US Foods Holding Corp. (NYSE:USFD) Receives Average Recommendation of "Moderate Buy" from Brokerages

Key Points

• US Foods has a “Moderate Buy” consensus rating from 15 analysts, with 11 buys and four holds; the average 12-month price target is approximately $113.92.
• The company exceeded quarterly expectations, reporting $1.44 in EPS versus the $1.36 consensus and $10.53 billion in revenue, up 4.5% year over year.
• US Foods shares opened at $108.37, near their 52-week high of $111.42, while institutional investors own 98.76% of the stock; two insiders recently sold shares.

US Foods Holding Corp. (NYSE:USFD - Get Free Report) has earned a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" from the fifteen analysts that are currently covering the company, MarketBeat.com reports. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eleven have assigned a buy rating to the company. The average 1 year target price among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $113.9231.

A number of research analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Morgan Stanley set a $107.00 target price on shares of US Foods in a research report on Friday, August 7th. BMO Capital Markets restated an "outperform" rating and issued a $120.00 price objective on shares of US Foods in a report on Friday, August 7th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a "buy (b)" rating on shares of US Foods in a research report on Wednesday, July 29th. UBS Group increased their price target on US Foods from $117.00 to $127.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, August 7th. Finally, Citigroup boosted their price target on US Foods from $110.00 to $124.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, August 7th.

Insider Buying and Selling at US Foods

In other news, insider Randy J. Taylor sold 11,630 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $110.37, for a total transaction of $1,283,603.10. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 73,618 shares in the company, valued at $8,125,218.66. The trade was a 13.64% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, insider William Spencer Hancock sold 21,754 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $108.29, for a total transaction of $2,355,740.66. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 101,144 shares in the company, valued at approximately $10,952,883.76. The trade was a 17.70% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Corporate insiders own 0.74% of the company's stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On US Foods

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC raised its position in shares of US Foods by 1.4% during the fourth quarter. Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC now owns 7,108 shares of the company's stock worth $535,000 after purchasing an additional 101 shares during the period. Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. grew its position in US Foods by 0.7% in the 4th quarter. Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. now owns 18,357 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,383,000 after purchasing an additional 134 shares during the period. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. grew its position in US Foods by 7.5% in the 2nd quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 1,910 shares of the company's stock valued at $195,000 after purchasing an additional 134 shares during the period. Root Financial Partners LLC increased its stake in US Foods by 22.4% during the 4th quarter. Root Financial Partners LLC now owns 840 shares of the company's stock valued at $63,000 after purchasing an additional 154 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Brooklyn Investment Group increased its stake in US Foods by 0.9% during the 4th quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group now owns 18,469 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,413,000 after purchasing an additional 157 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 98.76% of the company's stock.

US Foods Stock Up 0.8%

NYSE:USFD opened at $108.37 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.19, a quick ratio of 0.70 and a current ratio of 1.14. The company has a market cap of $23.44 billion, a PE ratio of 33.34, a PEG ratio of 1.37 and a beta of 0.81. US Foods has a 52-week low of $69.88 and a 52-week high of $111.42. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $100.64 and a 200 day simple moving average of $93.63.

US Foods (NYSE:USFD - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Thursday, August 6th. The company reported $1.44 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.36 by $0.08. The firm had revenue of $10.53 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $10.46 billion. US Foods had a return on equity of 20.53% and a net margin of 1.81%.The business's quarterly revenue was up 4.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $1.19 EPS. US Foods has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.696-4.935 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts expect that US Foods will post 4.41 EPS for the current fiscal year.

About US Foods

US Foods NYSE: USFD is a leading foodservice distributor in the United States that supplies a wide range of products and services to professional food operators. The company provides fresh, frozen and dry food items as well as non-food restaurant supplies and kitchen equipment. Its customer base includes independent restaurants, multi-unit chains, healthcare and senior living facilities, hospitality businesses, government and educational institutions, and other foodservice operators.

Beyond commodity and branded food products, US Foods offers value-added solutions designed to help customers run their businesses.

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