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After finishing at $110.73 in the prior trading day, Post Holdings Inc (NYSE: POST) closed at $107.47, down -2.94%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.94 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.66 million shares were traded.
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 9.58 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 11.99. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.43 and its Current Ratio is at 2.13. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.81 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.81.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Mizuho on January 09, 2024, initiated with a Buy rating and assigned the stock a target price of $110.
On December 12, 2023, Wells Fargo started tracking the stock assigning a Equal Weight rating and target price of $92.
On October 13, 2023, JP Morgan started tracking the stock assigning a Overweight rating and target price of $100.JP Morgan initiated its Overweight rating on October 13, 2023, with a $100 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 Jun 05 ’25 when STIRITZ WILLIAM P bought 186,740 shares for $109.11 per share. The transaction valued at 20,376,135 led to the insider holds 4,298,667 shares of the business.
CATOGGIO NICOLAS sold 1,750 shares of POST for $190,702 on Jun 05 ’25. The PRES & CEO, PCB now owns 43,751 shares after completing the transaction at $108.97 per share. On Jun 05 ’25, another insider, CATOGGIO NICOLAS, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 1,750 shares for $108.97 each.
Valuation Measures:
As of this moment, Post’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 19.39, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 14.03. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.86. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.76 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.56.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, POST has reached a high of $125.84, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $102.13. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -3.68%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -4.59%.
Shares Statistics:
A total of 55.72M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 49.06M. Insiders hold about 11.95% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 95.93% stake in the company.
