Savant Capital LLC Sells 59,517 Shares of US Foods Holding Corp. $USFD

Savant Capital LLC reduced its stake in US Foods Holding Corp. (NYSE:USFD) by 90.4% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 6,354 shares of the company’s stock after selling 59,517 shares during the quarter. Savant Capital LLC’s holdings in US Foods were worth $479,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in USFD. Royal Bank of Canada raised its stake in US Foods by 85.8% during the first quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 148,512 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,722,000 after buying an additional 68,567 shares during the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC purchased a new stake in shares of US Foods in the first quarter worth $359,000. Sivia Capital Partners LLC bought a new position in shares of US Foods during the second quarter valued at $526,000. Brown Advisory Inc. purchased a new position in shares of US Foods in the 2nd quarter worth about $252,000. Finally, Cerity Partners LLC raised its position in shares of US Foods by 20.5% in the 2nd quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 47,977 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,695,000 after purchasing an additional 8,162 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 98.76% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several brokerages recently commented on USFD. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price objective on shares of US Foods from $87.00 to $110.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, February 13th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $111.00 target price on shares of US Foods and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, February 13th. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of US Foods from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, May 9th. Sanford C. Bernstein restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $106.00 price objective on shares of US Foods in a report on Friday, February 13th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets upped their price objective on US Foods from $95.00 to $115.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating 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’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, US Foods has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $105.50.

US Foods Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:USFD opened at $82.32 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.16, a quick ratio of 0.70 and a current ratio of 1.14. The firm has a market cap of $18.13 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.72, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.04 and a beta of 0.83. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $87.75 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $85.16. US Foods Holding Corp. has a fifty-two week low of $69.88 and a fifty-two week high of $102.13.

US Foods (NYSE:USFD) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 7th. The company reported $0.78 earnings per share (EPS) 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 for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $9.66 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.68 EPS. The business’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, analysts expect that US Foods Holding Corp. will post 4.41 earnings per share 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.