Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST) Shares Bought by Assetmark Inc.

Assetmark Inc. increased its stake in Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST) by 4.7% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 16,195 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 727 shares during the quarter. Assetmark Inc.’s holdings in Post were worth $1,875,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC bought a new stake in shares of Post in the 1st quarter worth $605,000. Quadrature Capital Ltd lifted its holdings in Post by 133.9% in the 1st quarter. Quadrature Capital Ltd now owns 23,586 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,506,000 after acquiring an additional 13,503 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of Post by 6.7% during the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 5,288,249 shares of the company’s stock valued at $562,035,000 after purchasing an additional 332,811 shares in the last quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers grew its stake in shares of Post by 664.8% in the 1st quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 25,405 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,700,000 after purchasing an additional 22,083 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Tidal Investments LLC bought a new stake in shares of Post in the 1st quarter worth approximately $1,772,000. Institutional investors own 94.85% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts have recently commented on the company. Stifel Nicolaus upped their target price on Post from $120.00 to $130.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, August 5th. Evercore ISI lifted their target price on shares of Post from $122.00 to $123.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, August 5th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on shares of Post from $118.00 to $125.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 6th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company raised their price objective on shares of Post from $108.00 to $120.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note 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. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $124.33.

Post Trading Up 0.5 %

Shares of NYSE:POST opened at $109.49 on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 2.05, a quick ratio of 1.12 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.62. The stock has a market capitalization of $6.40 billion, a PE ratio of 20.39 and a beta of 0.64. Post Holdings, Inc. has a 1 year low of $82.86 and a 1 year high of $118.96. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $113.34 and a 200 day moving average price of $109.73.

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.