Dimensional Fund Advisors LP Sells 219,959 Shares of US Foods Holding Corp. $USFD

Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lowered its stake in shares of US Foods Holding Corp. (NYSE:USFD) by 6.0% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 3,422,893 shares of the company’s stock after selling 219,959 shares during the quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP’s holdings in US Foods were worth $315,604,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD boosted its position in US Foods by 412.9% during 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 in the last quarter. Bank of Montreal Can raised its position in shares of US Foods by 8,056.1% in the 4th quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 2,866,721 shares of the company’s stock worth $215,921,000 after acquiring an additional 2,831,573 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank bought a new position in shares of US Foods in the 4th quarter worth approximately $192,849,000. Wellington Management Group LLP lifted its stake in shares of US Foods by 14.2% in the 3rd quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 12,875,970 shares of the company’s stock valued at $986,557,000 after purchasing an additional 1,599,033 shares during the period. Finally, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. lifted its stake in shares of US Foods by 9,713.4% in the 1st quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. now owns 1,243,456 shares of the company’s stock valued at $114,659,000 after purchasing an additional 1,230,785 shares during the period. 98.76% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts recently weighed in on USFD shares. Citigroup reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of US Foods in a research note on Wednesday. TD Cowen assumed coverage on shares of US Foods in a research report on Tuesday, July 7th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $116.00 target price on the stock. Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of US Foods from a “buy (b+)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a research report on Friday, May 1st. Zacks Research lowered shares of US Foods from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 1st. Finally, Morgan Stanley lifted their price target on shares of US Foods from $94.00 to $103.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 15th. Eleven investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $107.00.

US Foods Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:USFD opened at $96.04 on Thursday. US Foods Holding Corp. has a 1-year low of $69.88 and a 1-year high of $105.17. 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 business has a fifty day moving average price of $91.77 and a 200-day moving average price of $90.12. The company has a market capitalization of $21.15 billion, a PE ratio of 32.34, a PEG ratio of 1.21 and a beta of 0.79.

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 analysts’ expectations 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 for the quarter was up 2.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.68 EPS. US Foods has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.696-4.935 EPS. As a group, equities analysts expect that US Foods Holding Corp. will post 4.35 EPS 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.