US Foods Holding Corp. (NYSE:USFD) Given Average Rating of "Buy" by Brokerages

Key Points

• US Foods Holding Corp. has received an average consensus rating of "Buy" from twelve analysts, with one rating it as a hold and two as a strong buy.
• The company's current average price objective among brokerages is $81.27, with some analysts setting targets as high as $95.00.
• In its latest quarterly earnings report, US Foods exceeded EPS estimates, posting $1.19, while revenue reached $10.08 billion, indicating a 3.8% year-over-year increase.

US Foods Holding Corp. (NYSE:USFD - Get Free Report) has been assigned a consensus recommendation of "Buy" from the twelve analysts that are covering the stock, MarketBeat Ratings reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold recommendation, nine have given a buy recommendation and two have issued a strong buy recommendation on the company. The average 12 month price objective among brokerages that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $81.2727.

A number of equities analysts recently commented on USFD shares. Wall Street Zen raised shares of US Foods from a "buy" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Friday, September 5th. Wells Fargo & Company reaffirmed an "overweight" rating and issued a $87.00 price objective (up previously from $80.00) on shares of US Foods in a research note on Friday, August 8th. Piper Sandler raised their price objective on shares of US Foods from $77.00 to $85.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Tuesday, September 2nd. Morgan Stanley reaffirmed an "overweight" rating and issued a $89.00 price objective (up previously from $84.00) on shares of US Foods in a research note on Monday, July 14th. Finally, Barclays raised their price objective on shares of US Foods from $85.00 to $95.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Wednesday, June 4th.

Insider Transactions at US Foods

In other US Foods news, EVP Dirk J. Locascio sold 7,500 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, July 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $80.00, for a total value of $600,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 115,077 shares in the company, valued at $9,206,160. This represents a 6.12% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. 0.60% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On US Foods

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd purchased a new stake in US Foods in the 1st quarter worth approximately $31,000. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. lifted its position in US Foods by 120.1% in the 2nd quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 482 shares of the company's stock worth $37,000 after buying an additional 263 shares in the last quarter. MAI Capital Management lifted its position in US Foods by 155.6% in the 2nd quarter. MAI Capital Management now owns 529 shares of the company's stock worth $41,000 after buying an additional 322 shares in the last quarter. V Square Quantitative Management LLC lifted its position in US Foods by 58.7% in the 2nd quarter. V Square Quantitative Management LLC now owns 541 shares of the company's stock worth $42,000 after buying an additional 200 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Blue Trust Inc. lifted its position in US Foods by 487.2% in the 1st quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 875 shares of the company's stock worth $57,000 after buying an additional 726 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 98.76% of the company's stock.

US Foods Stock Up 0.3%

Shares of NYSE:USFD opened at $76.79 on Tuesday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $79.22 and a 200 day simple moving average of $74.44. US Foods has a 52 week low of $57.36 and a 52 week high of $85.11. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.02, a quick ratio of 0.73 and a current ratio of 1.17. The company has a market cap of $17.29 billion, a PE ratio of 32.82, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.07 and a beta of 1.39.

US Foods (NYSE:USFD - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 7th. The company reported $1.19 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.14 by $0.05. US Foods had a net margin of 1.43% and a return on equity of 16.86%. The firm had revenue of $10.08 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $10.17 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.93 EPS. The company's revenue was up 3.8% on a year-over-year basis. US Foods has set its FY 2025 guidance at 3.764-3.874 EPS. As a group, research analysts expect that US Foods will post 3.59 earnings per share for the current year.

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.

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