US Foods Holding Corp. (NYSE:USFD) Given Consensus Rating of “Moderate Buy” by Brokerages

US Foods Holding Corp. (NYSE:USFD) has been assigned an average rating of “Moderate Buy” from the fifteen brokerages that are presently covering the firm, MarketBeat Ratings reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, three have given a hold recommendation and eleven have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average 1 year price objective among analysts that have covered the stock in the last year is $107.00.

USFD has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. Weiss Ratings downgraded US Foods from a “buy (b+)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a research report on Friday, May 1st. Wall Street Zen cut US Foods from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, May 9th. Citigroup restated a “buy” rating on shares of US Foods in a research note on Wednesday. BTIG Research lowered their price target on US Foods from $110.00 to $105.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, May 11th. Finally, Morgan Stanley lifted their price target on US Foods from $94.00 to $103.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 15th.

US Foods Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:USFD opened at $97.17 on Monday. The company has a 50 day moving average of $92.30 and a 200 day moving average of $90.42. The company has a current ratio of 1.14, a quick ratio of 0.70 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.16. The stock has a market cap of $21.40 billion, a P/E ratio of 32.72, a P/E/G ratio of 1.24 and a beta of 0.79. US Foods has a 12 month low of $69.88 and a 12 month high of $105.17.

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 firm 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%.The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 2.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.68 earnings per share. US Foods has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.696-4.935 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that US Foods will post 4.35 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On US Foods

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Royal Bank of Canada grew its stake in US Foods by 85.8% in the 1st quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 148,512 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,722,000 after buying an additional 68,567 shares in the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC purchased a new stake in shares of US Foods during the 1st quarter valued at $359,000. Sivia Capital Partners LLC bought a new stake in shares of US Foods during the 2nd quarter worth $526,000. Brown Advisory Inc. bought a new stake in shares of US Foods during the 2nd quarter worth $252,000. Finally, Cerity Partners LLC grew its position in US Foods by 20.5% in the second quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 47,977 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,695,000 after acquiring an additional 8,162 shares in the last quarter. 98.76% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.