Strs Ohio Has $14.76 Million Stake in US Foods Holding Corp. (NYSE:USFD)

Strs Ohio decreased its holdings in shares of US Foods Holding Corp. (NYSE:USFD - Free Report) by 4.9% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 325,033 shares of the company's stock after selling 16,640 shares during the period. Strs Ohio owned about 0.13% of US Foods worth $14,759,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the business. NewEdge Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of US Foods by 67.4% during the 1st quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 708 shares of the company's stock valued at $26,000 after buying an additional 285 shares in the last quarter. Janney Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of US Foods by 2.7% during the 3rd quarter. Janney Capital Management LLC now owns 11,904 shares of the company's stock valued at $473,000 after buying an additional 315 shares in the last quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp lifted its stake in shares of US Foods by 36.1% during the 3rd quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 1,191 shares of the company's stock valued at $47,000 after buying an additional 316 shares in the last quarter. PAX Financial Group LLC lifted its stake in shares of US Foods by 2.5% during the 3rd quarter. PAX Financial Group LLC now owns 15,099 shares of the company's stock valued at $599,000 after buying an additional 372 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Raymond James Trust N.A. lifted its stake in shares of US Foods by 2.6% during the 1st quarter. Raymond James Trust N.A. now owns 15,254 shares of the company's stock valued at $574,000 after buying an additional 381 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 98.76% of the company's stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other US Foods news, EVP David A. Rickard sold 50,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, March 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $52.52, for a total value of $2,626,000.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 148,561 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,802,423.72. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Insiders own 0.70% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

USFD has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. StockNews.com upgraded shares of US Foods from a "buy" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Friday, February 23rd. Truist Financial boosted their price target on shares of US Foods from $52.00 to $57.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 20th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price target on shares of US Foods from $50.00 to $52.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 19th. BMO Capital Markets boosted their price target on shares of US Foods from $50.00 to $58.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Friday, February 16th. Finally, UBS Group upgraded shares of US Foods from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and boosted their price target for the stock from $47.00 to $64.00 in a research note on Tuesday, February 20th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, eight have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average target price of $54.92.

US Foods Trading Down 2.6 %

NYSE:USFD traded down $1.33 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, hitting $50.19. 1,463,039 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,750,275. The stock has a market capitalization of $12.31 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.51, a PEG ratio of 0.85 and a beta of 1.58. US Foods Holding Corp. has a 52 week low of $35.66 and a 52 week high of $54.94. The firm's 50 day moving average is $51.45 and its two-hundred day moving average is $45.80. The company has a quick ratio of 0.78, a current ratio of 1.30 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.96.

US Foods (NYSE:USFD - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 15th. The company reported $0.60 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.64 by ($0.04). The firm had revenue of $8.94 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $8.81 billion. US Foods had a net margin of 1.42% and a return on equity of 13.41%. On average, equities research analysts predict that US Foods Holding Corp. will post 2.91 earnings per share for the current year.

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.