Vanguard Group Inc. Sells 489,851 Shares of US Foods Holding Corp. $USFD

Key Points

• Vanguard Group Inc. reduced its stake in US Foods (NYSE: USFD) by 2.2%, selling 489,851 shares and retaining 21,875,536 shares — about 9.81% of the company, valued at roughly $1.65 billion.
• Insider James David Works Jr. sold 65,737 shares at an average price of $96.52, cutting his ownership by 42.71% to 88,176 shares; insiders now own about 0.74% of the stock.
• Wall Street has a consensus of Moderate Buy with an average target of $107.33 after several firms raised targets to $115–$118, and US Foods beat quarterly EPS ($1.04 vs. $1.01) while issuing FY2026 guidance of $4.696–$4.935 per share.

Vanguard Group Inc. decreased its position in shares of US Foods Holding Corp. (NYSE:USFD - Free Report) by 2.2% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 21,875,536 shares of the company's stock after selling 489,851 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. owned approximately 9.81% of US Foods worth $1,647,665,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in USFD. Royal Bank of Canada grew its holdings in shares of US Foods by 85.8% in the first quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 148,512 shares of the company's stock worth $9,722,000 after purchasing an additional 68,567 shares during the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC purchased a new stake in US Foods in the first quarter worth about $359,000. Sivia Capital Partners LLC purchased a new stake in US Foods in the second quarter worth about $526,000. Brown Advisory Inc. purchased a new stake in US Foods in the second quarter worth about $252,000. Finally, Cerity Partners LLC lifted its stake in US Foods by 20.5% in the second quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 47,977 shares of the company's stock worth $3,695,000 after acquiring an additional 8,162 shares during the period. 98.76% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts recently weighed in on USFD shares. Morgan Stanley set a $94.00 price objective on shares of US Foods and gave the stock a "mixed" rating in a research note on Friday, February 13th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of US Foods from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Saturday, April 4th. Guggenheim upped their price objective on shares of US Foods from $95.00 to $115.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, February 13th. Sanford C. Bernstein reaffirmed an "outperform" rating and issued a $106.00 price objective on shares of US Foods in a research note on Friday, February 13th. Finally, Citigroup upped their price objective on shares of US Foods from $95.00 to $118.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, February 13th. Ten analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, US Foods currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $107.33.

Insider Activity at US Foods

In other US Foods news, insider James David Works, Jr. sold 65,737 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $96.52, for a total transaction of $6,344,935.24. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 88,176 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $8,510,747.52. This represents a 42.71% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Insiders own 0.74% of the company's stock.

US Foods Stock Performance

USFD stock opened at $93.62 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $20.62 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.84, a PEG ratio of 1.12 and a beta of 0.98. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $92.11 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $83.55. US Foods Holding Corp. has a one year low of $65.53 and a one year high of $102.13. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.18, a quick ratio of 0.68 and a current ratio of 1.16.

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