Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC Purchases 8,828 Shares of US Foods Holding Corp. (NYSE:USFD)

Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC boosted its stake in US Foods Holding Corp. (NYSE:USFD - Free Report) by 7.9% in the first quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 120,870 shares of the company's stock after purchasing an additional 8,828 shares during the quarter. Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC owned about 0.05% of US Foods worth $7,912,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. HighTower Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of US Foods by 3.3% in the 4th quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 24,188 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,632,000 after buying an additional 769 shares during the period. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC grew its stake in US Foods by 59.5% in the fourth quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 477 shares of the company's stock valued at $32,000 after acquiring an additional 178 shares during the period. Avantax Advisory Services Inc. grew its stake in US Foods by 121.6% in the fourth quarter. Avantax Advisory Services Inc. now owns 11,131 shares of the company's stock valued at $751,000 after acquiring an additional 6,108 shares during the period. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. increased its holdings in shares of US Foods by 22.5% during the fourth quarter. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. now owns 16,204 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,093,000 after acquiring an additional 2,977 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Thrivent Financial for Lutherans raised its position in shares of US Foods by 82.9% during the fourth quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 181,145 shares of the company's stock worth $12,220,000 after purchasing an additional 82,079 shares during the period. 98.76% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

US Foods Stock Down 0.8%

NYSE:USFD traded down $0.64 on Friday, hitting $83.13. The stock had a trading volume of 2,627,634 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,063,802. US Foods Holding Corp. has a 1 year low of $50.49 and a 1 year high of $84.85. The firm's fifty day simple moving average is $77.61 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $70.76. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.02, a quick ratio of 0.74 and a current ratio of 1.17. The stock has a market cap of $19.23 billion, a P/E ratio of 27.65, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.21 and a beta of 1.41.

US Foods (NYSE:USFD - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Thursday, May 8th. The company reported $0.68 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.69 by ($0.01). The business had revenue of $9.35 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $9.42 billion. US Foods had a net margin of 1.38% and a return on equity of 15.58%. The business's revenue was up 4.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $0.54 earnings per share. Analysts predict that US Foods Holding Corp. will post 3.59 earnings per share for the current year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several analysts recently issued reports on USFD shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on shares of US Foods from $82.00 to $85.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research report on Wednesday, June 25th. Wells Fargo & Company reaffirmed an "overweight" rating on shares of US Foods in a research note on Sunday, July 13th. Barclays boosted their target price on shares of US Foods from $85.00 to $95.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Wednesday, June 4th. Citigroup started coverage on shares of US Foods in a research report on Thursday, May 22nd. They issued a "buy" rating and a $95.00 price target on the stock. Finally, Guggenheim reiterated a "buy" rating and set a $80.00 price target on shares of US Foods in a research note on Monday, May 12th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, ten have issued a buy rating and three have given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of "Buy" and a consensus target price of $77.42.

Insider Buying and Selling at US Foods

In related news, EVP Dirk J. Locascio sold 15,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $75.00, for a total transaction of $1,125,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 115,077 shares in the company, valued at approximately $8,630,775. This represents a 11.53% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Company insiders own 0.60% of the company's stock.

US Foods Profile

US Foods Holding Corp., together with its subsidiaries, engages in marketing, sale, and distribution of fresh, frozen, and dry food and non-food products to foodservice customers in the United States. The company's customers include independently owned single and multi-unit restaurants, regional concepts, national restaurant chains, hospitals, nursing homes, hotels and motels, country clubs, government and military organizations, colleges and universities, and retail locations.