A Preview Of Post Holdings Q3 Earnings

Post Holdings POST announces its next round of earnings this Thursday, August 1. Here is Benzinga's everything-that-matters guide for the Q3 earnings announcement.

Earnings and Revenue

Wall Street expects EPS of $1.25 and sales around $1.46 billion.

In the same quarter last year, Post Holdings posted EPS of $1.06 on sales of $1.61 billion. The analyst consensus estimate would represent a 17.92% increase in the company's EPS figure. Sales would have fallen 9.20% from the same quarter last year. Here's how the Post Holdings's reported EPS has stacked up against analyst estimates in the past:

Stock Performance

Over the last 52-week period, shares are up 26.19%. Given that these returns are generally positive, long-term shareholders can relax going into this earnings release. Long-term shareholders are already enjoying 12-month gains prior to the announcement.

Over the past 90 days, analysts have adjusted their estimates higher for EPS and revenues. Analysts have been rating Post Holdings stock as Neutral. The strength of this rating has maintained conviction over the past three months.