GAMMA Investing LLC Purchases 584 Shares of Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST)

GAMMA Investing LLC increased its position in Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST) by 50.0% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 1,752 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 584 shares during the quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC’s holdings in Post were worth $201,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. V Square Quantitative Management LLC bought a new position in Post in the 3rd quarter worth about $27,000. Ashton Thomas Securities LLC bought a new position in shares of Post in the third quarter valued at approximately $33,000. Quarry LP grew its stake in Post by 244.9% during the third quarter. Quarry LP now owns 338 shares of the company’s stock valued at $39,000 after acquiring an additional 240 shares in the last quarter. Point72 Asia Singapore Pte. Ltd. bought a new stake in Post during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $62,000. Finally, Farther Finance Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Post by 780.0% in the 3rd quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 704 shares of the company’s stock worth $81,000 after purchasing an additional 624 shares in the last quarter. 94.85% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, SVP Bradly A. Harper sold 1,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, December 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $120.09, for a total transaction of $120,090.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president now owns 11,220 shares in the company, valued at $1,347,409.80. This represents a 8.18 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Nicolas Catoggio sold 6,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, December 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $121.14, for a total value of $726,840.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 70,501 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $8,540,491.14. The trade was a 7.84 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 35,969 shares of company stock valued at $4,322,051 in the last quarter. Insiders own 11.40% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research analysts have recently commented on POST shares. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price target on shares of Post from $120.00 to $116.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, November 19th. Evercore ISI boosted their target price on Post from $123.00 to $126.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, November 18th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Post presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $124.17.

Post Stock Down 0.6 %

Shares of NYSE POST opened at $107.51 on Thursday. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $113.96 and its 200 day moving average is $112.68. Post Holdings, Inc. has a 52 week low of $91.09 and a 52 week high of $125.84. The company has a quick ratio of 1.56, a current ratio of 2.36 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.66. The company has a market cap of $6.26 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.06 and a beta of 0.66.

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.