, for a total transaction of $229,180.00. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president now directly owns 8,741 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,001,631.19. This represents a 18.62 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 36,096 shares of company stock valued at $4,129,355. 11.40% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

POST has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Piper Sandler lifted their price objective on shares of Post from $120.00 to $140.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, February 10th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price target on shares of Post from $116.00 to $122.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Monday, February 10th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $127.17.

Post Trading Up 0.6 %

POST stock opened at $117.03 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $6.61 billion, a PE ratio of 19.28 and a beta of 0.65. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $111.66 and a 200 day moving average price of $112.73. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.78, a quick ratio of 1.64 and a current ratio of 2.39. Post Holdings, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $99.62 and a fifty-two week high of $125.84.

Post (NYSE:POST) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, February 6th. The company reported $1.73 earnings per share for the quarter, topping 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%. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Post Holdings, Inc. will post 6.41 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

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.