United Natural Foods, Inc. $UNFI is Hauser Brothers GmbH's 5th Largest Position

Key Points

• Hauser Brothers GmbH reduced its stake in United Natural Foods, Inc. by 43.5%, making it the 5th largest position in their portfolio.
• Other investors, including CWM LLC and Federated Hermes Inc., have increased their holdings in United Natural Foods, reflecting interest despite recent selling activity.
• Analysts have varying ratings for UNFI, with a consensus rating of "Hold" and target prices ranging from $24.00 to $36.00.

Hauser Brothers GmbH reduced its position in United Natural Foods, Inc. (NYSE:UNFI - Free Report) by 43.5% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 393,100 shares of the company's stock after selling 303,050 shares during the period. United Natural Foods comprises approximately 10.3% of Hauser Brothers GmbH's holdings, making the stock its 5th largest position. Hauser Brothers GmbH owned approximately 0.65% of United Natural Foods worth $10,767,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. CWM LLC grew its position in United Natural Foods by 19.5% in the 1st quarter. CWM LLC now owns 3,229 shares of the company's stock worth $88,000 after purchasing an additional 526 shares during the period. Federated Hermes Inc. grew its position in United Natural Foods by 1.0% in the 1st quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. now owns 66,035 shares of the company's stock worth $1,809,000 after purchasing an additional 653 shares during the period. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd grew its position in United Natural Foods by 1,672.7% in the 1st quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd now owns 975 shares of the company's stock worth $27,000 after purchasing an additional 920 shares during the period. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. grew its position in United Natural Foods by 3.9% in the 4th quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 33,414 shares of the company's stock worth $913,000 after purchasing an additional 1,245 shares during the period. Finally, Quarry LP grew its position in United Natural Foods by 135.6% in the 4th quarter. Quarry LP now owns 2,667 shares of the company's stock worth $73,000 after purchasing an additional 1,535 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 87.63% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms have commented on UNFI. The Goldman Sachs Group cut their target price on shares of United Natural Foods from $30.00 to $26.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, June 12th. Wells Fargo & Company raised shares of United Natural Foods from an "underweight" rating to an "equal weight" rating and lifted their target price for the stock from $25.00 to $26.00 in a research report on Wednesday, July 16th. Northcoast Research raised shares of United Natural Foods from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $36.00 target price for the company in a research report on Tuesday, July 22nd. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $24.00 price objective on shares of United Natural Foods and gave the company a "hold" rating in a research report on Thursday, June 12th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets cut their price objective on shares of United Natural Foods from $32.00 to $25.00 and set a "market perform" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, June 12th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and seven have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, United Natural Foods presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $28.13.

United Natural Foods Trading Up 1.6%

Shares of UNFI stock opened at $27.4040 on Monday. United Natural Foods, Inc. has a 1 year low of $13.28 and a 1 year high of $34.76. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $25.10 and a 200-day moving average price of $26.80. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.21, a current ratio of 1.41 and a quick ratio of 0.51. The company has a market cap of $1.66 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -23.83 and a beta of 0.82.

United Natural Foods (NYSE:UNFI - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, June 10th. The company reported $0.44 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.22 by $0.22. United Natural Foods had a negative net margin of 0.21% and a positive return on equity of 3.13%. The firm had revenue of $8.06 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $7.78 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.10 EPS. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 7.5% compared to the same quarter last year. United Natural Foods has set its FY 2025 guidance at 0.700-0.900 EPS. As a group, equities analysts predict that United Natural Foods, Inc. will post 0.76 earnings per share for the current year.

United Natural Foods Company Profile

United Natural Foods, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, distributes natural, organic, specialty, produce, and conventional grocery and non-food products in the United States and Canada. It operates in two segments, Wholesale and Retail. The company offers grocery and general merchandise, produce, perishables and frozen foods, wellness and personal care items, and bulk and foodservice products.

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