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

US Foods Holding Corp. (NYSE:USFD) has earned an average rating of “Moderate Buy” from the thirteen ratings firms that are presently covering the stock, Marketbeat.com reports. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and ten have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average 12-month target price among brokerages that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $105.50.

A number of analysts have issued reports on USFD shares. BMO Capital Markets raised their target price on US Foods from $95.00 to $115.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, February 13th. Citigroup lowered their target price on US Foods from $115.00 to $111.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, May 8th. BTIG Research lowered their target price on US Foods from $110.00 to $105.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, May 11th. Guggenheim raised their target price on US Foods from $95.00 to $115.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, February 13th. Finally, Weiss Ratings lowered US Foods from a “buy (b+)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a report on Friday, May 1st.

Institutional Trading of US Foods

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. CIBC Bancorp USA Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of US Foods during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $40,375,000. CENTRAL TRUST Co grew its holdings 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 worth $419,000 after purchasing 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 worth approximately $4,834,000. TD Asset Management Inc acquired a new stake in shares of US Foods during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $1,477,000. Finally, DNB Asset Management AS grew its holdings 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 worth $1,870,000 after purchasing an additional 7,233 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 98.76% of the company’s stock.

US Foods Stock Up 2.8%

Shares of USFD stock opened at $84.49 on Friday. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $87.59 and its 200 day simple moving average is $85.16. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.16, a quick ratio of 0.70 and a current ratio of 1.14. US Foods has a twelve month low of $69.88 and a twelve month high of $102.13. The company has a market capitalization of $18.61 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.45, a PEG ratio of 1.06 and a beta of 0.83.

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

About US Foods

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.