The stock of Post Holdings Inc. (NYSE:POST) increased by $1.21 on Friday to finish at $90.35, up 1.36 percent. The last five days have seen an average of 602,640 shares of common stock traded. 6 times new highs were reached in the current year, with a gain of $0.09. The average number of shares traded over the last 20 days was 673,770, while the average volume over the last 50 days totaled 526,540.
POST stock appreciated 7.00% since last month. On 07/28/23, the company’s shares reached a one-month low of $83.99. The stock touched a high of $98.84 on 02/06/23, after rallying from a low of $80.39 in 52 weeks. The price of POST stock has risen by 0.10% or $0.09 this year, reaching a new high 6 times. Still, the stock price is down -8.59% from the 52-week high.
Insider Transactions
POST stock investors should be aware that Post Holdings Inc. (POST) stock had its last reported insider trading activity 82 days ago on Jun 07. On Jun 07, Director ERB THOMAS C acquired 1,000 shares at $86.76 each. This transaction resulted in the insider spending $86,764. On Jun 05, HARSHMAN ELLEN F sold 400 shares at a price of US$85.60. After the transaction, the insider now owns 10,272 shares. SVP, CHIEF ACCTING OFFICER HARPER BRADLY A had earlier sold 1,965 shares on May 24 for $86.31 a share. The transaction was completed for $169,609.
Valuation Metrics
Post Holdings Inc. (POST) has a trailing price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 18.66. Beta for the stock is 0.66. There are also a few other valuation ratios worth considering, including the trailing price-to-sales (P/S) ratio of 0.82, the price-to-book (PB) ratio of 1.41, and the price-to-cash flow ratio of 15.37.
Financial Health
For the three months ended June 29, Post Holdings Inc.’s quick ratio was 1.10, while its current ratio was 2.10, indicating its ability to pay off its debt. The company’s long-term debt to equity ratio for the quarter ending June 29 is 1.57, and the total debt to equity ratio is 1.57. As far as profitability goes, gross margin for the trailing twelve months is 26.00% percent. Post Holdings Inc.’s EBITDA margin for the year ended June 29 was 13.07%, whereas its operating margin stood at 10.30% for the same period. Based on annual data, it had gross profit of $1.47 billion and revenue of $5.85 billion.
Investors will also look at the performance of the company’s management in order to determine the potential profitability of their investment. POST’s return on assets (ROA) during the last 12 months has been 2.80%. There was a 4.40% return on investment (ROI) in the past year. In the meantime, the return on equity (ROE) for the last 12 months was 9.10%.
Earnings Surprise
According to Post Holdings Inc.’s quarterly financial report for the quarter that ended June 29. A higher net income was reported in the quarter under review than the previous quarter. Net income for the quarter came in at $1.86 billion, while revenues rose by 24.19% to $1.62 billion. It was predicted that Post Holdings Inc.’s quarterly earnings would be $1.52, but it ended up being $0.93, beating the consensus by 63.40%. EBITDA was $264.8 million for the quarter. At the end of Post Holdings Inc.’s most recent quarter ended June 29, its liabilities totaled 7.93 billion, while its total debt was $6.2 billion. Equity owned by shareholders amounts to $61.22 million.
Technical Picture
Here’s a quick look at Post Holdings Inc.’s (POST) price momentum from a technical perspective. As of 25 August, the RSI 9-day stood at 65.10%, suggesting the stock is Neutral, with a 16.83% historical volatility rate.
The stochastic %K and %D were 66.80% and 60.62% respectively, while the average true range (ATR) was 1.55. Based on the 14-day stochastic reading of 93.30%, the RSI (14) reading is 61.80%. On the 9-day MACD Oscillator, the stock is at 0.50, and the 14-day reading is at 0.60.
Analyst Ratings
Analysts have assigned Post Holdings Inc. (POST) an Overweight rating. POST is a stock that is recommended for selling by 0 brokerage firms, while 2 companies recommend holding. The stock is underweighted by 0 analysts. Among the analysts who rate the stock, 1 rate it overweight and 5 others recommend it as a buy.
What is POST’s price target for the next 12 months?
The current consensus forecast for the stock is between $85.00 and $115.00, with a median target price of $106.50. In analyzing these forecasts, the average price target given by analysts for Post Holdings Inc. (POST) is $104.88.
