Post (POST) Scheduled to Post Quarterly Earnings on Thursday

Post (NYSE:POST) is scheduled 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 interested in participating in the company’s conference call can do so using this link.

Post Price Performance

Shares of NYSE POST opened at $108.98 on Wednesday. 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 market capitalization of $6.37 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.38 and a beta of 0.64. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $113.68 and its 200-day simple moving average is $109.71. Post has a 12 month low of $82.86 and a 12 month high of $118.96.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

POST has been the topic of several analyst reports. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price target on shares of Post from $108.00 to $120.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Monday, August 5th. Stifel Nicolaus lifted their price target on 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. increased their price target on Post from $118.00 to $125.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 6th. Finally, Evercore ISI boosted their price objective on Post from $122.00 to $123.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, August 5th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Post currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $124.33.

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.