US Foods Holding Corp. (NYSE:USFD) Stake Increased by Bain Capital Public Equity LP

Bain Capital Public Equity LP raised its stake in shares of US Foods Holding Corp. (NYSE:USFD - Free Report) by 17.4% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 33,873 shares of the company's stock after acquiring an additional 5,026 shares during the quarter. US Foods makes up 1.5% of Bain Capital Public Equity LP's portfolio, making the stock its 25th biggest position. Bain Capital Public Equity LP's holdings in US Foods were worth $2,285,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in USFD. Boston Partners lifted its position in shares of US Foods by 0.6% during the fourth quarter. Boston Partners now owns 12,744,006 shares of the company's stock worth $860,460,000 after purchasing an additional 77,012 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its holdings in US Foods by 7.3% during the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 4,304,310 shares of the company's stock worth $290,369,000 after buying an additional 292,404 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank acquired a new position in shares of US Foods in the 4th quarter worth approximately $211,300,000. Artisan Partners Limited Partnership bought a new stake in shares of US Foods in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $171,107,000. Finally, Ameriprise Financial Inc. increased its holdings in shares of US Foods by 1.7% in the 4th quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 2,136,356 shares of the company's stock valued at $144,119,000 after acquiring an additional 36,307 shares during the last quarter. 98.76% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

US Foods Price Performance

Shares of USFD opened at $67.89 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $15.65 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.61, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.03 and a beta of 1.35. The stock's fifty day moving average is $64.94 and its 200-day moving average is $66.89. US Foods Holding Corp. has a one year low of $50.05 and a one year high of $73.19. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.06, a quick ratio of 0.71 and a current ratio of 1.21.

US Foods (NYSE:USFD - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 13th. The company reported $0.78 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.79 by ($0.01). The company had revenue of $9.49 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $9.47 billion. US Foods had a return on equity of 15.03% and a net margin of 1.30%. Equities analysts anticipate that US Foods Holding Corp. will post 3.59 EPS for the current year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other US Foods news, Director David W. Bullock purchased 4,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 18th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $71.06 per share, for a total transaction of $284,240.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 4,500 shares in the company, valued at $319,770. The trade was a 800.00 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. 0.60% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research firms have commented on USFD. UBS Group lifted their price objective on shares of US Foods from $77.00 to $83.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, February 14th. Barclays lifted their price target on shares of US Foods from $82.00 to $85.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Friday, February 14th. Truist Financial increased their price objective on shares of US Foods from $78.00 to $80.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, February 14th. Morgan Stanley lifted their target price on US Foods from $76.00 to $82.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 21st. Finally, Guggenheim reiterated a "buy" rating and set a $80.00 price target on shares of US Foods in a research report on Monday, April 14th. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, twelve have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and a consensus price target of $71.83.

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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