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The price of Post Holdings Inc (NYSE: POST) closed at $112.45 in the last session, up 0.16% from day before closing price of $112.27. In other words, the price has increased by $0.16 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.58 million shares were traded. POST stock price reached its highest trading level at $112.615 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $110.25.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at POST’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 7.26 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 10.95. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.64 and its Current Ratio is at 2.39. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.79 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.79.
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:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Mar 07 ’25 when CATOGGIO NICOLAS sold 5,000 shares for $117.00 per share. The transaction valued at 585,000 led to the insider holds 45,501 shares of the business.
CATOGGIO NICOLAS bought 5,000 shares of POST for $585,000 on Mar 07 ’25. On Mar 04 ’25, another insider, HARPER BRADLY A, who serves as the SVP, CHIEF ACCTING OFFICER of the company, sold 2,000 shares for $114.59 each. As a result, the insider received 229,186 and left with 8,741 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 6351378432 and an Enterprise Value of 12433584128. As of this moment, Post’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 18.91, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 15.54. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.56. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.80 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.63. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.568 whereas that against EBITDA is 9.585.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for POST is 0.55, which has changed by 0.06456494 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.08275449 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 $99.62. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 1.79%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 0.91%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, POST traded on average about 588.91K shares per day over the past 3-months and 635510 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 56.48M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 49.92M. Insiders hold about 11.61% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 93.55% stake in the company. Shares short for POST as of 1740700800 were 2652547 with a Short Ratio of 4.50, compared to 1738281600 on 2417429. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2652547 and a Short% of Float of 5.2600004.
