Avior Wealth Management LLC Makes New $2.18 Million Investment in US Foods Holding Corp. $USFD

Avior Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in US Foods Holding Corp. (NYSE:USFD) during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm purchased 29,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,184,000.

Other large investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust raised its stake in US Foods by 303.7% during the third quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust now owns 327 shares of the company’s stock worth $25,000 after acquiring an additional 246 shares in the last quarter. Measured Wealth Private Client Group LLC acquired a new position in US Foods in the third quarter valued at about $26,000. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. grew its stake in US Foods by 120.1% during the second quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 482 shares of the company’s stock worth $37,000 after buying an additional 263 shares during the last quarter. First Horizon Corp bought a new stake in US Foods during the third quarter worth about $39,000. Finally, MAI Capital Management increased its holdings in shares of US Foods by 155.6% during the second quarter. MAI Capital Management now owns 529 shares of the company’s stock worth $41,000 after buying an additional 322 shares in the last quarter. 98.76% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity

In other US Foods news, insider James David Works, Jr. sold 65,737 shares of US Foods 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 completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 88,176 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $8,510,747.52. The trade was a 42.71% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Company insiders own 0.60% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of brokerages have recently weighed in on USFD. Guggenheim raised their target price on US Foods from $95.00 to $115.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, February 13th. Citigroup increased their target price on US Foods from $95.00 to $118.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, February 13th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $111.00 target price on US Foods and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, February 13th. Sanford C. Bernstein reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $106.00 price target on shares of US Foods in a report on Friday, February 13th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b)” rating on shares of US Foods in a research note on Monday, December 29th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have issued a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $107.33.

US Foods Trading Up 0.1%

USFD stock opened at $89.46 on Friday. US Foods Holding Corp. has a 52 week low of $57.36 and a 52 week high of $102.13. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.18, a quick ratio of 0.68 and a current ratio of 1.16. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $89.89 and its 200 day simple moving average is $80.69. The company has a market capitalization of $19.73 billion, a PE ratio of 30.43, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.09 and a beta of 0.98.

US Foods (NYSE:USFD) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 12th. The company reported $1.04 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.01 by $0.03. US Foods had a net margin of 1.71% and a return on equity of 18.74%. The firm 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 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter 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. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that US Foods Holding Corp. will post 3.59 earnings per share for the current year.

About US Foods

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.