In the latest session, Post Holdings Inc (NYSE: POST) closed at $101.50 down -2.39% from its previous closing price of $103.99. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.49 from its previous closing price. On the day, 557415 shares were traded.
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 37.10 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 12.44. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.00 and its Current Ratio is at 1.99. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.60 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.60.
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 Mar 06 ’24 when CATOGGIO NICOLAS sold 300 shares for $104.11 per share. The transaction valued at 31,233 led to the insider holds 74,992 shares of the business.
GRAY DIEDRE J sold 7,297 shares of POST for $762,639 on Feb 12 ’24. The EVP, GC & CAO, SECY now owns 51,073 shares after completing the transaction at $104.51 per share. On Feb 08 ’24, another insider, HARSHMAN ELLEN F, who serves as the Director of the company, sold 400 shares for $106.02 each. As a result, the insider received 42,408 and left with 10,572 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 6.16B and an Enterprise Value of 12.32B. As of this moment, Post’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 22.82, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 15.94. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.47. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.83 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.56. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.67 whereas that against EBITDA is 10.91.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, POST has reached a high of $107.67, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $78.85. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 102.73, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 90.66.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, POST has traded an average of 641.09K shares per day and 437.47k over the past ten days. A total of 60.40M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 54.25M. Insiders hold about 10.60% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 94.99% stake in the company. Shares short for POST as of Mar 15, 2024 were 1.97M with a Short Ratio of 3.07, compared to 1.84M on Feb 15, 2024. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3.25% and a Short% of Float of 3.60%.
Earnings Estimates
There are 8 different market analysts currently analyzing its stock. On average, analysts expect EPS of $1.27 for the current quarter, with a high estimate of $1.43 and a low estimate of $1.19, while EPS last year was $1.1. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.26, with high estimates of $1.36 and low estimates of $1.19.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $5.82 and $5.2 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $5.53. EPS for the following year is $6.39, with 8 analysts recommending between $6.94 and $5.84.
Revenue Estimates
A total of 8 analysts have provided revenue estimates for POST’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $8.2B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $7.82B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $8.07B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $6.99B, up 15.50% from the average estimate. Based on 8 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $8.28B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $8.54B and the low estimate is $7.97B. The average revenue growth estimate for next year is up 2.60% from the average revenue estimate for this year.
