US Foods (NYSE:USFD) Releases Quarterly Earnings Results, Beats Estimates By $0.05 EPS

Key Points

• US Foods reported quarterly earnings of $1.19 EPS, exceeding estimates by $0.05, while revenue was $10.08 billion compared to expectations of $10.17 billion.
• The company updated its FY 2025 EPS guidance to a range of 3.764-3.874, showing a positive outlook for growth.
• 87.76% of US Foods' stock is owned by institutional investors, with Royal Bank of Canada recently increasing its position by 85.8%.

US Foods (NYSE:USFD - Get Free Report) announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday. The company reported $1.19 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.14 by $0.05, Briefing.com reports. The firm had revenue of $10.08 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $10.17 billion. US Foods had a net margin of 1.43% and a return on equity of 16.86%. The company's revenue was up 3.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.93 EPS. US Foods updated its FY 2025 guidance to 3.764-3.874 EPS.

US Foods Trading Down 0.2%

NYSE:USFD traded down $0.16 on Friday, reaching $80.01. 3,547,409 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,785,058. The company has a quick ratio of 0.74, a current ratio of 1.17 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.02. The firm has a market capitalization of $18.51 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.19, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.16 and a beta of 1.44. The business has a fifty day moving average of $79.54 and a 200-day moving average of $72.33. US Foods has a 52-week low of $50.49 and a 52-week high of $85.11.

Insider Transactions at US Foods

In related news, EVP Dirk J. Locascio sold 7,500 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, July 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $80.00, for a total transaction of $600,000.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 115,077 shares in the company, valued at approximately $9,206,160. This represents a 6.12% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. 0.60% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of US Foods

An institutional investor recently raised its position in US Foods stock. Royal Bank of Canada increased its position in shares of US Foods Holding Corp. (NYSE:USFD - Free Report) by 85.8% during the first quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 148,512 shares of the company's stock after buying an additional 68,567 shares during the period. Royal Bank of Canada owned about 0.06% of US Foods worth $9,722,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period. 98.76% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

USFD has been the topic of several recent research reports. Wall Street Zen raised shares of US Foods from a "buy" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Saturday, May 24th. Barclays upped their target price on shares of US Foods from $85.00 to $95.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Wednesday, June 4th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their target price on shares of US Foods from $82.00 to $85.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research report on Wednesday, June 25th. Citigroup began coverage on shares of US Foods in a research report on Thursday, May 22nd. They issued a "buy" rating and a $95.00 target price on the stock. Finally, Morgan Stanley reaffirmed an "overweight" rating and issued a $89.00 target price (up previously from $84.00) on shares of US Foods in a research report on Monday, July 14th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, ten have issued a buy rating and three have assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, US Foods currently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $79.42.

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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