Nordea Investment Management AB Lowers Position in Post Holdings, Inc. $POST

Nordea Investment Management AB lessened its holdings in shares of Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST) by 12.6% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 55,614 shares of the company’s stock after selling 7,998 shares during the quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB owned about 0.11% of Post worth $5,520,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the business. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its position in shares of Post by 4.1% in the third quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 2,812,423 shares of the company’s stock worth $302,272,000 after purchasing an additional 110,928 shares during the last quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company lifted its position in Post by 35.0% during the second quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 1,313,852 shares of the company’s stock valued at $143,249,000 after purchasing an additional 340,599 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank bought a new stake in Post during the second quarter valued at approximately $136,310,000. Epoch Investment Partners Inc. grew its stake in Post by 3.2% in the 2nd quarter. Epoch Investment Partners Inc. now owns 944,727 shares of the company’s stock worth $103,004,000 after buying an additional 29,240 shares in the last quarter. Finally, AQR Capital Management LLC grew its stake in Post by 55.8% in the 3rd quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 321,840 shares of the company’s stock worth $34,476,000 after buying an additional 115,223 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 94.85% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

POST has been the topic of several research reports. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Post from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, February 7th. Barclays reiterated an “overweight” rating and issued a $127.00 target price on shares of Post in a research report on Monday, February 9th. Mizuho lowered their price target on Post from $122.00 to $120.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, December 1st. Zacks Research raised Post from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, February 9th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on Post from $108.00 to $120.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Monday, February 9th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $129.67.

Insider Transactions at Post

In other Post news, Director Gregory L. Curl sold 6,983 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $114.31, for a total transaction of $798,226.73. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 21,293 shares in the company, valued at $2,434,002.83. This represents a 24.70% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. 14.05% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Key Headlines Impacting Post

Here are the key news stories impacting Post this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Zacks highlights that Post’s margin expansion is being driven by strength in Foodservice and efficiency gains in Consumer Brands, which supports steady EBITDA growth and gives investors a constructive view on forward profitability. Zacks points to ongoing efficiency initiatives as a reason for continued margin upside. Post Holdings’ Margin Story in Focus (Zacks)
• Neutral Sentiment: Recent results (reported Feb. 5) showed an EPS beat ($2.13 vs. $1.66 consensus) and ~10% revenue growth year‑over‑year, underlining top‑line growth with improving profitability — a mixed but generally constructive operational print that leaves execution the next focus for investors.
• Negative Sentiment: Higher logistics/transportation costs remain a risk for packaged‑food companies. The U.S. Postal Service announced price increases on popular services (an 8% hike on key items), which can raise distribution/shipping costs for retailers and suppliers and pressure margins for CPG companies that rely on retail and e‑commerce distribution. Postal Service to hike prices 8% (Fortune)
• Negative Sentiment: On the valuation/technical side, POST is trading below its 50‑ and 200‑day moving averages (~$103), and the company carries elevated leverage (debt/equity ~2.15). Those factors can make the stock more sensitive to short‑term profit‑taking and macro shocks.

Post Trading Down 1.4%

Shares of POST opened at $95.84 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $4.58 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.72 and a beta of 0.43. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.15, a quick ratio of 1.02 and a current ratio of 1.90. Post Holdings, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $94.13 and a fifty-two week high of $119.85. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $103.05 and a 200-day moving average price of $103.10.

Post (NYSE:POST) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 5th. The company reported $2.13 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.66 by $0.47. The company had revenue of $2.17 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.18 billion. Post had a net margin of 3.82% and a return on equity of 12.37%. The firm’s revenue was up 10.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $1.73 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Post Holdings, Inc. will post 6.41 earnings per share for the current year.

About Post

Post Holdings, Inc is a consumer packaged goods company that operates as a holding company for a diverse portfolio of food and beverage brands. The company’s principal activities include the production, marketing and distribution of ready-to-eat cereal, refrigerated and frozen foods, and nutritional beverages. Through its operating segments—Post Consumer Brands, Foodservice, Refrigerated Side Dishes & Bakery, and Active Nutrition—Post Holdings delivers a broad array of products to retail grocers, convenience stores, foodservice operators and e-commerce channels.

The Post Consumer Brands segment features a variety of hot and cold cereals under names such as Honey Bunches of Oats, Shredded Wheat and Pebbles.