Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership Sells 569,473 Shares of US Foods Holding Corp. $USFD

Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership cut its position in shares of US Foods Holding Corp. (NYSE:USFD) by 35.8% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 1,022,853 shares of the company’s stock after selling 569,473 shares during the quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership’s holdings in US Foods were worth $94,317,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Boston Partners lifted its position in shares of US Foods by 0.5% in the 4th quarter. Boston Partners now owns 16,203,880 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,222,537,000 after acquiring an additional 73,656 shares during the period. Wellington Management Group LLP lifted its position in US Foods by 7.0% in the fourth quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 13,780,526 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,037,949,000 after purchasing an additional 904,556 shares during the period. Capital World Investors lifted its position in 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 purchasing an additional 1,197,360 shares during the period. Invesco Ltd. boosted its stake in US Foods by 8.6% during the third quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 8,164,062 shares of the company’s stock worth $625,530,000 after buying an additional 649,950 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD boosted its stake in US Foods by 412.9% during the fourth quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 4,165,611 shares of the company’s stock worth $313,755,000 after buying an additional 3,353,396 shares in the last quarter. 98.76% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

USFD has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Citigroup restated a “buy” rating on shares of US Foods in a research note on Wednesday. Weiss Ratings lowered shares of US Foods from a “buy (b+)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a research report on Friday, May 1st. 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. BTIG Research dropped their price target on shares of US Foods from $110.00 to $105.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, May 11th. Finally, Morgan Stanley raised their price target on shares of US Foods from $94.00 to $103.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note 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. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $107.00.

US Foods Trading Up 1.7%

Shares of US Foods stock opened at $97.17 on Friday. US Foods Holding Corp. has a 12-month low of $69.88 and a 12-month high of $105.17. The stock has a market capitalization of $21.40 billion, a P/E ratio of 32.72, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.24 and a beta of 0.79. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $92.30 and a 200 day simple moving average of $90.32. 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 released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 7th. The company reported $0.78 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.82 by ($0.04). The firm had revenue of $9.61 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $9.66 billion. US Foods had a net margin of 1.71% and a return on equity of 19.37%. US Foods’s quarterly revenue was up 2.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $0.68 earnings per share. US Foods has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.696-4.935 EPS. Research analysts expect that US Foods Holding Corp. will post 4.35 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

US Foods 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.