US Foods Holding Corp. (NYSE:USFD) Given Average Rating of “Moderate Buy” by Brokerages

Shares of US Foods Holding Corp. (NYSE:USFD) have received a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the twelve analysts that are presently covering the company, Marketbeat reports. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and ten have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average 1-year price target among brokerages that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $107.3333.

Several research analysts recently commented on the company. Barclays boosted their target price on US Foods from $90.00 to $104.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, February 13th. BTIG Research upped their target price on shares of US Foods from $82.00 to $110.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, February 13th. Citigroup raised their target price on shares of US Foods from $95.00 to $118.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, February 13th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of US Foods in a report on Monday, December 29th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company raised their price objective on shares of US Foods from $87.00 to $110.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, February 13th.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other US Foods news, insider James David Works, Jr. sold 65,737 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $96.52, for a total value of $6,344,935.24. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 88,176 shares in the company, valued at $8,510,747.52. This trade represents a 42.71% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. 0.60% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in USFD. Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC boosted its holdings in shares of US Foods by 1.4% in the fourth quarter. Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC now owns 7,108 shares of the company’s stock valued at $535,000 after acquiring an additional 101 shares during the period. Choreo LLC raised its position in US Foods by 2.4% in the 4th quarter. Choreo LLC now owns 5,707 shares of the company’s stock valued at $433,000 after purchasing an additional 133 shares during the last quarter. Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. boosted its stake in US Foods by 0.7% during the 4th quarter. Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. now owns 18,357 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,383,000 after purchasing an additional 134 shares during the period. Archer Investment Corp grew its position in US Foods by 8.8% during the 2nd quarter. Archer Investment Corp now owns 1,850 shares of the company’s stock worth $142,000 after purchasing an additional 150 shares during the last quarter. Finally, True Wealth Design LLC grew its position in US Foods by 12.2% during the 3rd quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 1,402 shares of the company’s stock worth $107,000 after purchasing an additional 152 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 98.76% of the company’s stock.

US Foods Price Performance

Shares of USFD opened at $95.34 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $21.03 billion, a P/E ratio of 32.43, a PEG ratio of 1.17 and a beta of 1.02. US Foods has a fifty-two week low of $57.36 and a fifty-two week high of $102.13. The company has a quick ratio of 0.68, a current ratio of 1.16 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.18. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $84.78 and its 200 day moving average price is $79.09.

US Foods (NYSE:USFD) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 12th. The company reported $1.04 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.01 by $0.03. US Foods had a net margin of 1.71% and a return on equity of 18.74%. The business had revenue of $9.80 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $9.90 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.84 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 3.3% compared to the same quarter last year. US Foods has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.696-4.935 EPS. On average, research analysts forecast that US Foods will post 3.59 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

US Foods Company Profile

US Foods (NYSE: USFD) is a leading foodservice distributor in the United States that supplies a wide range of products and services to professional food operators. The company provides fresh, frozen and dry food items as well as non-food restaurant supplies and kitchen equipment. Its customer base includes independent restaurants, multi-unit chains, healthcare and senior living facilities, hospitality businesses, government and educational institutions, and other foodservice operators.

Beyond commodity and branded food products, US Foods offers value-added solutions designed to help customers run their businesses.