US Foods Holding Corp. $USFD Holdings Cut by Legal & General Group Plc

Legal & General Group Plc decreased its stake in US Foods Holding Corp. (NYSE:USFD) by 20.7% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 386,076 shares of the company’s stock after selling 100,728 shares during the quarter. Legal & General Group Plc owned approximately 0.17% of US Foods worth $29,079,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Measured Wealth Private Client Group LLC purchased a new stake in US Foods in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $26,000. Steph & Co. purchased a new stake in US Foods in the 4th quarter worth approximately $34,000. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. lifted its position in US Foods by 120.1% in 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 in the last quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd purchased a new stake in US Foods in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $49,000. Finally, V Square Quantitative Management LLC purchased a new stake in US Foods in the 4th quarter worth approximately $73,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 98.76% of the company’s stock.

US Foods Stock Performance

Shares of USFD opened at $81.93 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.16, a current ratio of 1.14 and a quick ratio of 0.70. The company has a market capitalization of $18.04 billion, a PE ratio of 27.59, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.01 and a beta of 0.90. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $88.39 and its 200 day moving average price is $84.80. US Foods Holding Corp. has a one year low of $69.88 and a one year high of $102.13.

US Foods (NYSE:USFD) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 7th. The company reported $0.78 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.82 by ($0.04). The company had revenue of $9.61 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $9.66 billion. US Foods had a return on equity of 19.37% and a net margin of 1.71%.The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 2.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.68 earnings per share. US Foods has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.696-4.935 EPS. As a group, analysts expect that US Foods Holding Corp. will post 4.47 earnings per share for the current year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of US Foods from a “buy (b+)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a report on Friday, May 1st. Citigroup cut their price target on shares of US Foods from $115.00 to $111.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, May 8th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price target on shares of US Foods from $98.00 to $90.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, May 14th. BTIG Research cut their price target on shares of US Foods from $110.00 to $105.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, May 11th. Finally, Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of US Foods from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, May 9th. Ten research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $106.75.

US Foods 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.