US Foods Holding Corp. (NYSE:USFD) Given Consensus Recommendation of "Buy" by Analysts

Key Points

• US Foods Holding Corp. has received an average consensus rating of "Buy" from fourteen research firms, with a price target of approximately $82.42.
• Institutional investors own 98.76% of US Foods stock, indicating strong confidence in the company from financial institutions.
• US Foods reported earnings of $1.19 per share for the last quarter, exceeding analysts' expectations, and also achieved a year-over-year revenue increase of 3.8%.

US Foods Holding Corp. (NYSE:USFD - Get Free Report) has been given an average rating of "Buy" by the fourteen research firms that are covering the company, MarketBeat reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, eleven have given a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company. The average 1-year price target among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is $82.4167.

Several equities research analysts recently weighed in on USFD shares. Wall Street Zen upgraded US Foods from a "buy" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Friday, September 5th. UBS Group raised their price objective on US Foods from $84.00 to $96.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Monday, July 28th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a "buy (b+)" rating on shares of US Foods in a research note on Tuesday, October 14th. Piper Sandler upped their price objective on shares of US Foods from $77.00 to $85.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Tuesday, September 2nd. Finally, Guggenheim upped their price objective on shares of US Foods from $80.00 to $88.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Monday, August 11th.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On US Foods

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Securian Asset Management Inc. increased its holdings in shares of US Foods by 0.7% during the second quarter. Securian Asset Management Inc. now owns 17,618 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,357,000 after acquiring an additional 121 shares in the last quarter. Archer Investment Corp lifted its stake in shares of US Foods by 8.8% in the second quarter. Archer Investment Corp now owns 1,850 shares of the company's stock worth $142,000 after buying an additional 150 shares in the last quarter. True Wealth Design LLC lifted its stake in shares of US Foods by 12.2% in the third quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 1,402 shares of the company's stock worth $107,000 after buying an additional 152 shares in the last quarter. SageView Advisory Group LLC raised its holdings in US Foods by 3.9% in the 1st quarter. SageView Advisory Group LLC now owns 4,096 shares of the company's stock worth $268,000 after acquiring an additional 153 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Kesler Norman & Wride LLC raised its holdings in US Foods by 1.3% in the 1st quarter. Kesler Norman & Wride LLC now owns 12,555 shares of the company's stock worth $822,000 after acquiring an additional 160 shares during the last quarter. 98.76% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

US Foods Price Performance

USFD stock opened at $74.32 on Friday. US Foods has a 1 year low of $57.36 and a 1 year high of $85.11. The company has a market cap of $16.73 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.76, a PEG ratio of 1.06 and a beta of 1.36. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $77.05 and a 200 day moving average of $75.79. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.02, a current ratio of 1.17 and a quick ratio of 0.73.

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

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.

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