US Foods Holding Corp. (NYSE:USFD) Receives $105.50 Average PT from Brokerages

Shares of US Foods Holding Corp. (NYSE:USFD) have been given an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by the thirteen ratings firms that are covering the firm, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and ten have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average 1 year price target among brokerages that have covered the stock in the last year is $105.50.

A number of equities research analysts recently issued reports on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price objective on shares of US Foods from $98.00 to $90.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, May 14th. Citigroup decreased their price objective on shares of US Foods from $115.00 to $111.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Friday, May 8th. Piper Sandler decreased their price objective on shares of US Foods from $103.00 to $88.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Monday, June 1st. Weiss Ratings cut shares of US Foods from a “buy (b+)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a report on Friday, May 1st. Finally, Wall Street Zen cut shares of US Foods from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, May 9th.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC raised its position in shares of US Foods by 1.4% during the fourth quarter. Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC now owns 7,108 shares of the company’s stock valued at $535,000 after buying an additional 101 shares during the last quarter. Choreo LLC raised its position in US Foods by 2.4% in the fourth quarter. Choreo LLC now owns 5,707 shares of the company’s stock worth $433,000 after purchasing an additional 133 shares in the last quarter. Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. raised its position in US Foods by 0.7% in the fourth quarter. Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. now owns 18,357 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,383,000 after purchasing an additional 134 shares in the last quarter. Root Financial Partners LLC raised its position in US Foods by 22.4% in the fourth quarter. Root Financial Partners LLC now owns 840 shares of the company’s stock worth $63,000 after purchasing an additional 154 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Brooklyn Investment Group raised its position in US Foods by 0.9% in the fourth quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group now owns 18,469 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,413,000 after purchasing an additional 157 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 98.76% of the company’s stock.

US Foods Trading Up 2.4%

US Foods stock opened at $93.43 on Friday. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $87.47 and its 200-day simple moving average is $85.83. The company has a quick ratio of 0.70, a current ratio of 1.14 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.16. US Foods has a 12 month low of $69.88 and a 12 month high of $102.13. The stock has a market cap of $20.58 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.46, a P/E/G ratio of 1.17 and a beta of 0.83.

US Foods (NYSE:USFD) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 7th. The company reported $0.78 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.82 by ($0.04). The business had revenue of $9.61 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $9.66 billion. US Foods had a return on equity of 19.37% and a net margin of 1.71%.The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 2.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.68 earnings per share. US Foods has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.696-4.935 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that US Foods will post 4.41 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.