POST

Post Holdings Inc. Common Stock (POST)

Stock · NYSE · Food

$78.6as of 10/16/2026

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October 10, 2026

Wells Fargo lowers Post Holdings price target to $79. Wells Fargo maintained an Equal-Weight rating on Post Holdings but reduced its price target to $79. This move places the bank's outlook below the current average analyst target of $105.17. The stock is currently trading near its 52-week low, reflecting broader market caution regarding inflation data and consumer spending trends.

Active signals

Resistance level
$88.11
Industry
Packaged Foods

What POST's price did in the 20 trading sessions after each past signal, compared with any 20-session window over the same period.

SignalTimesMedian 20-session returnHigher after 20 sessions
Volume Spike24+1.0%54%
Bollinger Band Breakdown22+2.6%73%
Bollinger Band BreakoutActive now23+1.4%61%
200-Day Moving Average TouchActive now22-1.8%36%
Any 20-session window (baseline)-0.1%49%

Computed by MarketWall from daily closing prices since May 18, 2022. Returns are close-to-close and don't include dividends. Past results describe what happened before; they are not a forecast and not investment advice.

About POST

Post Holdings, Inc. operates as a consumer packaged goods holding company in the United States and internationally. It operates through Post Consumer Brands, Weetabix, Foodservice, and Refrigerated Retail segments. 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 brands; hot cereal; peanut butte…

Sector
Food
Industry
Packaged Foods
Employees
13,180

Fundamentals

1-day range
$77.24$79.42
Market cap
$4.09B
P/E (trailing)
11.61
P/E (forward)
10.91
EPS (trailing)
$5.25
Dividend yield
—
Beta
0.46
Avg. volume
928.0K
52-week range
$71.45$117.28
Next earnings: November 19, 2026 · EPS estimate $1.79After Closeconfirmed

How Post Holdings Inc. Common Stock Makes Money

Where the revenue actually goes — FY2024 annual results

market-wall.comTotalRevenue$7.92BNet Income$366.70M (5%)Cost of Revenue$5.62B (71%)SG&A$1.33B (17%)Other$502.70M (6%)Tax$105.10M (1%)POST

Source: 10-K filed Nov 15, 2024 · via SEC EDGAR / Finnhub

Gross Profit$2.30B(29%)
Operating Income$793.50M(10%)

Forecasts

6 analyst ratings

Buy 79%
Hold 21%
Sell 0%
1-year price forecast
High
$121
+53.9%
Median
$99.5
+26.6%
Low
$79
+0.5%

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P/E shows — for peers not currently carrying a live signal of their own.

Latest news

Insider Activity

Insider Actions →
Acquired
1.3K
Disposed
158.9K

Institutional Ownership

March 31, 2026

Total shares held
39.99M
Total value held
$3.79B
Institutional holders
417
Top holders this quarter
  • Unknown3.98M
  • Unknown3.07M
  • Unknown2.95M
  • Unknown1.87M
  • Unknown1.77M
  • Unknown1.48M
  • Unknown1.42M
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  • Unknown1.26M
  • Unknown1.19M

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