EP Wealth Advisors LLC Takes $2.44 Million Position in US Foods Holding Corp. $USFD

EP Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in US Foods Holding Corp. (NYSE:USFD - Free Report) during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm bought 23,825 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $2,436,000.

Other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Measured Wealth Private Client Group LLC purchased a new stake in US Foods during the 3rd quarter valued at $26,000. Keating Financial Advisory Services Inc. bought a new stake in US Foods in the 2nd quarter worth $27,000. Nalls Sherbakoff Group LLC bought a new stake in US Foods in the 4th quarter worth $36,000. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. increased its position in shares of US Foods by 120.1% in the second quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 482 shares of the company's stock valued at $37,000 after acquiring an additional 263 shares during the period. Finally, Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. purchased a new position in shares of US Foods in the second quarter valued at about $39,000. 98.76% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts have recently commented on the stock. Guggenheim upped their price objective on shares of US Foods from $115.00 to $120.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, August 7th. BMO Capital Markets reissued an "outperform" rating and issued a $120.00 target price on shares of US Foods in a research note on Friday, August 7th. Weiss Ratings restated a "buy (b)" rating on shares of US Foods in a report on Wednesday, July 29th. TD Cowen upped their price target on US Foods from $116.00 to $119.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, August 6th. Finally, Zacks Research upgraded US Foods from a "strong sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Tuesday, July 28th. Eleven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, US Foods presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $113.92.

Insider Transactions at US Foods

In other US Foods news, insider Randy J. Taylor sold 11,630 shares of US Foods stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, August 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $110.37, for a total transaction of $1,283,603.10. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 73,618 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $8,125,218.66. The trade was a 13.64% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, insider William Spencer Hancock sold 21,754 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $108.29, for a total value of $2,355,740.66. Following the transaction, the insider owned 101,144 shares in the company, valued at $10,952,883.76. This trade represents a 17.70% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. 0.74% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

US Foods Stock Up 1.0%

Shares of US Foods stock opened at $109.52 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 1.14, a quick ratio of 0.70 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.19. US Foods Holding Corp. has a 12-month low of $69.88 and a 12-month high of $111.42. The company has a market cap of $23.69 billion, a P/E ratio of 33.70, a PEG ratio of 1.39 and a beta of 0.81. The company's fifty day simple moving average is $100.96 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $93.74.

US Foods (NYSE:USFD - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, August 6th. The company reported $1.44 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.36 by $0.08. The firm had revenue of $10.53 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $10.46 billion. US Foods had a net margin of 1.81% and a return on equity of 20.53%. The company's quarterly revenue was up 4.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company posted $1.19 EPS. US Foods has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.696-4.935 EPS. Research analysts anticipate that US Foods Holding Corp. will post 4.41 EPS for the current year.

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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