United Natural Foods, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, distributes natural, organic, specialty, produce, and conventional grocery and non-food products in the United States and Canada. It operates in two segments, Wholesale and Retail. The company offers grocery and general merchandise, produce, perishables and frozen foods, wellness and personal care items, and bulk and foodservice products. It also provides nuts, dried fruit, seeds, trail mixes, granola, natural and organic snack items, and confections under the Woodstock Farms Manufacturing name; organic, non-GMO project verified, and specialty food and non-food items under the Blue Marble brand name; pet food under the WILD HARVEST brand name; and various products under the ESSENTIAL EVERYDAY, SHOPPERS VALUE, Field Day, EQUALINE, CULINARY CIRCLE, and STONE RIDGE CREAMERY brand names. In addition, the company provides home, health and beauty care, and pharmacy products, as well as private label products through a network of Cub Foods and Shoppers retail grocery stores; and retail store support, pricing strategy, shelf and planogram management, advertising, couponing, ecommerce, consumer convenience, store design, equipment sourcing, electronic payments processing, network and data hosting, point-of-sale hardware and software, automation tools, sustainability, and administrative back-office solution services. Further, it offers consumer and trade marketing programs, and programs to support suppliers in understanding its markets. The company serves chains, independent retailers, and supernatural chains, as well as foodservice, ecommerce, conventional military business, and other sales customers. United Natural Foods, Inc. was founded in 1976 and is headquartered in Providence, Rhode Island.
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- United Natural Foods (NYSE:UNFI - Get Free Report) released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday. The company reported ($0.11) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.18) by $0.07. The business had revenue of $7.70 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $7.61 billion. United Natural Foods had a negative net margin of 0.37% and a positive return on equity of 2.74%. The business's revenue was down 5.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.01 EPS. Listen to Conference Call. View Press Release. View Slide Deck.
- United Natural Foods had its price target raised by analysts at BMO Capital Markets from $36.00 to $48.00. They now have an "outperform" rating on the stock. This represents a 18.5% upside from the current price of $40.51. Read More: Benzinga, The Fly
- United Natural Foods, Inc. (NYSE:UNFI - Free Report) - Roth Capital boosted their FY2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for United Natural Foods in a research note issued on Wednesday, October 1st. Roth Capital analyst W. Kirk now anticipates that the company will earn $1.90 per share for the year, up from their prior forecast of $1.53. Roth Capital has a "Neutral" rating and a $35.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for United Natural Foods' current full-year earnings is $0.76 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for United Natural Foods' Q3 2026 earnings at $0.71 EPS.
- United Natural Foods, Inc. (NYSE:UNFI - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Roth Capital raised their Q3 2026 EPS estimates for shares of United Natural Foods in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, October 1st. Roth Capital analyst W. Kirk now forecasts that the company will earn $0.71 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.52. Roth Capital currently has a "Neutral" rating and a $35.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for United Natural Foods' current full-year earnings is $0.76 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for United Natural Foods' FY2026 earnings at $1.90 EPS.
- United Natural Foods had its price target raised by analysts at Wells Fargo & Company from $26.00 to $36.00. They now have an "equal weight" rating on the stock. This represents a 11.1% downside from the current price of $40.51. Read More: Benzinga
- United Natural Foods had its price target raised by analysts at UBS Group AG from $29.00 to $42.00. They now have a "neutral" rating on the stock. This represents a 3.7% upside from the current price of $40.51. Read More: Benzinga, The Fly, Tickerreport.com
- United Natural Foods had its price target raised by analysts at Jefferies Financial Group Inc. from $27.00 to $40.00. They now have a "hold" rating on the stock. This represents a 1.3% downside from the current price of $40.51. Read More: Benzinga, The Fly
- United Natural Foods had its price target raised by analysts at The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. from $29.00 to $40.00. They now have a "neutral" rating on the stock. This represents a 1.3% downside from the current price of $40.51. Read More: Benzinga
- United Natural Foods, Inc. (NYSE:UNFI - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at Roth Capital increased their Q1 2026 EPS estimates for shares of United Natural Foods in a research note issued on Wednesday, October 1st. Roth Capital analyst W. Kirk now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $0.39 for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $0.28. Roth Capital currently has a "Neutral" rating and a $35.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for United Natural Foods' current full-year earnings is $0.76 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for United Natural Foods' Q2 2026 earnings at $0.45 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $0.35 EPS.
- United Natural Foods, Inc. (NYSE:UNFI - Free Report) - Investment analysts at Roth Capital upped their Q2 2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of United Natural Foods in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, October 1st. Roth Capital analyst W. Kirk now expects that the company will post earnings of $0.45 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $0.36. Roth Capital currently has a "Neutral" rating and a $35.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for United Natural Foods' current full-year earnings is $0.76 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for United Natural Foods' Q1 2026 earnings at $0.39 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $0.35 EPS.
- United Natural Foods, Inc. (NYSE:UNFI - Free Report) - Analysts at Roth Capital cut their Q4 2026 EPS estimates for United Natural Foods in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, October 1st. Roth Capital analyst W. Kirk now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $0.35 for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.37. Roth Capital currently has a "Neutral" rating and a $35.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for United Natural Foods' current full-year earnings is $0.76 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for United Natural Foods' Q1 2026 earnings at $0.39 EPS and Q2 2026 earnings at $0.45 EPS.
- United Natural Foods, Inc. (NYSE:UNFI - Get Free Report) insider Danielle Benedict sold 11,655 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, September 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $35.31, for a total transaction of $411,538.05. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 89,544 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $3,161,798.64. The trade was a 11.52% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link.
