Why Post Holdings (POST) is a Top Momentum Stock for the Long-Term
Taking full advantage of the stock market and investing with confidence are common goals for new and old investors alike.
Many investors also have a go-to methodology that helps guide their buy and sell decisions. One way to find winning stocks based on your preferred way of investing is to use the Zacks Style Scores, which are indicators that rate stocks based on three widely-followed investing types: value, growth, and momentum.
Is This 1 Momentum Stock a Screaming Buy Right Now?
For momentum investors, upward or downward trends in a stock's price or earnings outlook take precedent, so they'll want to zero in on the Momentum Style Score. This Score can pinpoint good times to build a position in a stock, using factors like one-week price change and the monthly percentage change in earnings estimates.
Post Holdings (POST)
Based in Missouri, Post Holdings is a consumer-packaged goods holding company, which is involved in the production of center-of-the-store, refrigerated, foodservice, food ingredient and convenient nutrition product categories. It also engages in the private brand food category.
POST sits at a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), holds a Momentum Style Score of A, and has a VGM Score of B. The stock is up 1.4% and up 1.1% over the past one-week and four-week period, respectively, and Post Holdings has gained 2.5% in the last one-year period as well. Additionally, an average of 397,689.91 shares were traded over the last 20 trading sessions.
A company's earnings performance is important for momentum investors as well. For fiscal 2023, one analyst revised their earnings estimate higher in the last 60 days for POST, while the Zacks Consensus Estimate has increased $0.01 to $4.05 per share. POST also boasts an average earnings surprise of 46.7%.
With strong earnings growth, a good Zacks Rank, and top-tier Momentum and VGM Style Scores, investors should think about adding POST to their portfolios.
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