Tudor Investment Corp ET AL Buys Shares of 60,096 US Foods Holding Corp. $USFD

Key Points

• Tudor Investment Corp bought a new stake of 60,096 US Foods shares in Q3, worth about $4.605 million, and institutional investors now own 98.76% of the company.
• Analyst sentiment is a Moderate Buy with an average price target of $107.33, and several brokers set higher targets (UBS $117, BMO $115, Barclays $104).
• Insider James David Works Jr. sold 65,737 shares for roughly $6.34 million (a 42.7% reduction); US Foods recently beat quarterly EPS estimates ($1.04 vs. $1.01) and issued FY26 EPS guidance of $4.696–4.935.

Tudor Investment Corp ET AL bought a new stake in shares of US Foods Holding Corp. (NYSE:USFD - Free Report) during the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor bought 60,096 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $4,605,000.

A number of other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Allworth Financial LP lifted its stake in shares of US Foods by 28.7% in the 3rd quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 1,710 shares of the company's stock valued at $131,000 after purchasing an additional 381 shares during the period. Swiss Life Asset Management Ltd lifted its stake in shares of US Foods by 75.1% in the 3rd quarter. Swiss Life Asset Management Ltd now owns 10,477 shares of the company's stock valued at $803,000 after purchasing an additional 4,492 shares during the period. CIBC Bancorp USA Inc. acquired a new position in shares of US Foods in the 3rd quarter valued at $40,375,000. Captrust Financial Advisors lifted its stake in shares of US Foods by 5.3% in the 3rd quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 31,094 shares of the company's stock valued at $2,382,000 after purchasing an additional 1,563 shares during the period. Finally, Coldstream Capital Management Inc. raised its position in shares of US Foods by 62.9% in the 3rd quarter. Coldstream Capital Management Inc. now owns 6,737 shares of the company's stock valued at $516,000 after acquiring an additional 2,601 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 98.76% of the company's stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of brokerages recently weighed in on USFD. Morgan Stanley set a $94.00 price target on shares of US Foods and gave the company a "mixed" rating in a research report on Friday, February 13th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of US Foods from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Saturday, April 4th. UBS Group reiterated a "buy" rating and issued a $117.00 price target on shares of US Foods in a research report on Friday, February 13th. BMO Capital Markets increased their price target on shares of US Foods from $95.00 to $115.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Friday, February 13th. Finally, Barclays raised their price objective on US Foods from $90.00 to $104.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Friday, February 13th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have assigned a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, US Foods has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $107.33.

Insider Activity

In related news, insider James David Works, Jr. sold 65,737 shares of US Foods stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $96.52, for a total value of $6,344,935.24. Following the sale, the insider owned 88,176 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $8,510,747.52. The trade was a 42.71% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 0.60% of the company's stock.

US Foods Price Performance

NYSE USFD opened at $92.04 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.68, a current ratio of 1.16 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.18. US Foods Holding Corp. has a 12-month low of $60.46 and a 12-month high of $102.13. The company has a market capitalization of $20.27 billion, a PE ratio of 31.31, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.12 and a beta of 0.98. The firm's 50 day moving average is $92.22 and its 200-day moving average is $81.92.

US Foods (NYSE:USFD - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 12th. The company reported $1.04 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.01 by $0.03. US Foods had a net margin of 1.71% and a return on equity of 18.74%. The company had revenue of $9.80 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $9.90 billion. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.84 earnings per share. The firm's revenue was up 3.3% compared to the same quarter last year. US Foods has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.696-4.935 EPS. Equities research analysts anticipate that US Foods Holding Corp. will post 3.59 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

US Foods Profile

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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