AlphaQuest LLC Grows Stock Position in US Foods Holding Corp. $USFD

AlphaQuest LLC increased its holdings in shares of US Foods Holding Corp. (NYSE:USFD) by 201.0% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 7,615 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 5,085 shares during the quarter. AlphaQuest LLC’s holdings in US Foods were worth $586,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd purchased a new position in shares of US Foods in the 1st quarter worth about $31,000. V Square Quantitative Management LLC grew its stake in shares of US Foods by 58.7% in the second quarter. V Square Quantitative Management LLC now owns 541 shares of the company’s stock valued at $42,000 after buying an additional 200 shares in the last quarter. Rosenberg Matthew Hamilton grew its stake in shares of US Foods by 1,474.0% in the second quarter. Rosenberg Matthew Hamilton now owns 1,149 shares of the company’s stock valued at $88,000 after buying an additional 1,076 shares in the last quarter. Signaturefd LLC grew its stake in shares of US Foods by 19.7% in the first quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 1,302 shares of the company’s stock valued at $85,000 after buying an additional 214 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Harvest Fund Management Co. Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of US Foods in the first quarter valued at about $96,000. 98.76% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

US Foods Stock Up 0.3%

Shares of US Foods stock opened at $74.44 on Wednesday. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $76.95 and its 200-day moving average is $76.12. The firm has a market capitalization of $16.76 billion, a PE ratio of 31.81, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.04 and a beta of 1.36. The company has a quick ratio of 0.73, a current ratio of 1.17 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.02. US Foods Holding Corp. has a 12-month low of $57.36 and a 12-month high of $85.11.

US Foods (NYSE:USFD) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, August 7th. The company reported $1.19 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.14 by $0.05. The company had revenue of $10.08 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates 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 for the quarter was up 3.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.93 earnings per share. US Foods has set its FY 2025 guidance at 3.764-3.874 EPS. Equities analysts anticipate that US Foods Holding Corp. will post 3.59 earnings per share for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms have recently issued reports on USFD. UBS Group increased their target price on US Foods from $84.00 to $96.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, July 28th. Wall Street Zen upgraded US Foods from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Friday, September 5th. Morgan Stanley reissued an “overweight” rating and issued a $89.00 price target (up previously from $84.00) on shares of US Foods in a report on Monday, July 14th. Wells Fargo & Company reissued an “overweight” rating and issued a $87.00 price target (up previously from $80.00) on shares of US Foods in a report on Friday, August 8th. Finally, Guggenheim lifted their target price on US Foods from $80.00 to $88.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, August 11th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have given a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, US Foods presently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $82.42.

US Foods Company Profile

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.