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In the latest session, Post Holdings Inc (NYSE: POST) closed at $109.44 down -3.54% from its previous closing price of $113.46. In other words, the price has decreased by -$3.54 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.56 million shares were traded. POST stock price reached its highest trading level at $113.4 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $109.41.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Post Holdings Inc’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 8.06 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 12.70. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.56 and its Current Ratio is at 2.36. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.73 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.72.
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:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Dec 05 ’24 when HARPER BRADLY A sold 1,000 shares for $120.09 per share. The transaction valued at 120,091 led to the insider holds 11,220 shares of the business.
HARPER BRADLY A bought 1,000 shares of POST for $120,091 on Dec 05 ’24. On Dec 02 ’24, another insider, CATOGGIO NICOLAS, who serves as the PRES & CEO, PCB of the company, sold 6,000 shares for $121.14 each. As a result, the insider received 726,841 and left with 70,501 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 6601169408 and an Enterprise Value of 12369618944. As of this moment, Post’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 19.98, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 15.39. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.41. 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 1.56. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.574 whereas that against EBITDA is 9.529.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for POST is 0.67, which has changed by 0.2101109 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.24933672 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 $90.34. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -3.77%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -0.50%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, POST has traded an average of 560.64K shares per day and 537470 over the past ten days. A total of 58.40M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 46.25M. Insiders hold about 20.51% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 90.41% stake in the company. Shares short for POST as of 1730332800 were 1622990 with a Short Ratio of 4.16, compared to 1727654400 on 1622851. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1622990 and a Short% of Float of 3.1.
