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After finishing at $97.17 in the prior trading day, Post Holdings Inc (NYSE: POST) closed at $96.97, down -0.21%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.21 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.94 million shares were traded. POST stock price reached its highest trading level at $98.97 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $96.47.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of POST by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 27.67 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 10.36. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.95 and its Current Ratio is at 1.67. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 2.05 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 2.04.
On January 09, 2024, Mizuho started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $110.
On December 12, 2023, Wells Fargo started tracking the stock assigning a Equal Weight rating and target price of $92.Wells Fargo initiated its Equal Weight rating on December 12, 2023, with a $92 target price.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Dec 05 ’25 when HARPER BRADLY A sold 1,658 shares for $96.69 per share. The transaction valued at 160,304 led to the insider holds 11,441 shares of the business.
HARPER BRADLY A bought 1,658 shares of POST for $160,304 on Dec 05 ’25. On Nov 25 ’25, another insider, CATOGGIO NICOLAS, who serves as the PRES & CEO, PCB of the company, sold 10,000 shares for $100.21 each. As a result, the insider received 1,002,109 and left with 75,542 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, POST now has a Market Capitalization of 5267422720 and an Enterprise Value of 12606181376. As of this moment, Post’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 17.68, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 11.74. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.13. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.62 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.36. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.545 whereas that against EBITDA is 9.162.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for POST is 0.46, which has changed by -0.18220836 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.12529528 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, POST has reached a high of $125.84, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $95.07. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -7.40%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -10.95%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 740.22K shares per day over the past 3-months and 1124340 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 52.80M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 45.28M. Insiders hold about 13.17% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 95.66% stake in the company. Shares short for POST as of 1763078400 were 3920989 with a Short Ratio of 5.30, compared to 1760486400 on 3755116. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3920989 and a Short% of Float of 8.3900005.
Earnings Estimates
The stock of Post Holdings Inc (POST) is currently being evaluated by 8.0 analysts who are actively contributing to its market rating.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.74, with high estimates of $2.13 and low estimates of $1.58.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $7.4 and $6.5 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $6.94. EPS for the following year is $8.25, with 7.0 analysts recommending between $9.1 and $7.24.
Revenue Estimates
7 analysts predict $2.18B in revenue for. The current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $2.19B to a low estimate of $2.15B. As of. The current estimate, Post Holdings Inc’s year-ago sales were $1.97BFor the next quarter, 7 analysts are estimating revenue of $2.08B. There is a high estimate of $2.12B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $2.06B.
A total of 7 analysts have provided revenue estimates for POST’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $8.54B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $8.31B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $8.43B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $8.16BBased on 7 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $8.41B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $8.5B and the low estimate is $8.35B.
