Jupiter Asset Management Ltd. Has $52.47 Million Holdings in US Foods Holding Corp. $USFD

Jupiter Asset Management Ltd. raised its stake in US Foods Holding Corp. (NYSE:USFD) by 6.8% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 696,651 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 44,537 shares during the period. Jupiter Asset Management Ltd.’s holdings in US Foods were worth $52,472,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in USFD. Measured Wealth Private Client Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of US Foods in the third quarter valued at about $26,000. Steph & Co. bought a new position in US Foods during the fourth quarter valued at about $34,000. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. raised its holdings in US Foods by 120.1% in the 2nd quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 482 shares of the company’s stock valued at $37,000 after acquiring an additional 263 shares in the last quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd bought a new stake in shares of US Foods in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $49,000. Finally, V Square Quantitative Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of US Foods during the 4th quarter worth approximately $73,000. Institutional investors own 98.76% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages recently commented on USFD. Wall Street Zen lowered US Foods from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, May 9th. Weiss Ratings lowered shares of US Foods from a “buy (b+)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a report on Friday, May 1st. Zacks Research lowered shares of US Foods from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, April 20th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $111.00 target price on US Foods and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, February 13th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets lifted their price target on shares of US Foods from $95.00 to $115.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, February 13th. Ten research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $106.75.

US Foods Trading Down 1.4%

NYSE USFD opened at $81.23 on Friday. US Foods Holding Corp. has a 12 month low of $69.88 and a 12 month high of $102.13. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $88.54 and a 200 day simple moving average of $84.82. The company has a current ratio of 1.14, a quick ratio of 0.70 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.16. The company has a market capitalization of $17.89 billion, a PE ratio of 27.35, a P/E/G ratio of 1.02 and a beta of 0.90.

US Foods (NYSE:USFD) last posted its earnings results 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). The company had revenue of $9.61 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $9.66 billion. US Foods had a return on equity of 19.37% and a net margin of 1.71%.US Foods’s quarterly revenue was up 2.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.68 earnings per share. US Foods has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.696-4.935 EPS. Research analysts forecast that US Foods Holding Corp. will post 4.47 EPS for the current 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.