Brant Point Investment Management LLC Increases Stake in US Foods Holding Corp. $USFD

Brant Point Investment Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of US Foods Holding Corp. (NYSE:USFD) by 5.2% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 138,798 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 6,858 shares during the quarter. US Foods accounts for about 1.3% of Brant Point Investment Management LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its largest position. Brant Point Investment Management LLC’s holdings in US Foods were worth $10,454,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Boston Partners grew its holdings in shares of US Foods by 0.5% during the fourth quarter. Boston Partners now owns 16,203,880 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,222,537,000 after purchasing an additional 73,656 shares during the last quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP grew its holdings in shares of US Foods by 14.2% during the third quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 12,875,970 shares of the company’s stock worth $986,557,000 after purchasing an additional 1,599,033 shares during the last quarter. Capital World Investors grew its holdings in shares of US Foods by 10.3% during the fourth 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 last quarter. Invesco Ltd. grew 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, Primecap Management Co. CA grew its holdings in shares of US Foods by 3.1% during the fourth quarter. Primecap Management Co. CA now owns 3,911,610 shares of the company’s stock worth $294,622,000 after purchasing an additional 118,401 shares during the last quarter. 98.76% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms have recently weighed in on USFD. Citigroup reduced their price target on US Foods from $115.00 to $111.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, May 8th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price target on US Foods from $98.00 to $90.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, May 14th. Weiss Ratings cut US Foods from a “buy (b+)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a report on Friday, May 1st. Wall Street Zen cut US Foods from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, May 9th. Finally, Piper Sandler reduced their price target on US Foods from $103.00 to $88.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, June 1st. Ten research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $105.50.

US Foods Stock Performance

Shares of USFD stock opened at $93.43 on Friday. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $87.47 and its 200 day simple moving average is $85.83. US Foods Holding Corp. has a one year low of $69.88 and a one year high of $102.13. The stock has a market capitalization of $20.58 billion, a PE ratio of 31.46, a PEG ratio of 1.17 and a beta of 0.83. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.16, a current ratio of 1.14 and a quick ratio of 0.70.

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

US Foods 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.