Barclays analyst Andrew Lazar maintained a Buy rating on Post Holdings (POST – Research Report) today and set a price target of $120.00. The company’s shares closed yesterday at $105.38.
According to TipRanks, Lazar is a 4-star analyst with an average return of 5.4% and a 58.86% success rate. Lazar covers the Consumer Defensive sector, focusing on stocks such as The Hershey Company, JM Smucker, and Kellanova.
In addition to Barclays, Post Holdings also received a Buy from Stifel Nicolaus’s Matthew Smith, CFA in a report issued yesterday. However, on May 5, Wells Fargo maintained a Hold rating on Post Holdings (NYSE: POST).
POST market cap is currently $6.38B and has a P/E ratio of 20.82.
Based on the recent corporate insider activity of 77 insiders, corporate insider sentiment is negative on the stock. This means that over the past quarter there has been an increase of insiders selling their shares of POST in relation to earlier this year.
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Post Holdings (POST) Company Description:
Post Holdings, Inc. is a consumer packaged goods holding company, which engages in operating of centre-of-the-store, refrigerated, foodservice, food ingredient, active nutrition, and private brand food categories. It operates through the following segments: Post Consumer Brands, Weetabix, Refrigerated Food, Active Nutrition, and Foodservice. The Post Consumer Brands segment manufactures, markets, and sells branded and private label RTE cereal and hot cereal products. The Weetabix segment focuses in the marketing and distribution of branded and private label RTE cereal products. The Refrigerated Food segment produces and/or distributes egg products, sausage, side dishes, cheese, and other refrigerated products to retail and foodservice customers. The Active Nutrition segment markets and distributes ready-to-drink beverages, bars, powders, and other nutritional supplements. The Foodservice segment includes egg and potato products. The company was founded by Charles William Post in 1895 and is headquartered in St. Louis, MO.
