9,310 Shares in US Foods Holding Corp. (NYSE:USFD) Bought by 111 Capital

111 Capital 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 9,310 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $628,000.

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

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. Guggenheim reiterated a "buy" rating and issued a $80.00 price target on shares of US Foods in a research report on Monday, May 12th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on shares of US Foods from $70.00 to $82.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 20th. 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 report on Friday, February 14th. Citigroup assumed coverage on shares of US Foods in a research report on Thursday, May 22nd. They issued a "buy" rating and a $95.00 price target for the company. 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 report on Friday, May 9th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, ten have assigned a buy rating and three have given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of "Buy" and a consensus price target of $75.92.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other US Foods news, EVP Dirk J. Locascio sold 15,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $75.00, for a total transaction of $1,125,000.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president now owns 115,077 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $8,630,775. The trade was a 11.53% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Insiders own 0.60% of the company's stock.

US Foods Price Performance

NYSE:USFD traded down $0.13 during mid-day trading on Monday, reaching $78.99. The stock had a trading volume of 1,817,986 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,040,766. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $68.50 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $68.60. The stock has a market capitalization of $18.27 billion, a PE ratio of 39.10, a P/E/G ratio of 1.03 and a beta of 1.35. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.06, a current ratio of 1.21 and a quick ratio of 0.71. US Foods Holding Corp. has a 12 month low of $50.05 and a 12 month high of $79.64.

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

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.