US Foods Holding Corp. $USFD Shares Acquired by Hsbc Holdings PLC

Hsbc Holdings PLC lifted its position in shares of US Foods Holding Corp. (NYSE:USFD) by 109.2% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 18,120 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 9,459 shares during the period. Hsbc Holdings PLC’s holdings in US Foods were worth $1,365,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Boston Partners lifted its position in US Foods by 0.5% during the fourth quarter. Boston Partners now owns 16,203,880 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,222,537,000 after buying an additional 73,656 shares in the last quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP grew its stake in US Foods by 7.0% during the fourth quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 13,780,526 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,037,949,000 after buying an additional 904,556 shares during the period. Capital World Investors increased its position in shares of US Foods by 10.3% in the fourth quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 12,862,100 shares of the company’s stock worth $968,773,000 after acquiring an additional 1,197,360 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. increased its position in shares of US Foods by 8.6% in the third quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 8,164,062 shares of the company’s stock worth $625,530,000 after acquiring an additional 649,950 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD raised its stake in shares of US Foods by 412.9% in the 4th quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 4,165,611 shares of the company’s stock valued at $313,755,000 after acquiring an additional 3,353,396 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 98.76% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts recently weighed in on USFD shares. BTIG Research reduced their target price 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. Piper Sandler cut their price objective on US Foods from $103.00 to $88.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, June 1st. Citigroup cut their price objective on US Foods from $115.00 to $111.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, May 8th. Wall Street Zen cut US Foods from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, May 9th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their target price 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. Eleven analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $106.31.

US Foods Stock Down 0.1%

Shares of US Foods stock opened at $100.90 on Monday. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $90.17 and a 200 day moving average price of $88.90. US Foods Holding Corp. has a fifty-two week low of $69.88 and a fifty-two week high of $105.17. The firm has a market cap of $22.22 billion, a P/E ratio of 33.97, a P/E/G ratio of 1.29 and a beta of 0.79. The company has a quick ratio of 0.70, a current ratio of 1.14 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.16.

US Foods (NYSE:USFD) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, May 7th. The company reported $0.78 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.82 by ($0.04). US Foods had a return on equity of 19.37% and a net margin of 1.71%.The firm had revenue of $9.61 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $9.66 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.68 EPS. US Foods’s revenue was up 2.8% compared to the same quarter last year. US Foods has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.696-4.935 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that US Foods Holding Corp. will post 4.34 earnings per share for the current fiscal 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.