US Foods Holding Corp. (NYSE:USFD) Shares Sold by Dean Capital Management

Dean Capital Management reduced its stake in US Foods Holding Corp. (NYSE:USFD - Free Report) by 18.4% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 23,555 shares of the company's stock after selling 5,307 shares during the quarter. Dean Capital Management's holdings in US Foods were worth $1,589,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Colonial Trust Co SC bought a new stake in shares of US Foods during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $25,000. GeoWealth Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of US Foods by 94.5% during the fourth quarter. GeoWealth Management LLC now owns 389 shares of the company's stock valued at $26,000 after acquiring an additional 189 shares in the last quarter. Legacy Investment Solutions LLC bought a new stake in shares of US Foods during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $32,000. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC increased its holdings 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 acquiring an additional 178 shares in the last quarter. Finally, R Squared Ltd bought a new stake in shares of US Foods during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $34,000. 98.76% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts recently issued reports on the company. UBS Group upped their price target on US Foods from $83.00 to $84.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Friday. Guggenheim reiterated a "buy" rating and set a $80.00 price target on shares of US Foods in a report on Monday. Barclays upped their price objective on US Foods from $82.00 to $85.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Friday, February 14th. Morgan Stanley upped their price objective on US Foods from $81.00 to $84.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Friday. Finally, Truist Financial upped their price objective on US Foods from $78.00 to $80.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, February 14th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, eleven have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, US Foods presently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and a consensus price target of $73.00.

US Foods Trading Up 1.4%

NYSE USFD traded up $1.03 on Monday, hitting $72.73. 731,725 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,999,989. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.06, a quick ratio of 0.71 and a current ratio of 1.21. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $64.89 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $67.20. The firm has a market capitalization of $16.77 billion, a P/E ratio of 36.03, a P/E/G ratio of 1.03 and a beta of 1.35. US Foods Holding Corp. has a 52-week low of $50.05 and a 52-week high of $73.50.

US Foods (NYSE:USFD - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Thursday, May 8th. The company reported $0.68 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.69 by ($0.01). US Foods had a return on equity of 15.03% and a net margin of 1.30%. The business had revenue of $9.35 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $9.42 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.54 earnings per share. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 4.5% compared to the same quarter last year. Research analysts forecast that US Foods Holding Corp. will post 3.59 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Transactions at US Foods

In other news, Director David W. Bullock bought 4,000 shares of US Foods stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 18th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $71.06 per share, for a total transaction of $284,240.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the director now owns 4,500 shares of the company's stock, valued at $319,770. This trade represents a 800.00% increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 0.60% of the company's stock.

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.