US Foods (USFD) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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. The company was formerly known as USF Holding Corp. and changed its name to US Foods Holding Corp. in February 2016. US Foods Holding Corp. was incorporated in 2007 and is headquartered in Rosemont, Illinois.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $66.50 to $68.09
• 50-Day Range: $60.39 to $71.72
• 52-Week Range: $50.05 to $73.19
• Volume: 1.32 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.98 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $15.65 billion
• P/E Ratio: 33.61
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $71.83
• Consensus Rating: Buy

US Foods Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

US Foods scored higher than 87% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 8th out of 153 stocks in the consumer staples sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

US Foods has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 11 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

US Foods has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 17.55%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for US Foods are expected to grow by 17.55% in the coming year, from $3.59 to $4.22 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of US Foods is 33.60, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 21.94.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of US Foods is 33.60, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Staples sector average P/E ratio of about 15.58.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

US Foods has a PEG Ratio of 1.03. PEG Ratios around 1 indicate that a company is correctly valued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

US Foods has a P/B Ratio of 3.45. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.63% of the float of US Foods has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

US Foods has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.5, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in US Foods has recently increased by 17.84%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

US Foods does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

US Foods does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 2.6 / 5
• Environmental Score: -2.17

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.63% of the float of US Foods has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

US Foods has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.5, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in US Foods has recently increased by 17.84%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.42

News Sentiment

US Foods has a news sentiment score of 1.42. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.82 average news sentiment score of Consumer Staples companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 13 news articles for US Foods this week, compared to 9 articles on an average week.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 2 people have added US Foods to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -83% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, US Foods insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $284,240.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 0.60% of the stock of US Foods is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

98.76% of the stock of US Foods is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

USFD Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have USFD shares performed this year?

US Foods' stock was trading at $67.46 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, USFD shares have increased by 0.6% and is now trading at $67.8680.
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How were US Foods' earnings last quarter?

US Foods Holding Corp. (NYSE:USFD) issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February, 13th. The company reported $0.78 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.79 by $0.01. The firm earned $9.49 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $9.47 billion. US Foods had a net margin of 1.30% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 15.03%.
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When did US Foods IPO?

US Foods (USFD) raised $999 million in an initial public offering on Thursday, May 26th 2016. The company issued 44,400,000 shares at a price of $21.00-$24.00 per share. Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and J.P. Morgan acted as the underwriters for the IPO and BofA Merrill Lynch, Citigroup, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank Securities, Wells Fargo Securities, KKR, BMO Capital Markets, Guggenheim Securities, ING, Rabo Securities and Natixis were co-managers.

Who are US Foods' major shareholders?

US Foods' top institutional shareholders include Victory Capital Management Inc. (4.15%), Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA (2.59%), Bessemer Group Inc. (1.64%) and Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.75%). Insiders that own company stock include Scott D Ferguson, Pietro Satriano, Andrew E Iacobucci, David A Rickard, Steven Guberman, Dirk J Locascio, Jay Kvasnicka, Sunil Gupta, David W Bullock and Kkr Group Partnership LP.
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How do I buy shares of US Foods?

Shares of USFD stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of US Foods own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that US Foods investors own include Humana (HUM), American Water Works (AWK), Waste Connections (WCN), Voyager Therapeutics (VYGR), The RMR Group (RMR), DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH) and AUO (AUOTY).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 2/13/2025
• Today: 5/02/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 5/08/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Consumer Staples
• Industry: Groceries & related products
• Sub-Industry: Wholesale
• Current Symbol: NYSE:USFD
• CIK: 1665918
• Web: www.usfoods.com
• Phone: (847) 720-8000
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 29,000
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $71.83
• High Stock Price Target: $85.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $12.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +5.7%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 13 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $2.02
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 33.65
• Forward P/E Ratio: 18.93
• P/E Growth: 1.03
• Net Income: $494 million
• Net Margins: 1.30%
• Pretax Margin: 1.70%
• Return on Equity: 15.03%
• Return on Assets: 5.28%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.06
• Current Ratio: 1.21
• Quick Ratio: 0.71

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $37.88 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.41
• Cash Flow: $4.75 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 14.30
• Book Value: $19.66 per share
• Price / Book: 3.46

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 230,517,000
• Free Float: 228,766,000
• Market Cap: $15.67 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.38