US Foods Holding Corp. (NYSE:USFD – Get Free Report) has earned a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the fifteen research firms that are presently covering the company, MarketBeat reports. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and eleven have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average 12-month price target among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is $113.9231.
A number of brokerages recently weighed in on USFD. Citigroup boosted their price objective on shares of US Foods from $110.00 to $124.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, August 7th. Morgan Stanley set a $107.00 target price on US Foods in a research note on Friday, August 7th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their target price on US Foods from $110.00 to $125.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, August 7th. BMO Capital Markets restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $120.00 price target on shares of US Foods in a research note on Friday, August 7th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price target on US Foods from $98.00 to $90.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, May 14th.
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Insider Transactions at US Foods
Institutional Investors Weigh In On US Foods
Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Amundi grew its stake in shares of US Foods by 115.0% during the 2nd quarter. Amundi now owns 111,705 shares of the company’s stock valued at $11,422,000 after purchasing an additional 59,738 shares during the period. VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al bought a new position in shares of US Foods in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $2,220,000. California State Teachers Retirement System lifted its stake in shares of US Foods by 9,910.0% in the 2nd quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System now owns 26,117,104 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,670,474,000 after purchasing an additional 25,856,195 shares during the period. Wedmont Private Capital boosted its holdings in shares of US Foods by 7.2% in the second quarter. Wedmont Private Capital now owns 4,049 shares of the company’s stock worth $409,000 after buying an additional 273 shares during the last quarter. Finally, HB Wealth Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of US Foods by 17.4% in the second quarter. HB Wealth Management LLC now owns 11,462 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,172,000 after buying an additional 1,700 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 98.76% of the company’s stock.
US Foods Stock Down 0.6%
NYSE:USFD opened at $107.83 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $23.33 billion, a P/E ratio of 33.18, a P/E/G ratio of 1.38 and a beta of 0.81. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.19, a quick ratio of 0.70 and a current ratio of 1.14. US Foods has a fifty-two week low of $69.88 and a fifty-two week high of $111.42. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $102.20 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $94.37.
US Foods (NYSE:USFD – Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, August 6th. The company reported $1.44 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.36 by $0.08. US Foods had a net margin of 1.81% and a return on equity of 20.53%. The firm had revenue of $10.53 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $10.46 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $1.19 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 4.5% on a year-over-year basis. US Foods has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.696-4.935 EPS. Analysts predict that US Foods will post 4.41 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
US Foods Company Profile
US Foods (NYSE: USFD) is a leading foodservice distributor in the United States that supplies a wide range of products and services to professional food operators. The company provides fresh, frozen and dry food items as well as non-food restaurant supplies and kitchen equipment. Its customer base includes independent restaurants, multi-unit chains, healthcare and senior living facilities, hospitality businesses, government and educational institutions, and other foodservice operators.
Beyond commodity and branded food products, US Foods offers value-added solutions designed to help customers run their businesses.
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