Post Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:POST) is set to release its earnings data after the market closes on Thursday, February 4th. Analysts expect Post Holdings to post earnings of $0.36 per share for the quarter.

Post Holdings (NASDAQ:POST) last posted its earnings results on Monday, November 23rd. The company reported $0.06 EPS for the quarter, missing the Thomson Reuters’ consensus estimate of $0.29 by $0.23. The business had revenue of $1.31 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.33 billion. Post Holdings’s revenue was up 25.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $0.13 earnings per share. On average, analysts expect Post Holdings to post $1.50 EPS for the current fiscal year and $2.12 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Post Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:POST) traded down 4.15% during trading on Tuesday, reaching $57.81. 115,470 shares of the company’s stock traded hands. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $59.22 and a 200-day moving average price of $61.69. The firm’s market cap is $3.59 billion. Post Holdings Inc has a 12 month low of $41.63 and a 12 month high of $71.39.

A number of equities analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. Barclays lifted their price target on shares of Post Holdings from $73.00 to $77.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 26th. TheStreet cut shares of Post Holdings to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 17th. BB&T Corp. began coverage on shares of Post Holdings in a research report on Tuesday, December 15th. They issued a “hold” rating on the stock. They noted that the move was a valuation call. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their price objective on shares of Post Holdings from $70.00 to $75.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 25th. Finally, Zacks Investment Research cut shares of Post Holdings from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, October 12th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have issued a buy rating to the company. Post Holdings has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $72.71.

An institutional investor recently raised its position in Post Holdings stock. Simplex Trading boosted its stake in Post Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:POST) by 53.7% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 14,002 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 4,890 shares during the period. Simplex Trading’s holdings in Post Holdings were worth $863,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Post Holdings, Inc. is a consumer packaged goods holding company. The Company operates through four segments, namely, Post Consumer Brands, Michael Foods Group, Active Nutrition and Private Brands. The Company’s Post Consumer Brands segment includes the Post Foods branded ready-to-eat cereal operations and the business of MOM Brands. Its Michael Foods Group segment produces and distributes egg products, refrigerated potato products, cheese and other dairy case products, and pasta products. Its Private Brands segment manufactures and distributes organic and conventional private label peanut butter and other nut butters, baking nuts, raisins and other dried fruit, and trail mixes. Its Active Nutrition segment markets and distributes protein beverages and bars under the Premier Protein brand, protein powders and bars under the Dymatize and Supreme Protein brands, and ready-to-drink beverages and other liquid-based solutions under the Joint Juice brand.

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