US Foods Holding Corp. (NYSE:USFD) Stock Has Average Target Price of $114.54 According to Brokerages

Shares of US Foods Holding Corp. (NYSE:USFD) have been given a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” by the fifteen research firms that are presently covering the company, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and eleven have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average twelve-month price objective among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is $114.54.

A number of brokerages have recently commented on USFD. Weiss Ratings lowered US Foods from a “buy (b+)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a report on Friday. Guggenheim increased their price objective on US Foods from $115.00 to $120.00 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 report on Friday, August 7th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their target price on US Foods from $108.00 to $98.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, September 29th. Finally, Citigroup boosted their target price on US Foods from $110.00 to $124.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, August 7th.

Insider Activity at US Foods

In other news, insider Randy J. Taylor sold 11,630 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $110.37, for a total value of $1,283,603.10. Following the sale, the insider owned 73,618 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $8,125,218.66. The trade was a 13.64% 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. Also, insider William Spencer Hancock sold 21,754 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, August 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $108.29, for a total transaction of $2,355,740.66. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 101,144 shares in the company, valued at approximately $10,952,883.76. This represents a 17.70% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. 0.74% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On US Foods

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in USFD. Keating Financial Advisory Services Inc. acquired a new position in US Foods during the second quarter worth approximately $27,000. Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC bought a new stake in US Foods in the second quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Elevation Wealth Partners LLC raised its stake in US Foods by 131.7% in the third quarter. Elevation Wealth Partners LLC now owns 292 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,000 after buying an additional 166 shares during the period. Burkett Financial Services LLC acquired a new stake in shares of US Foods in the third quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Finally, Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. acquired a new stake in shares of US Foods in the second quarter valued at approximately $39,000. 98.76% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

US Foods Trading Up 0.1%

Shares of NYSE:USFD opened at $97.54 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $21.10 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.01, a PEG ratio of 1.24 and a beta of 0.86. US Foods has a 12 month low of $69.88 and a 12 month high of $111.42. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $101.06 and its 200 day simple moving average is $95.20. The company has a quick ratio of 0.70, a current ratio of 1.14 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.19.

US Foods (NYSE:USFD) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, August 6th. The company reported $1.44 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.36 by $0.08. The firm had revenue of $10.53 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $10.46 billion. US Foods had a net margin of 1.81% and a return on equity of 20.53%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $1.19 EPS. US Foods has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.696-4.935 EPS. As a group, research analysts forecast that US Foods will post 4.39 EPS for the current fiscal year.

About US Foods

US Foods Holding Corp. is a foodservice distributor serving restaurants, healthcare facilities, hospitality businesses, schools, government institutions and other commercial customers across the United States. Through its distribution network, the company supplies a broad range of food and related products, including fresh produce, meat, seafood, dairy, frozen foods, grocery items, beverages and prepared foods.

In addition to food distribution, US Foods provides nonfood products such as kitchen and serving supplies, disposables, cleaning products and equipment.