Baader Bank Aktiengesellschaft Makes New $518,000 Investment in US Foods Holding Corp. $USFD

Baader Bank Aktiengesellschaft bought a new position in shares of US Foods Holding Corp. (NYSE:USFD) in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm bought 6,878 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $518,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of USFD. Wellington Management Group LLP lifted its position in US Foods by 14.2% during the 3rd quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 12,875,970 shares of the company’s stock worth $986,557,000 after acquiring an additional 1,599,033 shares during the last quarter. Capital World Investors lifted its position in US Foods by 11.0% during the 3rd quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 11,664,740 shares of the company’s stock worth $893,752,000 after acquiring an additional 1,155,254 shares during the last quarter. Boston Partners lifted its position in US Foods by 6.0% during the 3rd quarter. Boston Partners now owns 16,130,224 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,235,585,000 after acquiring an additional 908,993 shares during the last quarter. Holocene Advisors LP acquired a new position in US Foods during the 2nd quarter worth $64,220,000. Finally, Steadfast Capital Management LP acquired a new position in US Foods during the 3rd quarter worth $60,813,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 98.76% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research analysts have weighed in on USFD shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their target price on shares of US Foods from $98.00 to $90.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday. BTIG Research cut their target price 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. 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. BMO Capital Markets boosted their target price on shares of US Foods from $95.00 to $115.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, February 13th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $106.00 target price on shares of US Foods in a research report on Friday, February 13th. Ten investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, US Foods currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $106.75.

US Foods Stock Down 2.0%

Shares of USFD opened at $82.32 on Friday. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $90.43 and a 200-day simple moving average of $84.24. The firm has a market capitalization of $18.13 billion, a P/E ratio of 27.72, a P/E/G ratio of 1.03 and a beta of 0.90. 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 Holding Corp. has a 52 week low of $69.88 and a 52 week high of $102.13.

US Foods (NYSE:USFD) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 7th. The company reported $0.78 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.82 by ($0.04). The company had revenue of $9.61 billion for 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%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 2.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.68 EPS. 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 4.51 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Activity at US Foods

In other news, insider James David Works, Jr. sold 65,737 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $96.52, for a total transaction of $6,344,935.24. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 88,176 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $8,510,747.52. This represents a 42.71% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 0.74% of the company’s stock.

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.