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

Shares of US Foods Holding Corp. (NYSE:USFD) have received a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” from the thirteen research firms that are covering the company, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and ten have assigned a buy rating to the company. The average 12 month price target among brokerages that have covered the stock in the last year is $107.3333.

A number of equities analysts have commented on USFD shares. Morgan Stanley set a $94.00 target price on shares of US Foods and gave the stock a “mixed” rating in a report on Friday, February 13th. BMO Capital Markets boosted their target price on shares of US Foods from $95.00 to $115.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, February 13th. Sanford C. Bernstein reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $106.00 target price on shares of US Foods in a report on Friday, February 13th. Citigroup boosted their target price on shares of US Foods from $95.00 to $118.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, February 13th. Finally, Barclays boosted their target price on shares of US Foods from $90.00 to $104.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, February 13th.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other US Foods news, insider James David Works, Jr. sold 65,737 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $96.52, for a total value of $6,344,935.24. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 88,176 shares in the company, valued at approximately $8,510,747.52. The trade was a 42.71% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 0.74% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On US Foods

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Royal Bank of Canada grew its stake in shares of US Foods by 85.8% during the first quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 148,512 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,722,000 after acquiring an additional 68,567 shares during the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC purchased a new stake in shares of US Foods during the first quarter worth about $359,000. Sivia Capital Partners LLC purchased a new stake in shares of US Foods during the second quarter worth about $526,000. Brown Advisory Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of US Foods during the second quarter worth about $252,000. Finally, Cerity Partners LLC grew its stake in shares of US Foods by 20.5% during the second quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 47,977 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,695,000 after acquiring an additional 8,162 shares during the last quarter. 98.76% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

US Foods Stock Performance

USFD stock opened at $92.32 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.18, a current ratio of 1.16 and a quick ratio of 0.68. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $92.89 and a 200 day moving average price of $82.91. The company has a market capitalization of $20.33 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.40, a PEG ratio of 1.12 and a beta of 0.98. US Foods has a 1-year low of $63.40 and a 1-year high of $102.13.

US Foods (NYSE:USFD) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 12th. The company reported $1.04 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.01 by $0.03. The firm had revenue of $9.80 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $9.90 billion. US Foods had a return on equity of 18.74% and a net margin of 1.71%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 3.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.84 earnings per share. US Foods has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.696-4.935 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that US Foods will post 4.53 EPS 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.