Captrust Financial Advisors Acquires 6,804 Shares of US Foods Holding Corp. (NYSE:USFD)

Captrust Financial Advisors boosted its position in US Foods Holding Corp. (NYSE:USFD - Free Report) by 69.4% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 16,603 shares of the company's stock after purchasing an additional 6,804 shares during the period. Captrust Financial Advisors' holdings in US Foods were worth $1,120,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Boston Partners lifted its stake in US Foods by 0.6% in the fourth quarter. Boston Partners now owns 12,744,006 shares of the company's stock worth $860,460,000 after purchasing an additional 77,012 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its stake in shares of US Foods by 7.3% during the fourth quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 4,304,310 shares of the company's stock valued at $290,369,000 after acquiring an additional 292,404 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank bought a new stake in shares of US Foods during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $211,300,000. Artisan Partners Limited Partnership bought a new stake in shares of US Foods during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $171,107,000. Finally, Ameriprise Financial Inc. raised its stake in shares of US Foods by 1.7% during the fourth quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 2,136,356 shares of the company's stock valued at $144,119,000 after acquiring an additional 36,307 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 98.76% of the company's stock.

US Foods Stock Performance

Shares of USFD stock opened at $74.56 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $17.19 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.91, a PEG ratio of 1.03 and a beta of 1.35. The company's 50 day moving average is $65.30 and its 200 day moving average is $67.38. The company has a quick ratio of 0.71, a current ratio of 1.21 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.06. US Foods Holding Corp. has a 52-week low of $50.05 and a 52-week high of $75.00.

US Foods (NYSE:USFD - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 8th. The company reported $0.68 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate 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 during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $9.42 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.54 earnings per share. US Foods's revenue for the quarter was up 4.5% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that US Foods Holding Corp. will post 3.59 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director David W. Bullock purchased 4,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 18th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $71.06 per share, with a total value of $284,240.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the director now owns 4,500 shares of the company's stock, valued at $319,770. This trade represents a 800.00% increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 0.60% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research firms have recently weighed in on USFD. Piper Sandler lifted their price target on shares of US Foods from $75.00 to $77.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 18th. Guggenheim reaffirmed a "buy" rating and set a $80.00 price target on shares of US Foods in a research note on Monday. StockNews.com raised shares of US Foods from a "buy" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday. Barclays lifted their price target on shares of US Foods from $82.00 to $85.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Friday, February 14th. Finally, UBS Group lifted their price target on shares of US Foods from $83.00 to $84.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, May 9th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, ten have assigned a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and a consensus target price 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.

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