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

Shares of US Foods Holding Corp. (NYSE:USFD) have earned an average rating of “Moderate Buy” from the thirteen ratings firms that are currently covering the stock, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and ten have given a buy rating to the company. The average twelve-month price objective among analysts that have covered the stock in the last year is $105.50.

Several equities analysts have recently commented on USFD shares. BTIG Research decreased their price target on US Foods from $110.00 to $105.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, May 11th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price objective on US Foods from $98.00 to $90.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, May 14th. Zacks Research lowered shares of US Foods from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, April 20th. Weiss Ratings cut shares of US Foods from a “buy (b+)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a research report on Friday, May 1st. Finally, Piper Sandler decreased their target price on shares of US Foods from $103.00 to $88.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, June 1st.

US Foods Trading Down 0.3%

USFD opened at $101.96 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $22.45 billion, a PE ratio of 34.33, a P/E/G ratio of 1.30 and a beta of 0.79. US Foods has a one year low of $69.88 and a one year high of $103.06. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.16, a quick ratio of 0.70 and a current ratio of 1.14. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $88.73 and its 200 day moving average price is $87.65.

US Foods (NYSE:USFD) last posted its 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 business had revenue of $9.61 billion for 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%.US Foods’s revenue was up 2.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.68 EPS. US Foods has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.696-4.935 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts expect that US Foods will post 4.34 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Trading of US Foods

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. CIBC Bancorp USA Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of US Foods in the 3rd quarter valued at $40,375,000. Nordea Investment Management AB acquired a new position in US Foods during the 4th quarter worth about $4,834,000. DNB Asset Management AS boosted its holdings in 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 during the period. TD Asset Management Inc purchased a new position in US Foods during the 3rd quarter valued at about $1,477,000. Finally, Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank grew its position in US Foods by 47.6% in the 4th quarter. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank now owns 107,928 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,129,000 after acquiring an additional 34,814 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds 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.