Interval Partners LP Boosts Stock Position in US Foods Holding Corp. (NYSE:USFD)

Interval Partners LP grew its stake in US Foods Holding Corp. (NYSE:USFD - Free Report) by 2.4% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 1,306,198 shares of the company's stock after buying an additional 31,228 shares during the period. US Foods accounts for 1.7% of Interval Partners LP's investment portfolio, making the stock its 8th largest holding. Interval Partners LP owned about 0.56% of US Foods worth $88,116,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Legacy Wealth Asset Management LLC raised its position in US Foods by 4.0% in the fourth quarter. Legacy Wealth Asset Management LLC now owns 4,134 shares of the company's stock valued at $279,000 after purchasing an additional 160 shares during the period. Arizona State Retirement System grew its stake in shares of US Foods by 0.3% during the fourth quarter. Arizona State Retirement System now owns 67,426 shares of the company's stock valued at $4,549,000 after acquiring an additional 170 shares in the last quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its holdings 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 purchasing an additional 178 shares during the last quarter. GeoWealth Management LLC grew its stake in US Foods by 94.5% during the 4th quarter. GeoWealth Management LLC now owns 389 shares of the company's stock valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 189 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Vestcor Inc raised its position in shares of US Foods by 1.0% in the 4th quarter. Vestcor Inc now owns 20,200 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,363,000 after purchasing an additional 195 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 98.76% of the company's stock.

Insider Activity

In other US Foods news, Director David W. Bullock purchased 4,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 18th. The stock was bought at an average price of $71.06 per share, for a total transaction of $284,240.00. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 4,500 shares in the company, valued at $319,770. This represents a 800.00% increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. 0.60% of the stock is owned by insiders.

US Foods Price Performance

NYSE USFD traded up $0.72 during trading on Wednesday, reaching $74.56. 2,110,822 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,011,801. The stock's 50 day moving average price is $65.30 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $67.38. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.06, a quick ratio of 0.71 and a current ratio of 1.21. The company has a market cap of $17.19 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.91, a P/E/G ratio of 1.03 and a beta of 1.35. US Foods Holding Corp. has a 1-year low of $50.05 and a 1-year high of $75.00.

US Foods (NYSE:USFD - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, May 8th. The company reported $0.68 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.69 by ($0.01). The firm had revenue of $9.35 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $9.42 billion. US Foods had a return on equity of 15.03% and a net margin of 1.30%. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 4.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $0.54 EPS. As a group, analysts anticipate that US Foods Holding Corp. will post 3.59 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

USFD has been the topic of several research reports. Morgan Stanley upped their price target on US Foods from $81.00 to $84.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Friday, May 9th. Guggenheim restated a "buy" rating and set a $80.00 price objective on shares of US Foods in a research report on Monday. StockNews.com upgraded shares of US Foods from a "buy" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday. Barclays boosted their price target on US Foods from $82.00 to $85.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Friday, February 14th. Finally, Piper Sandler upped their target price on US Foods from $75.00 to $77.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 18th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, ten have issued a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of "Buy" and a consensus price target of $73.00.

About US Foods

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.