US Foods Holding Corp. (NYSE:USFD) Receives Consensus Rating of “Moderate Buy” from Analysts

US Foods Holding Corp. (NYSE:USFD) has been assigned an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the thirteen brokerages that are presently covering the company, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation, ten have assigned a buy recommendation and one has given a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 1 year price target among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is $107.3333.

USFD has been the subject of several research reports. 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 research report on Friday, February 13th. Zacks Research upgraded shares of US Foods from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 26th. Sanford C. Bernstein reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $106.00 price target on shares of US Foods in a research note on Friday, February 13th. Guggenheim raised their price target on shares of US Foods from $95.00 to $115.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, February 13th. Finally, Piper Sandler cut shares of US Foods from an “overweight” rating to a “neutral” rating and boosted their price objective for the stock from $85.00 to $103.00 in a research report on Friday, February 13th.

US Foods Price Performance

Shares of USFD stock opened at $89.31 on Tuesday. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $90.13 and its 200-day moving average is $80.81. 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 stock has a market capitalization of $19.70 billion, a PE ratio of 30.38, a PEG ratio of 1.09 and a beta of 0.97. US Foods has a 52 week low of $57.36 and a 52 week high of $102.13.

US Foods (NYSE:USFD) last released its quarterly earnings results 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. The business had revenue of $9.80 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $9.90 billion. US Foods had a return on equity of 18.74% and a net margin of 1.71%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 3.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.84 earnings per share. US Foods has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.696-4.935 EPS. Equities research analysts expect that US Foods will post 3.59 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity at US Foods

In other 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 sale, the insider directly owned 88,176 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $8,510,747.52. This trade represents a 42.71% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Company insiders own 0.60% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On US Foods

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in USFD. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust increased its position in US Foods by 303.7% in the third quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust now owns 327 shares of the company’s stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 246 shares during the period. Measured Wealth Private Client Group LLC acquired a new position in US Foods during the 3rd quarter valued at about $26,000. Steph & Co. acquired a new position in US Foods during the 4th quarter valued at about $34,000. Nalls Sherbakoff Group LLC bought a new position in shares of US Foods in the 4th quarter valued at about $36,000. Finally, Geneos Wealth Management Inc. grew its position in shares of US Foods by 120.1% during the 2nd 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 period. Institutional investors own 98.76% of the company’s stock.

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.