Kapitalo Investimentos Ltda Sells 2,152 Shares of Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST)

Kapitalo Investimentos Ltda cut its stake in shares of Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST) by 42.4% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 2,919 shares of the company’s stock after selling 2,152 shares during the quarter. Kapitalo Investimentos Ltda’s holdings in Post were worth $257,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Quadrature Capital Ltd lifted its holdings in shares of Post by 25.8% in the 4th quarter. Quadrature Capital Ltd now owns 10,083 shares of the company’s stock worth $888,000 after acquiring an additional 2,067 shares during the last quarter. Virtu Financial LLC bought a new position in shares of Post during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $436,000. D L Carlson Investment Group Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Post during the 4th quarter worth approximately $2,983,000. Brevan Howard Capital Management LP grew its position in Post by 355.3% in the 4th quarter. Brevan Howard Capital Management LP now owns 19,397 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,708,000 after acquiring an additional 15,137 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Redwood Investment Management LLC purchased a new stake in Post in the fourth quarter worth $6,047,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 94.85% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

POST has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Stifel Nicolaus raised their price target on shares of Post from $115.00 to $120.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, May 6th. Barclays raised their target price on shares of Post from $115.00 to $120.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 7th. Finally, Evercore ISI increased their price objective on Post from $118.00 to $122.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, May 6th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $113.67.

Insider Activity

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

Post Stock Up 0.0 %

Shares of NYSE:POST traded up $0.01 during trading on Tuesday, reaching $101.96. The stock had a trading volume of 35,832 shares, compared to its average volume of 563,754. The company has a current ratio of 2.16, a quick ratio of 1.20 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.61. The company has a market capitalization of $6.18 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.53 and a beta of 0.63. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $104.33 and its 200 day simple moving average is $99.92. Post Holdings, Inc. has a one year low of $78.85 and a one year high of $108.17.

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

Post 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.