US Foods Holding Corp. (NYSE:USFD) Given Average Rating of “Buy” by Brokerages

Shares of US Foods Holding Corp. (NYSE:USFD) have been given an average recommendation of “Buy” by the thirteen research firms that are currently covering the stock, Marketbeat.com reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold recommendation, ten have given a buy recommendation and two have issued a strong buy recommendation on the company. The average twelve-month price target among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $81.2727.

USFD has been the topic of several research reports. Guggenheim boosted their price target on US Foods from $80.00 to $88.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, August 11th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b)” rating on shares of US Foods in a report on Saturday, September 27th. Wells Fargo & Company reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and set a $87.00 price target (up previously from $80.00) on shares of US Foods in a research note on Friday, August 8th. UBS Group lifted their price target on shares of US Foods from $84.00 to $96.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, July 28th. Finally, Morgan Stanley restated an “overweight” rating and issued a $89.00 price objective (up from $84.00) on shares of US Foods in a report on Monday, July 14th.

Insider Buying and Selling at US Foods

In other news, EVP Dirk J. Locascio sold 7,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, July 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $80.00, for a total transaction of $600,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 115,077 shares in the company, valued at $9,206,160. This trade represents a 6.12% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Insiders own 0.60% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of US Foods during the first quarter worth $31,000. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. grew its holdings in US Foods by 120.1% during the 2nd quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 482 shares of the company’s stock worth $37,000 after acquiring an additional 263 shares during the period. MAI Capital Management raised its position in shares of US Foods by 155.6% in the 2nd quarter. MAI Capital Management now owns 529 shares of the company’s stock worth $41,000 after acquiring an additional 322 shares in the last quarter. V Square Quantitative Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of US Foods by 58.7% in the 2nd quarter. V Square Quantitative Management LLC now owns 541 shares of the company’s stock valued at $42,000 after purchasing an additional 200 shares during the period. Finally, Blue Trust Inc. boosted its position in shares of US Foods by 487.2% during the 1st quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 875 shares of the company’s stock valued at $57,000 after purchasing an additional 726 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 98.76% of the company’s stock.

US Foods Stock Performance

NYSE USFD opened at $75.50 on Tuesday. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $78.50 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $74.83. The stock has a market cap of $17.00 billion, a PE ratio of 32.26, a PEG ratio of 1.07 and a beta of 1.36. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.02, a quick ratio of 0.73 and a current ratio of 1.17. US Foods has a fifty-two week low of $57.36 and a fifty-two week high of $85.11.

US Foods (NYSE:USFD) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 7th. The company reported $1.19 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.14 by $0.05. The company had revenue of $10.08 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $10.17 billion. US Foods had a return on equity of 16.86% and a net margin of 1.43%.US Foods’s revenue was up 3.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $0.93 EPS. US Foods has set its FY 2025 guidance at 3.764-3.874 EPS. On average, equities analysts expect that US Foods will post 3.59 EPS for the current fiscal year.

About US Foods

US Foods Holding Corp., together with its subsidiaries, engages in marketing, sale, and distribution of fresh, frozen, and dry food and non-food products to foodservice customers in the United States. The company's customers include independently owned single and multi-unit restaurants, regional concepts, national restaurant chains, hospitals, nursing homes, hotels and motels, country clubs, government and military organizations, colleges and universities, and retail locations.