US Foods Holding Corp. $USFD Shares Bought by Daiwa Securities Group Inc.

Daiwa Securities Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of US Foods Holding Corp. (NYSE:USFD) by 39.6% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 24,438 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 6,938 shares during the period. Daiwa Securities Group Inc.’s holdings in US Foods were worth $1,841,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. CIBC Bancorp USA Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of US Foods during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $40,375,000. CENTRAL TRUST Co raised its position in shares of US Foods by 30,283.3% during the 3rd quarter. CENTRAL TRUST Co now owns 5,469 shares of the company’s stock valued at $419,000 after acquiring an additional 5,451 shares in the last quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB acquired a new stake in shares of US Foods during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $4,834,000. TD Asset Management Inc acquired a new stake in shares of US Foods during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $1,477,000. Finally, DNB Asset Management AS raised its position in shares of US Foods by 42.1% during the 3rd quarter. DNB Asset Management AS now owns 24,410 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,870,000 after acquiring an additional 7,233 shares in the last quarter. 98.76% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

USFD has been the topic of several research reports. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price target on US Foods from $87.00 to $110.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, February 13th. Weiss Ratings lowered US Foods from a “buy (b+)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a research report on Friday, May 1st. Sanford C. Bernstein reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $106.00 price target on shares of US Foods in a research report on Friday, February 13th. Zacks Research lowered US Foods from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, April 20th. Finally, Wall Street Zen lowered US Foods from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, May 9th. Ten equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $105.50.

US Foods Price Performance

Shares of USFD opened at $90.43 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $19.91 billion, a P/E ratio of 30.45, a PEG ratio of 1.12 and a beta of 0.83. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $87.44 and a 200 day moving average price of $85.64. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.16, a current ratio of 1.14 and a quick ratio of 0.70. US Foods Holding Corp. has a 12 month low of $69.88 and a 12 month high of $102.13.

US Foods (NYSE:USFD) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 7th. The company reported $0.78 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.82 by ($0.04). The company had revenue of $9.61 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $9.66 billion. US Foods had a return on equity of 19.37% and a net margin of 1.71%.US Foods’s quarterly revenue was up 2.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $0.68 earnings per share. US Foods has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.696-4.935 EPS. On average, research analysts forecast that US Foods Holding Corp. will post 4.41 earnings per share for the current 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.