Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST) Shares Acquired by Atria Investments Inc

Atria Investments Inc lifted its holdings in Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST) by 12.4% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 7,559 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 835 shares during the period. Atria Investments Inc’s holdings in Post were worth $875,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of POST. Point72 Asset Management L.P. lifted its stake in Post by 51.4% in the 2nd quarter. Point72 Asset Management L.P. now owns 1,237,165 shares of the company’s stock worth $128,863,000 after purchasing an additional 419,945 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its position in Post by 6.7% during the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 5,288,249 shares of the company’s stock worth $562,035,000 after buying an additional 332,811 shares in the last quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC lifted its position in Post by 901.9% during the third quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 179,222 shares of the company’s stock worth $20,745,000 after buying an additional 161,334 shares in the last quarter. Adams Diversified Equity Fund Inc. acquired a new position in Post during the third quarter worth $14,480,000. Finally, F M Investments LLC purchased a new stake in Post in the 2nd quarter valued at $8,873,000. 94.85% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Post Trading Down 1.5 %

NYSE POST opened at $106.14 on Monday. 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 $6.20 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.82 and a beta of 0.64. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $112.95 and its two-hundred day moving average is $109.73. Post Holdings, Inc. has a 12 month low of $82.86 and a 12 month high of $118.96.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research firms have recently commented on POST. Stifel Nicolaus lifted their price target on Post from $120.00 to $130.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, August 5th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their target price 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. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price target on shares of Post from $118.00 to $125.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 6th. Finally, Evercore ISI raised their price target on shares of Post from $122.00 to $123.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, August 5th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Post currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $124.33.

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.