Danske Bank A S Cuts Stock Holdings in US Foods Holding Corp. $USFD

Key Points

• Danske Bank A/S cut its stake in US Foods by 8.9% in Q4, selling 26,126 shares and leaving it with 268,926 shares (~0.12% ownership) valued at about $20.26 million.
• US Foods beat EPS but missed revenue — Q EPS was $1.04 vs. $1.01 expected while revenue was $9.80B vs. $9.90B expected; the company set FY2026 EPS guidance of 4.696–4.935 and analysts maintain a consensus "Moderate Buy" with a $107.33 target.
• Insider and institutional activity: insider James David Works Jr. sold 65,737 shares at roughly $96.52 (a 42.7% reduction in his holding), insiders own 0.74% of the stock and institutional investors own 98.76%.

Danske Bank A S lowered its holdings in US Foods Holding Corp. (NYSE:USFD - Free Report) by 8.9% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 268,926 shares of the company's stock after selling 26,126 shares during the period. Danske Bank A S owned about 0.12% of US Foods worth $20,256,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Certuity LLC raised its stake in shares of US Foods by 27.2% in the fourth quarter. Certuity LLC now owns 4,085 shares of the company's stock valued at $308,000 after buying an additional 874 shares during the period. Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp raised its stake in shares of US Foods by 239.4% in the fourth quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp now owns 38,924 shares of the company's stock valued at $2,932,000 after buying an additional 27,454 shares during the period. M&T Bank Corp raised its stake in shares of US Foods by 35.9% in the fourth quarter. M&T Bank Corp now owns 20,987 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,581,000 after buying an additional 5,541 shares during the period. Verdence Capital Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of US Foods by 2.4% during the 4th quarter. Verdence Capital Advisors LLC now owns 62,197 shares of the company's stock valued at $4,685,000 after purchasing an additional 1,484 shares during the period. Finally, Impax Asset Management Group plc raised its stake in shares of US Foods by 9.5% during the 4th quarter. Impax Asset Management Group plc now owns 230,000 shares of the company's stock valued at $17,324,000 after purchasing an additional 20,000 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 98.76% of the company's stock.

US Foods Price Performance

NYSE USFD opened at $93.20 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.18, a quick ratio of 0.68 and a current ratio of 1.16. The business's fifty day moving average is $92.11 and its 200 day moving average is $83.61. The company has a market capitalization of $20.53 billion, a PE ratio of 31.70, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.14 and a beta of 0.90. US Foods Holding Corp. has a fifty-two week low of $66.50 and a fifty-two week high of $102.13.

US Foods (NYSE:USFD - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, February 12th. The company reported $1.04 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.01 by $0.03. The firm had revenue of $9.80 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $9.90 billion. US Foods had a return on equity of 18.74% and a net margin of 1.71%.The business's revenue was up 3.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.84 earnings per share. US Foods has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.696-4.935 EPS. Sell-side analysts predict that US Foods Holding Corp. will post 4.51 earnings per share for the current year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

USFD has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. Citigroup boosted their target price on US Foods from $95.00 to $118.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, February 13th. Zacks Research downgraded US Foods from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Monday, April 20th. Weiss Ratings downgraded US Foods from a "buy (b+)" rating to a "buy (b)" rating in a research note on Friday. Wall Street Zen upgraded US Foods from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Saturday, April 4th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company raised their price target on US Foods from $87.00 to $110.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Friday, February 13th. Ten analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $107.33.

Insider Activity

In other US Foods news, insider James David Works, Jr. sold 65,737 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $96.52, for a total transaction of $6,344,935.24. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 88,176 shares in the company, valued at $8,510,747.52. The trade was a 42.71% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. 0.74% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

About US Foods

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.

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