Arlington Capital Management Inc. Purchases New Position in US Foods Holding Corp. (NYSE:USFD)

Arlington Capital Management Inc. bought a new position in US Foods Holding Corp. (NYSE:USFD - Free Report) during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor bought 18,478 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $839,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Blue Trust Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of US Foods during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $30,000. GAMMA Investing LLC bought a new position in shares of US Foods during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $41,000. Fifth Third Bancorp increased 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 worth $47,000 after purchasing an additional 316 shares during the last quarter. Anchor Investment Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of US Foods in the 4th quarter worth approximately $47,000. Finally, DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale bought a new position in US Foods during the third quarter valued at $61,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 98.76% of the company's stock.

US Foods Trading Up 4.6 %

USFD stock traded up $2.41 during trading on Thursday, hitting $54.79. 3,103,502 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,736,214. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.96, a quick ratio of 0.78 and a current ratio of 1.30. The company has a 50-day moving average of $52.24 and a 200-day moving average of $47.38. The firm has a market capitalization of $13.44 billion, a PE ratio of 27.12, a P/E/G ratio of 0.86 and a beta of 1.58. US Foods Holding Corp. has a 1 year low of $35.66 and a 1 year high of $55.39.

US Foods (NYSE:USFD - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, February 15th. The company reported $0.60 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.64 by ($0.04). The firm had revenue of $8.94 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $8.81 billion. US Foods had a return on equity of 13.41% and a net margin of 1.42%. Analysts predict that US Foods Holding Corp. will post 2.92 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts recently issued reports on the company. Morgan Stanley boosted their price objective on US Foods from $60.00 to $62.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Friday, April 12th. 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. Piper Sandler raised shares of US Foods from a "neutral" rating to an "overweight" rating and lifted their price objective for the stock from $45.00 to $59.00 in a report on Tuesday, February 20th. Truist Financial increased their target price on US Foods from $52.00 to $57.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 20th. Finally, BTIG Research lifted their price target on US Foods from $52.00 to $62.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 19th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, eight have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of "Buy" and an average target price of $54.92.

Insider Activity

In related news, EVP David A. Rickard sold 50,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, March 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $52.52, for a total transaction of $2,626,000.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 148,561 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,802,423.72. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Insiders own 0.70% of the company's stock.

US Foods Company 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.