The stock price of Post Holdings Inc (NYSE: POST) has surged by 0.20 when compared to previous closing price of 114.82, but the company has seen a -0.46% decline in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. prnewswire.com reported 2025-04-17 that ST. LOUIS, April 17, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST), a consumer packaged goods holding company, today announced it will hold a conference call on Friday, May 9, 2025 at 9:00 a.m. ET to discuss financial results for the second quarter of fiscal year 2025 and fiscal year 2025 outlook and to respond to questions.
Is It Worth Investing in Post Holdings Inc (NYSE: POST) Right Now?
Post Holdings Inc (NYSE: POST) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 19.35x compared to its average ratio, The 36-month beta value for POST is at 0.49. Analysts have varying views on the stock, with 4 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 3 rating it as “overweight,” 3 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for POST is 49.92M, and currently, shorts hold a 5.30% of that float. The average trading volume for POST on April 18, 2025 was 647.69K shares.
POST’s Market Performance
POST stock saw an increase of -0.46% in the past week, with a monthly gain of 2.31% and a quarterly increase of 6.93%. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.31%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 2.58% for Post Holdings Inc (POST). The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -0.11% for POST’s stock, with a 2.13% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of POST
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for POST stocks, with Mizuho repeating the rating for POST by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for POST in the upcoming period, according to Mizuho is $110 based on the research report published on January 09, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
Wells Fargo, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see POST reach a price target of $92. The rating they have provided for POST stocks is “Equal Weight” according to the report published on December 12th, 2023.
JP Morgan gave a rating of “Overweight” to POST, setting the target price at $100 in the report published on October 13th of the previous year.
POST Trading at 1.07% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought POST to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -8.57% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.58%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.31%, as shares surge +2.79% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +9.77% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, POST fell by -0.46%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +11.01% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $115.17. In addition, Post Holdings Inc saw 0.52% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at POST starting from HARSHMAN ELLEN F, who proposed sale 700 shares at the price of $115.51 back on Mar 28 ’25. After this action, HARSHMAN ELLEN F now owns shares of Post Holdings Inc, valued at $80,856 using the latest closing price.
CATOGGIO NICOLAS, the PRES & CEO, PCB of Post Holdings Inc, sale 5,000 shares at $117.00 during a trade that took place back on Mar 07 ’25, which means that CATOGGIO NICOLAS is holding 45,501 shares at $585,000 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for POST
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.1 for the present operating margin
- 0.29 for the gross margin
The net margin for Post Holdings Inc stands at 0.05. The total capital return value is set at 0.07. Equity return is now at value 10.01, with 3.15 for asset returns.
Based on Post Holdings Inc (POST), the company’s capital structure generated 0.64 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.15. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.79. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 2.53.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 1.27 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 4.68. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.58. The receivables turnover for the company is 13.04for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.62. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 2.39.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Post Holdings Inc (POST) has had a better performance lately. Opinion on the stock among analysts is bullish, with some giving it a “buy” rating and others a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
