FY2025 EPS Forecast for United Natural Foods Cut by Analyst

United Natural Foods, Inc. (NYSE:UNFI - Free Report) - Analysts at Roth Capital lowered their FY2025 earnings estimates for shares of United Natural Foods in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, July 16th. Roth Capital analyst W. Kirk now anticipates that the company will earn $0.54 per share for the year, down from their previous forecast of $1.04. The consensus estimate for United Natural Foods' current full-year earnings is $0.76 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for United Natural Foods' Q4 2025 earnings at ($0.27) EPS.

United Natural Foods (NYSE:UNFI - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, June 10th. The company reported $0.44 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.22 by $0.22. United Natural Foods had a positive return on equity of 3.13% and a negative net margin of 0.21%. The business had revenue of $8.06 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $7.78 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.10 earnings per share. The business's revenue was up 7.5% compared to the same quarter last year.

Other analysts have also recently issued reports about the company. UBS Group upped their target price on United Natural Foods from $26.00 to $29.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a report on Thursday. The Goldman Sachs Group dropped 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 report on Thursday, June 12th. Northcoast Research lowered United Natural Foods from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating in a research report on Thursday, June 12th. Wall Street Zen raised United Natural Foods from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 15th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $24.00 price target on shares of United Natural Foods and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a research report on Thursday, June 12th. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $27.00.

United Natural Foods Price Performance

United Natural Foods stock traded down $0.33 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $27.04. The company had a trading volume of 73,570 shares, compared to its average volume of 797,398. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.21, a current ratio of 1.41 and a quick ratio of 0.51. United Natural Foods has a 12-month low of $12.00 and a 12-month high of $34.76. The company has a market capitalization of $1.64 billion, a P/E ratio of -23.68 and a beta of 0.82. The firm's fifty day simple moving average is $25.69 and its 200-day simple moving average is $27.13.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On United Natural Foods

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of UNFI. Marshall Wace LLP grew its stake in shares of United Natural Foods by 207.0% in the fourth quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 1,357,212 shares of the company's stock valued at $37,065,000 after buying an additional 915,177 shares in the last quarter. Nuveen LLC acquired a new position in United Natural Foods during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $24,171,000. Senvest Management LLC bought a new stake in United Natural Foods in the fourth quarter valued at $18,161,000. American Century Companies Inc. boosted its stake in United Natural Foods by 28.1% during the 4th quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 2,018,248 shares of the company's stock valued at $55,118,000 after purchasing an additional 442,574 shares during the period. Finally, Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership grew its position in United Natural Foods by 162.7% in the 4th quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 587,697 shares of the company's stock worth $16,050,000 after purchasing an additional 363,962 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 87.63% of the company's stock.

About United Natural Foods

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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