Market Insights: Post Holdings Inc (POST)’s Notable Drop of -0.57, Closing at 114.49

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As of close of business last night, Post Holdings Inc’s stock clocked out at $114.49, down -0.57% from its previous closing price of $115.15. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.57 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.65 million shares were traded. POST stock price reached its highest trading level at $116.01 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $113.86.

Ratios:

To gain a deeper understanding of POST’s stock, we examine its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 19.46 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 11.64. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.12 and its Current Ratio is at 2.05. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.62 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.62.

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:

Investing in insider trades can also provide an investor with insight into how management views future stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Sep 04 ’24 when HARSHMAN ELLEN F sold 200 shares for $117.50 per share. The transaction valued at 23,500 led to the insider holds 10,372 shares of the business.

HARSHMAN ELLEN F bought 200 shares of POST for $23,500 on Sep 04 ’24. On Aug 16 ’24, another insider, HARPER BRADLY A, who serves as the SVP, CHIEF ACCTING OFFICER of the company, sold 1,346 shares for $113.43 each. As a result, the insider received 152,677 and left with 9,351 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 6727924736 and an Enterprise Value of 12761667584. As of this moment, Post’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 21.83, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 18.28. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.45. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.85 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.70. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.624 whereas that against EBITDA is 9.831.

Stock Price History:

Over the past 52 weeks, POST has reached a high of $118.96, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $78.85. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 1.69%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 10.71%.

Shares Statistics:

It appears that POST traded 470.83K shares on average per day over the past three months and 493320 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 60.40M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 46.59M. Insiders hold about 20.26% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 91.68% stake in the company. Shares short for POST as of 1724976000 were 1652803 with a Short Ratio of 3.51, compared to 1722384000 on 1624925. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1652803 and a Short% of Float of 3.15.

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