FORA Capital LLC Buys Shares of 17,966 US Foods Holding Corp. (NYSE:USFD)

FORA Capital LLC acquired a new position in shares of US Foods Holding Corp. (NYSE:USFD - Free Report) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm acquired 17,966 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,212,000.

Several other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Deutsche Bank AG boosted its stake in shares of US Foods by 79.6% in the fourth quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 152,050 shares of the company's stock valued at $10,257,000 after buying an additional 67,399 shares during the period. DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank Frankfurt am Main increased its position in US Foods by 114.4% during the 4th quarter. DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank Frankfurt am Main now owns 177,270 shares of the company's stock worth $11,959,000 after purchasing an additional 94,580 shares in the last quarter. Colonial Trust Co SC bought a new position in US Foods in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Crestline Management LP bought a new stake in shares of US Foods during the fourth quarter worth $1,081,000. Finally, Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC lifted its stake in shares of US Foods by 2,200.2% in the 4th quarter. Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC now owns 287,480 shares of the company's stock valued at $19,393,000 after acquiring an additional 274,982 shares during the last quarter. 98.76% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In other US Foods news, Director David W. Bullock acquired 4,000 shares of US Foods stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 18th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $71.06 per share, for a total transaction of $284,240.00. Following the purchase, the director now owns 4,500 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $319,770. This represents a 800.00% increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 0.60% of the company's stock.

US Foods Stock Up 0.5%

US Foods stock traded up $0.34 during midday trading on Thursday, reaching $75.25. The stock had a trading volume of 827,816 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,007,211. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $65.30 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $67.38. US Foods Holding Corp. has a 12 month low of $50.05 and a 12 month high of $75.41. The company has a current ratio of 1.21, a quick ratio of 0.71 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.06. The company has a market capitalization of $17.35 billion, a P/E ratio of 37.25, a PEG ratio of 1.03 and a beta of 1.35.

US Foods (NYSE:USFD - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, May 8th. The company reported $0.68 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.69 by ($0.01). US Foods had a return on equity of 15.03% and a net margin of 1.30%. The firm had revenue of $9.35 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $9.42 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $0.54 earnings per share. US Foods's revenue for the quarter was up 4.5% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, equities analysts expect that US Foods Holding Corp. will post 3.59 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts have recently commented on the company. UBS Group lifted their price target on US Foods from $83.00 to $84.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, May 9th. Truist Financial lifted their target price on shares of US Foods from $78.00 to $80.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, February 14th. Morgan Stanley upped their price target on shares of US Foods from $81.00 to $84.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Friday, May 9th. StockNews.com upgraded shares of US Foods from a "buy" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Tuesday. Finally, Barclays boosted their price objective on shares of US Foods from $82.00 to $85.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Friday, February 14th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, ten have issued a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, US Foods has an average rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $73.00.

US Foods Profile

US Foods Holding Corp., together with its subsidiaries, engages in marketing, sale, and distribution of fresh, frozen, and dry food and non-food products to foodservice customers in the United States. The company's customers include independently owned single and multi-unit restaurants, regional concepts, national restaurant chains, hospitals, nursing homes, hotels and motels, country clubs, government and military organizations, colleges and universities, and retail locations.