UBS Group AG Lowers Holdings in US Foods Holding Corp. $USFD

Key Points

• UBS Group AG trimmed its stake in US Foods by 4.9% in Q4, selling 60,527 shares and leaving it with 1,174,860 shares valued at about $88.49 million (≈0.53% of the company).
• Insider sale: James David Works Jr. sold 65,737 shares on Feb. 18 for roughly $6.34 million, cutting his ownership by 42.71%.
• US Foods beat Q4 EPS estimates ($1.04 vs. $1.01) while revenue of $9.80 billion slightly missed expectations, and it set FY2026 guidance of 4.696–4.935 EPS versus analysts' average forecast of ~4.51 and a consensus price target near $107.33 ("Moderate Buy").

UBS Group AG trimmed its holdings in US Foods Holding Corp. (NYSE:USFD - Free Report) by 4.9% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 1,174,860 shares of the company's stock after selling 60,527 shares during the period. UBS Group AG owned about 0.53% of US Foods worth $88,490,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust lifted its position in shares of US Foods by 303.7% in the third quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust now owns 327 shares of the company's stock valued at $25,000 after acquiring an additional 246 shares in the last quarter. Measured Wealth Private Client Group LLC purchased a new position in shares of US Foods in the third quarter valued at about $26,000. Steph & Co. purchased a new position in shares of US Foods in the fourth quarter valued at about $34,000. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. lifted 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 in the last quarter. Finally, First Horizon Corp purchased a new position in shares of US Foods in the third quarter valued at about $39,000. 98.76% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

US Foods Price Performance

NYSE:USFD opened at $93.20 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 1.16, a quick ratio of 0.68 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.18. The company has a market capitalization of $20.53 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.70, a P/E/G ratio of 1.14 and a beta of 0.90. US Foods Holding Corp. has a 12 month low of $66.50 and a 12 month high of $102.13. The business's 50-day moving average is $92.11 and its 200 day moving average is $83.61.

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

Insider Activity at US Foods

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 sale, the insider directly owned 88,176 shares of the company's stock, 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 legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Corporate insiders own 0.74% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

USFD has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Morgan Stanley set a $94.00 price objective on US Foods and gave the company a "mixed" rating in a research report on Friday, February 13th. Sanford C. Bernstein restated an "outperform" rating and issued a $106.00 price objective on shares of US Foods in a research report on Friday, February 13th. Weiss Ratings downgraded US Foods from a "buy (b+)" rating to a "buy (b)" rating in a research report on Friday. Piper Sandler downgraded US Foods from an "overweight" rating to a "neutral" rating and boosted their target price for the stock from $85.00 to $103.00 in a research report on Friday, February 13th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets boosted their target price on US Foods from $95.00 to $115.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Friday, February 13th. Ten analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, US Foods currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $107.33.

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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