US Foods Holding Corp. (NYSE:USFD - Get Free Report) EVP Dirk J. Locascio sold 7,500 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, July 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $80.00, for a total transaction of $600,000.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 115,077 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $9,206,160. This trade represents a 6.12% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link.
US Foods Trading Up 1.8%
USFD traded up $1.42 during trading on Monday, hitting $81.97. The company's stock had a trading volume of 3,930,873 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,194,954. The firm has a market capitalization of $18.96 billion, a P/E ratio of 37.60, a PEG ratio of 1.16 and a beta of 1.41. US Foods Holding Corp. has a twelve month low of $50.49 and a twelve month high of $82.06. The company has a quick ratio of 0.74, a current ratio of 1.17 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.02. The stock's fifty day moving average price is $76.31 and its 200-day moving average price is $70.28.
US Foods (NYSE:USFD - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, May 8th. The company reported $0.68 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.69 by ($0.01). The company had revenue of $9.35 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $9.42 billion. US Foods had a return on equity of 15.58% and a net margin of 1.38%. The firm's revenue was up 4.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $0.54 earnings per share. Analysts anticipate that US Foods Holding Corp. will post 3.59 EPS for the current year.
Institutional Inflows and Outflows
A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in USFD. Colonial Trust Co SC bought a new position in shares of US Foods in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $25,000. GeoWealth Management LLC grew its stake in shares of US Foods by 94.5% in the 4th quarter. GeoWealth Management LLC now owns 389 shares of the company's stock worth $26,000 after acquiring an additional 189 shares in the last quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd purchased a new stake in shares of US Foods in the first quarter valued at about $31,000. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of US Foods by 59.5% during 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 in the last quarter. Finally, Legacy Investment Solutions LLC bought a new position in shares of US Foods during the fourth quarter valued at about $32,000. 98.76% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
USFD has been the subject of several research analyst reports. Wells Fargo & Company reiterated an "overweight" rating on shares of US Foods in a report on Sunday. Guggenheim restated a "buy" rating and set a $80.00 price objective on shares of US Foods in a research report on Monday, May 12th. UBS Group increased their target price on US Foods from $83.00 to $84.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, May 9th. Wall Street Zen raised US Foods from a "buy" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Saturday, May 24th. Finally, Citigroup began coverage on US Foods in a research note on Thursday, May 22nd. They issued a "buy" rating and a $95.00 price objective for the company. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, ten have assigned a buy rating and three have issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average target price of $77.42.
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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.
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