Post (POST) Set to Announce Earnings on Thursday

Post (NYSE:POST) is scheduled to release its earnings data after the market closes on Thursday, May 2nd. Analysts expect Post to post earnings of $1.29 per share for the quarter. Persons that are interested in registering for the company’s earnings conference call can do so using this link.

Post (NYSE:POST) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, February 1st. The company reported $1.69 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.07 by $0.62. The company had revenue of $1.97 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.92 billion. Post had a return on equity of 10.51% and a net margin of 4.03%. On average, analysts expect Post to post $6 EPS for the current fiscal year and $6 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Post Stock Up 1.0 %

POST opened at $106.20 on Thursday. The business’s fifty day moving average is $104.07 and its two-hundred day moving average is $94.12. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.60, a quick ratio of 1.00 and a current ratio of 1.99. The company has a market cap of $6.44 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.79 and a beta of 0.66. Post has a one year low of $78.85 and a one year high of $107.67.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CAO Diedre J. Gray sold 7,297 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $104.51, for a total transaction of $762,609.47. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 51,073 shares in the company, valued at $5,337,639.23. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. In other Post news, CAO Diedre J. Gray sold 7,297 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $104.51, for a total transaction of $762,609.47. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 51,073 shares in the company, valued at $5,337,639.23. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Nicolas Catoggio sold 300 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, March 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $104.11, for a total value of $31,233.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 74,992 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $7,807,417.12. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 10.70% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

POST has been the topic of several recent research reports. Barclays upped their price objective on Post from $105.00 to $115.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 6th. Stifel Nicolaus upped their price objective on Post from $98.00 to $115.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, February 5th. Finally, Mizuho upped their price objective on Post from $110.00 to $128.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, February 5th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $109.67.

Post Company Profile

Post Holdings, Inc operates as a consumer packaged goods holding company in the United States and internationally. It operates through four segments: Post Consumer Brands, Weetabix, Foodservice, and Refrigerated Retail. The Post Consumer Brands segment manufactures, markets, and sells branded and private label ready-to-eat (RTE) cereals under Honey Bunches of Oats, Pebbles, and Malt-O-Meal brand names; hot cereal; peanut butter under the Peter Pan brand; and branded and private label dog and cat food products under Rachael Ray Nutrish, Nature's Recipe, 9Lives, Kibbles 'n Bits and Gravy Train brand names.