4,048 Shares in US Foods Holding Corp. $USFD Bought by Lindenwold Advisors INC

Key Points

• Lindenwold Advisors INC acquired 4,048 shares of US Foods Holding Corp., valued at approximately $312,000, indicating strong institutional interest in the stock.
• US Foods received positive upgrades from multiple analysts, with UBS Group raising its price target to $96.00 and maintaining a "buy" rating.
• The company reported a 3.8% year-over-year revenue increase for the quarter, with an EPS of $1.19, surpassing analysts' expectations.

Lindenwold Advisors INC purchased a new position in US Foods Holding Corp. (NYSE:USFD - Free Report) in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm purchased 4,048 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $312,000.

Other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. OMNI 360 Wealth Inc. bought a new position in US Foods in the second quarter worth $276,000. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. raised its holdings in US Foods by 14.5% in the first quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. now owns 9,500 shares of the company's stock worth $622,000 after purchasing an additional 1,200 shares in the last quarter. Allianz Asset Management GmbH raised its holdings in US Foods by 152.6% in the first quarter. Allianz Asset Management GmbH now owns 104,768 shares of the company's stock worth $6,858,000 after purchasing an additional 63,288 shares in the last quarter. Jupiter Asset Management Ltd. bought a new position in US Foods in the first quarter worth $91,087,000. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC raised its holdings in US Foods by 16.0% in the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 3,458 shares of the company's stock worth $226,000 after purchasing an additional 478 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 98.76% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts have issued reports on the company. UBS Group increased their price objective on US Foods from $84.00 to $96.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Monday, July 28th. Guggenheim increased their price objective on US Foods from $80.00 to $88.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Monday, August 11th. Morgan Stanley restated an "overweight" rating and set a $89.00 price target (up from $84.00) on shares of US Foods in a report on Monday, July 14th. Weiss Ratings restated a "buy (b)" rating on shares of US Foods in a report on Saturday, September 27th. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded US Foods from a "buy" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Friday, September 5th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have given a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, US Foods presently has an average rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $81.27.

US Foods Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:USFD opened at $75.09 on Friday. US Foods Holding Corp. has a 1-year low of $57.36 and a 1-year high of $85.11. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $77.87 and a 200-day moving average price of $74.98. The company has a market capitalization of $16.91 billion, a PE ratio of 32.09, a PEG ratio of 1.05 and a beta of 1.36. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.02, a current ratio of 1.17 and a quick ratio of 0.73.

US Foods (NYSE:USFD - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 7th. The company reported $1.19 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.14 by $0.05. US Foods had a return on equity of 16.86% and a net margin of 1.43%.The company had revenue of $10.08 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $10.17 billion. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.93 EPS. US Foods's revenue for the quarter was up 3.8% on a year-over-year basis. US Foods has set its FY 2025 guidance at 3.764-3.874 EPS. As a group, equities analysts expect that US Foods Holding Corp. will post 3.59 EPS for the current fiscal 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.

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