Ritholtz Wealth Management Increases Position in US Foods Holding Corp. $USFD

Ritholtz Wealth Management increased its position in shares of US Foods Holding Corp. (NYSE:USFD) by 43.0% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 26,996 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 8,119 shares during the quarter. Ritholtz Wealth Management’s holdings in US Foods were worth $2,489,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Boston Partners grew its stake in US Foods by 0.5% in the 4th quarter. Boston Partners now owns 16,203,880 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,222,537,000 after acquiring an additional 73,656 shares during the period. Wellington Management Group LLP lifted its stake in shares of US Foods by 7.0% during the 4th quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 13,780,526 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,037,949,000 after purchasing an additional 904,556 shares during the period. Capital World Investors lifted its stake in shares of US Foods by 10.3% during the 4th quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 12,862,100 shares of the company’s stock worth $968,773,000 after purchasing an additional 1,197,360 shares during the period. Invesco Ltd. boosted its holdings in shares of US Foods by 8.6% during the third quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 8,164,062 shares of the company’s stock worth $625,530,000 after purchasing an additional 649,950 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD grew its position in shares of US Foods by 412.9% in the fourth quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 4,165,611 shares of the company’s stock valued at $313,755,000 after purchasing an additional 3,353,396 shares during the period. 98.76% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

US Foods Stock Performance

US Foods stock opened at $98.53 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $21.70 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.18, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.23 and a beta of 0.83. US Foods Holding Corp. has a 12 month low of $69.88 and a 12 month high of $102.13. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.16, a current ratio of 1.14 and a quick ratio of 0.70. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $88.14 and its 200-day moving average is $87.02.

US Foods (NYSE:USFD) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 7th. The company reported $0.78 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.82 by ($0.04). US Foods had a return on equity of 19.37% and a net margin of 1.71%.The business had revenue of $9.61 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $9.66 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.68 earnings per share. US Foods’s quarterly revenue was up 2.8% compared to the same quarter last year. US Foods has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.696-4.935 EPS. Equities analysts anticipate that US Foods Holding Corp. will post 4.34 earnings per share for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

USFD has been the subject of several analyst reports. Zacks Research lowered US Foods from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, April 20th. Weiss Ratings cut US Foods from a “buy (b+)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a report on Friday, May 1st. Citigroup lowered their price target on 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 dropped their price objective on shares of US Foods from $103.00 to $88.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, June 1st. Finally, Wall Street Zen lowered shares of US Foods from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, May 9th. Ten investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $105.50.

About US Foods

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.