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

US Foods Holding Corp. (NYSE:USFD) has been assigned an average rating of “Buy” from the thirteen analysts that are presently covering the company, MarketBeat Ratings reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold recommendation, ten have assigned a buy recommendation and two have given a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 1-year target price among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $81.2727.

A number of analysts recently commented on USFD shares. Piper Sandler boosted their target price on US Foods from $77.00 to $85.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, September 2nd. Morgan Stanley reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and set a $89.00 target price (up from $84.00) on shares of US Foods in a research report on Monday, July 14th. Guggenheim lifted their price target on shares of US Foods from $80.00 to $88.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, August 11th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price objective on shares of US Foods from $82.00 to $85.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, June 25th. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised shares of US Foods from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Friday, September 5th.

US Foods Stock Down 0.9%

US Foods stock opened at $75.50 on Tuesday. The company has a market capitalization of $17.00 billion, a PE ratio of 32.26, a PEG ratio of 1.07 and a beta of 1.36. US Foods has a 12-month low of $57.36 and a 12-month high of $85.11. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $78.50 and its 200 day moving average is $74.83. The company has a quick ratio of 0.73, a current ratio of 1.17 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.02.

US Foods (NYSE:USFD) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 7th. The company reported $1.19 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.14 by $0.05. US Foods had a net margin of 1.43% and a return on equity of 16.86%. The firm had revenue of $10.08 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $10.17 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.93 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 3.8% compared to the same quarter last year. US Foods has set its FY 2025 guidance at 3.764-3.874 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that US Foods will post 3.59 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Transactions at US Foods

In other US Foods news, EVP Dirk J. Locascio sold 7,500 shares of US Foods stock in a transaction dated Thursday, July 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $80.00, for a total transaction of $600,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 115,077 shares in the company, valued at approximately $9,206,160. The trade was a 6.12% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Company insiders own 0.60% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On US Foods

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd purchased a new stake in US Foods in the 1st quarter valued at $31,000. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. raised its holdings in shares of US Foods by 120.1% in the second quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 482 shares of the company’s stock valued at $37,000 after purchasing an additional 263 shares during the last quarter. MAI Capital Management lifted its position in shares of US Foods by 155.6% during the second quarter. MAI Capital Management now owns 529 shares of the company’s stock valued at $41,000 after purchasing an additional 322 shares in the last quarter. V Square Quantitative Management LLC boosted its holdings in US Foods by 58.7% during the second quarter. V Square Quantitative Management LLC now owns 541 shares of the company’s stock worth $42,000 after purchasing an additional 200 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Blue Trust Inc. grew its position in US Foods by 487.2% in the 1st quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 875 shares of the company’s stock worth $57,000 after purchasing an additional 726 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 98.76% of the company’s stock.

US Foods Company Profile

US Foods Holding Corp., together with its subsidiaries, engages in marketing, sale, and distribution of fresh, frozen, and dry food and non-food products to foodservice customers in the United States. The company's customers include independently owned single and multi-unit restaurants, regional concepts, national restaurant chains, hospitals, nursing homes, hotels and motels, country clubs, government and military organizations, colleges and universities, and retail locations.