Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio Decreases Stake in US Foods Holding Corp. $USFD

Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio lessened its holdings in shares of US Foods Holding Corp. (NYSE:USFD) by 11.6% during the first quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 124,685 shares of the company’s stock after selling 16,369 shares during the period. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio’s holdings in US Foods were worth $11,497,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Measured Wealth Private Client Group LLC purchased a new stake in shares of US Foods during the 3rd quarter worth $26,000. Steph & Co. purchased a new position in shares of US Foods in the 4th quarter valued at about $34,000. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. increased its holdings in shares of 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 purchasing an additional 263 shares in the last quarter. Nalls Sherbakoff Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of US Foods in the fourth quarter valued at about $36,000. Finally, Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of US Foods in the third quarter valued at about $49,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 98.76% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research firms recently commented on USFD. TD Cowen began coverage on shares of US Foods in a report on Tuesday, July 7th. They set a “buy” rating and a $116.00 price objective on the stock. Citigroup reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of US Foods in a report on Wednesday. BTIG Research reduced their price target on shares of US Foods from $110.00 to $105.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, May 11th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price target on US Foods from $98.00 to $90.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, May 14th. Finally, Morgan Stanley upped their price target on US Foods from $94.00 to $103.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 15th. Eleven analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $107.00.

US Foods Trading Up 0.0%

Shares of USFD stock opened at $97.17 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $21.40 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.72, a PEG ratio of 1.24 and a beta of 0.79. 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 firm has a 50-day moving average price of $92.30 and a 200 day moving average price of $90.42. US Foods Holding Corp. has a twelve month low of $69.88 and a twelve month high of $105.17.

US Foods (NYSE:USFD) last released its quarterly 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 firm 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 revenue for the quarter was up 2.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $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 4.35 earnings per share 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.