ARQ Wealth Advisors LLC Purchases New Position in US Foods Holding Corp. $USFD

ARQ Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in US Foods Holding Corp. (NYSE:USFD) in the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm acquired 8,715 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $804,000.

Several other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the stock. Measured Wealth Private Client Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of US Foods in the 3rd quarter worth $26,000. Steph & Co. purchased a new position in shares of US Foods in the 4th quarter worth approximately $34,000. Nalls Sherbakoff Group LLC bought a new position in shares of US Foods in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $36,000. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. increased its position in shares of US Foods by 120.1% during the second quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 482 shares of the company’s stock valued at $37,000 after acquiring an additional 263 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd purchased a new stake in shares of US Foods during the third quarter valued at approximately $49,000. Institutional investors own 98.76% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research analysts have weighed in on the company. 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. Piper Sandler lowered their target price on US Foods from $103.00 to $88.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, June 1st. Zacks Research lowered shares of US Foods from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 1st. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of US Foods from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, May 9th. Finally, TD Cowen began coverage on shares of US Foods in a research note on Tuesday, July 7th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $116.00 target price on the stock. Eleven investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, US Foods currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $106.31.

US Foods Stock Performance

Shares of USFD traded up $1.42 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $100.90. The stock had a trading volume of 2,812,174 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,740,862. US Foods Holding Corp. has a 52 week low of $69.88 and a 52 week 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 $90.17 and a 200-day moving average price of $88.82. The firm has a market cap of $22.22 billion, a P/E ratio of 33.97, a PEG ratio of 1.29 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 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 for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $9.66 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.68 EPS. The firm’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, equities research analysts expect that US Foods Holding Corp. will post 4.34 EPS for the current 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.