Roth Capital Has Bearish Estimate for UNFI FY2025 Earnings

United Natural Foods, Inc. (NYSE:UNFI - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Roth Capital dropped their FY2025 earnings estimates for shares of United Natural Foods in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, July 16th. Roth Capital analyst W. Kirk now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $0.54 for the year, down from their previous estimate 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.

Several other equities research analysts have also recently commented on the company. UBS Group raised their target price on United Natural Foods from $26.00 to $29.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Thursday. BMO Capital Markets decreased their target price on United Natural Foods from $32.00 to $25.00 and set a "market perform" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, June 12th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $24.00 price objective on United Natural Foods and gave the company a "hold" rating in a research note on Thursday, June 12th. Wall Street Zen raised United Natural Foods from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 15th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group reduced their price objective on United Natural Foods from $30.00 to $26.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, June 12th. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $27.00.

United Natural Foods Stock Down 2.9%

Shares of United Natural Foods stock traded down $0.79 on Friday, reaching $26.49. 1,116,124 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 805,581. United Natural Foods has a one year low of $12.00 and a one year high of $34.76. The company has a market capitalization of $1.60 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -23.03 and a beta of 0.82. The company has a current ratio of 1.41, a quick ratio of 0.51 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.21. The company has a 50-day moving average of $25.69 and a 200 day moving average of $27.13.

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

Hedge Funds Weigh In On United Natural Foods

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Marshall Wace LLP boosted its holdings in 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 purchasing an additional 915,177 shares during the last quarter. Nuveen LLC purchased a new stake in United Natural Foods in the first quarter valued at $24,171,000. Senvest Management LLC purchased a new stake in United Natural Foods in the fourth quarter valued at $18,161,000. American Century Companies Inc. boosted its holdings in United Natural Foods by 28.1% in the fourth 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 last quarter. Finally, Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership boosted its holdings in United Natural Foods by 162.7% in the fourth quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 587,697 shares of the company's stock valued at $16,050,000 after purchasing an additional 363,962 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors 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.