United Natural Foods (UNFI) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

United Natural Foods, Inc. (NYSE: UNFI) is a distributor of natural, organic, specialty, fresh and conventional food products in the United States and Canada. The company supplies grocery retailers, independent stores, supermarkets, e-commerce businesses, foodservice operators and other customers with a broad range of products.

UNFI’s offerings include produce, perishables, center-store groceries, refrigerated and frozen foods, beverages, supplements, personal-care products and household items. The company also provides private-label products, merchandising support, marketing services, e-commerce capabilities and other supply-chain services designed to help retailers manage and grow their businesses.

The company traces its roots to 1918 and expanded its distribution operations over time through organic growth and acquisitions. In 2018, UNFI completed its acquisition of Supervalu, significantly expanding its conventional grocery distribution capabilities and customer base. The company is led by Chief Executive Officer Sandy Douglas.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $44.25 to $45.30
• 50-Day Range: $43.64 to $50.86
• 52-Week Range: $27.97 to $57.02
• Volume: 592,111 shs
• Average Volume: 569,440 shs
• Market Capitalization: $2.69 billion
• P/E Ratio: 33.19
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $50.29
• Consensus Rating: Hold

United Natural Foods Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

United Natural Foods scored higher than 72% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 69th out of 174 stocks in the consumer staples sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

United Natural Foods has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.10, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 2 buy ratings, 7 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

United Natural Foods has a consensus price target of $50.29, representing about 13.1% upside from its current price of $44.47.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

United Natural Foods has been the subject of 7 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 20.30%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for United Natural Foods are expected to grow by 20.30% in the coming year, from $3.35 to $4.03 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of United Natural Foods is 33.19, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.90.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of United Natural Foods is 33.19, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Staples sector average P/E ratio of about 14.06.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

United Natural Foods has a P/B Ratio of 1.66. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

4.78% of the float of United Natural Foods has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

United Natural Foods has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.97.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in United Natural Foods has recently increased by 6.65%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

United Natural Foods does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

United Natural Foods does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.08

News Sentiment

United Natural Foods has a news sentiment score of 1.08. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.73 average news sentiment score of Consumer Staples companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 31 news articles for United Natural Foods this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 3 people have searched for UNFI on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -63% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

2 people have added United Natural Foods to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, United Natural Foods insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $515,600.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

2.40% of the stock of United Natural Foods is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

87.63% of the stock of United Natural Foods is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 9/08/2026
• Today: 9/13/2026
• Goldman Sachs Global Consumer and Retail Conference: 9/15/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 12/01/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 7/31/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Consumer Staples
• Industry: Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail
• Sub-Industry: Food Distributors
• Current Symbol: NYSE:UNFI
• CIK: 1020859
• Web: www.unfi.com
• Phone: (401) 528-8634
• Fax: 401-278-1896
• Employees: 25,600
• Year Founded: 1978

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for United Natural Foods: $50.29
• High Price Target: $61.00
• Low Price Target: $40.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +13.1%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.10
• Research Coverage: 10 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.34
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 33.19
• Forward P/E Ratio: 13.27
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$118 million
• Net Margins: 0.27%
• Pretax Margin: 0.33%
• Return on Equity: 10.51%
• Return on Assets: 2.28%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.97
• Current Ratio: 1.29
• Quick Ratio: 0.51

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $31.15 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.09
• Cash Flow: $7.75 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 5.74
• Book Value: $26.80 per share
• Price / Book: 1.66

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 60,520,000
• Free Float: 59,067,000
• Market Cap: $2.69 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.80