Brokerages Set US Foods Holding Corp. (NYSE:USFD) PT at $106.33

Shares of US Foods Holding Corp. (NYSE:USFD) have earned a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” from the thirteen ratings firms that are presently covering the firm, Marketbeat reports. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and ten have assigned a buy rating to the company. The average 12-month price target among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $106.75.

Several equities analysts have recently weighed in on USFD shares. Zacks Research downgraded shares of US Foods from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, April 20th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $111.00 price target on shares of US Foods and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, February 13th. Guggenheim raised their price target on shares of US Foods from $95.00 to $115.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, February 13th. Citigroup decreased their price target on shares of US Foods from $115.00 to $111.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, May 8th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets raised their price target on shares of US Foods from $95.00 to $115.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, February 13th.

US Foods Trading Down 2.0%

Shares of NYSE:USFD opened at $82.32 on Wednesday. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $90.43 and its 200-day moving average price is $84.24. 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 firm has a market capitalization of $18.13 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.72, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.03 and a beta of 0.90. US Foods has a 1 year low of $69.88 and a 1 year high of $102.13.

US Foods (NYSE:USFD) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, May 7th. The company reported $0.78 earnings per share (EPS) 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 business had revenue of $9.61 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $9.66 billion. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.68 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter 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 forecast that US Foods will post 4.51 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling at US Foods

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

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. SG Americas Securities LLC raised its holdings in shares of US Foods by 323.5% during the 3rd quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 38,515 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,951,000 after acquiring an additional 29,420 shares during the period. CIBC Bancorp USA Inc. purchased a new position in shares of US Foods during the 3rd quarter worth $40,375,000. CENTRAL TRUST Co raised its holdings in shares of US Foods by 30,283.3% during the 3rd quarter. CENTRAL TRUST Co now owns 5,469 shares of the company’s stock worth $419,000 after acquiring an additional 5,451 shares during the period. Nordea Investment Management AB purchased a new position in shares of US Foods during the 4th quarter worth $4,834,000. Finally, TD Asset Management Inc purchased a new position in shares of US Foods during the 3rd quarter worth $1,477,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 98.76% of the company’s stock.

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.