Nia Impact Advisors LLC Purchases 19,004 Shares of United Natural Foods, Inc. $UNFI

Nia Impact Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of United Natural Foods, Inc. (NYSE:UNFI) by 23.9% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 98,588 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 19,004 shares during the quarter. Nia Impact Advisors LLC owned 0.16% of United Natural Foods worth $3,319,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. SG Americas Securities LLC grew its stake in shares of United Natural Foods by 12,660.4% during the 4th quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 678,979 shares of the company’s stock valued at $22,861,000 after acquiring an additional 673,658 shares during the period. Victory Capital Management Inc. grew its stake in shares of United Natural Foods by 721.3% during the 3rd quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 615,889 shares of the company’s stock valued at $23,170,000 after acquiring an additional 540,897 shares during the period. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership grew its stake in shares of United Natural Foods by 40.4% during the 3rd quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 1,300,414 shares of the company’s stock valued at $48,922,000 after acquiring an additional 374,487 shares during the period. Towle & Co. bought a new position in shares of United Natural Foods during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $13,724,000. Finally, Allianz Asset Management GmbH grew its stake in shares of United Natural Foods by 259.4% during the 3rd quarter. Allianz Asset Management GmbH now owns 226,706 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,529,000 after acquiring an additional 163,622 shares during the period. 87.63% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of brokerages recently issued reports on UNFI. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of United Natural Foods in a research note on Wednesday, April 8th. BMO Capital Markets boosted their price objective on United Natural Foods from $48.00 to $52.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, March 11th. Wall Street Zen downgraded United Natural Foods from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, May 4th. Wells Fargo & Company upgraded United Natural Foods from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and boosted their price objective for the company from $40.00 to $56.00 in a research note on Thursday, March 26th. Finally, Zacks Research downgraded United Natural Foods from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, February 2nd. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $43.63.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, insider Danielle Benedict sold 4,807 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, May 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $52.00, for a total value of $249,964.00. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 98,470 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,120,440. The trade was a 4.65% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Corporate insiders own 2.40% of the company’s stock.

United Natural Foods Stock Down 0.1%

NYSE UNFI opened at $49.24 on Monday. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $46.73 and its 200 day moving average is $39.95. The company has a current ratio of 1.33, a quick ratio of 0.52 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.11. United Natural Foods, Inc. has a 12 month low of $20.78 and a 12 month high of $53.18. The stock has a market cap of $2.99 billion, a PE ratio of -37.88 and a beta of 0.82.

United Natural Foods (NYSE:UNFI) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, March 10th. The company reported $0.62 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.51 by $0.11. United Natural Foods had a positive return on equity of 6.05% and a negative net margin of 0.25%.The company had revenue of $7.95 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $8.11 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.22 EPS. The firm’s revenue was down 2.6% compared to the same quarter last year. United Natural Foods has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.300-2.700 EPS. Research analysts predict that United Natural Foods, Inc. will post 2.52 EPS for the current fiscal year.

United Natural Foods Profile

United Natural Foods, Inc (NYSE: UNFI) is a leading distributor of natural, organic and specialty foods in North America. Founded in 1976 and headquartered in Providence, Rhode Island, the company has grown through strategic acquisitions and organic expansion to become one of the largest food distributors serving retail, foodservice and e-commerce customers.

UNFI’s core business centers on the procurement, warehousing and distribution of a broad portfolio of products, including fresh produce, groceries, frozen foods, dairy, bakery items, beverages, supplements and household essentials.