Post (NYSE:POST) Director Gregory Curl Sells 6,983 Shares

Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST) Director Gregory Curl sold 6,983 shares of Post stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $114.31, for a total transaction of $798,226.73. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 21,293 shares in the company, valued at $2,434,002.83. This represents a 24.70% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website.

Post Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:POST opened at $109.62 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $5.26 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.26 and a beta of 0.44. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $100.13 and a 200 day moving average price of $104.19. Post Holdings, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $95.07 and a fifty-two week high of $119.85. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.15, a quick ratio of 1.02 and a current ratio of 1.90.

Post (NYSE:POST) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, February 5th. The company reported $2.13 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.66 by $0.47. Post had a net margin of 3.82% and a return on equity of 12.37%. The firm had revenue of $2.17 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.18 billion. During the same period last year, the firm posted $1.73 earnings per share. Post’s revenue for the quarter was up 10.2% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Post Holdings, Inc. will post 6.41 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts have issued reports on the stock. Evercore lowered their price objective on shares of Post from $131.00 to $129.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, November 24th. Mizuho decreased their price target on shares of Post from $122.00 to $120.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, December 1st. Wall Street Zen upgraded Post from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price objective on Post from $131.00 to $132.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, October 27th. Finally, Zacks Research lowered Post from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research report on Friday, November 28th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $129.67.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Post

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Larson Financial Group LLC increased its position in shares of Post by 62.8% in the 4th quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 267 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,000 after acquiring an additional 103 shares during the period. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC grew its stake in Post by 2.3% during the 2nd quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 5,075 shares of the company’s stock valued at $553,000 after purchasing an additional 115 shares during the last quarter. Millstone Evans Group LLC increased its holdings in shares of Post by 50.0% in the third quarter. Millstone Evans Group LLC now owns 375 shares of the company’s stock valued at $40,000 after purchasing an additional 125 shares during the period. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. raised its stake in shares of Post by 119.5% in the second quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 248 shares of the company’s stock worth $27,000 after purchasing an additional 135 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Aviso Financial Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Post by 1.4% during the third quarter. Aviso Financial Inc. now owns 10,020 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,077,000 after purchasing an additional 140 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 94.85% of the company’s stock.

Post News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Post this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Post’s latest reported quarter (Feb. 5) delivered an earnings beat: GAAP EPS $2.13 vs. consensus $1.66 and year‑over‑year revenue growth (~+10%). That EPS outperformance is a supportive fundamental datapoint for the stock. Post Q1 results (MarketBeat)
• Neutral Sentiment: There are no direct Post Holdings press releases or new strategic announcements in the supplied article list — most headlines cover unrelated companies and macro items (e.g., postal/systemic support in Canada) that are unlikely to materially change Post’s fundamentals. Example coverage about the Canadian postal system is included below. Canada to Provide $720M to Canada Post (WSJ)
• Negative Sentiment: The quarter was mixed: revenue missed consensus by a hair (reported ~$2.17B vs ~$2.18B est), net margin remains thin (~3.8%), and the company carries meaningful leverage (debt/equity ~2.15). Those factors leave the stock exposed to profit‑taking and make investors sensitive to any guidance or margin pressure. The mixed print + perceived balance‑sheet risk likely explain downward pressure. Post financial snapshot (MarketBeat)

Post Company Profile

Post Holdings, Inc is a consumer packaged goods company that operates as a holding company for a diverse portfolio of food and beverage brands. The company’s principal activities include the production, marketing and distribution of ready-to-eat cereal, refrigerated and frozen foods, and nutritional beverages. Through its operating segments—Post Consumer Brands, Foodservice, Refrigerated Side Dishes & Bakery, and Active Nutrition—Post Holdings delivers a broad array of products to retail grocers, convenience stores, foodservice operators and e-commerce channels.

The Post Consumer Brands segment features a variety of hot and cold cereals under names such as Honey Bunches of Oats, Shredded Wheat and Pebbles.