5 Best Confectionery, Cookie and Snack Stocks to Buy

In this article, we will be taking a look at the 5 best confectionery, cookie and snack stocks to buy. To see more of these stocks, you can go directly to see the 10 Best Confectionery, Cookie and Snack Stocks to Buy.

5. Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST)

Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 35

Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST) is a consumer packaged goods holding company. Its products include branded and private-label ready-to-eat cereal, peanut and nut butter, and more.

On April 13, Matthew Smith at Stifel resumed coverage of Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST) shares with a Buy rating.

Analysts have placed an average price target of $104.50 on Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST) shares, which were trading at $90.49 on April 30. This gives the stock an upside potential of 15.48%.

Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST) had 35 hedge funds long its stock in the fourth quarter. Their total stake value was $1.01 billion.

Diamond Hill Capital Management, an investment advisor, mentioned Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST) in its second-quarter 2022 investor letter. Here’s what the firm said:

“On an individual holdings’ basis, top contributors to return in Q2 included Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST), UFP Technologies (UFPT) and First Interstate BancSystem (FIBK). Diversified food company Post Holdings is benefiting from solid organic revenue growth and a recovery in its foodservice business. In general, its management has been a good allocator of capital, creating value while moving away from its legacy cereal business toward faster growing segments like nutrition products.”