Capital World Investors Purchases 1,197,360 Shares of US Foods Holding Corp. $USFD

Capital World Investors lifted its position in US Foods Holding Corp. (NYSE:USFD) by 10.3% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 12,862,100 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 1,197,360 shares during the quarter. Capital World Investors owned about 0.06% of US Foods worth $968,773,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Choreo LLC grew its stake in shares of US Foods by 2.4% in the fourth quarter. Choreo LLC now owns 5,707 shares of the company’s stock valued at $433,000 after buying an additional 133 shares in the last quarter. Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. grew its stake in shares of US Foods by 0.7% in the fourth quarter. Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. now owns 18,357 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,383,000 after buying an additional 134 shares in the last quarter. Root Financial Partners LLC grew its stake in shares of US Foods by 22.4% in the fourth quarter. Root Financial Partners LLC now owns 840 shares of the company’s stock valued at $63,000 after buying an additional 154 shares in the last quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp grew its stake in shares of US Foods by 6.5% in the fourth quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 2,847 shares of the company’s stock valued at $214,000 after buying an additional 173 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Benjamin Edwards Inc. grew its stake in shares of US Foods by 3.3% in the second quarter. Benjamin Edwards Inc. now owns 5,854 shares of the company’s stock valued at $451,000 after buying an additional 185 shares in the last quarter. 98.76% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts have commented on USFD shares. Barclays lifted their price objective on shares of US Foods from $90.00 to $104.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, February 13th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price objective on shares of US Foods from $87.00 to $110.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, February 13th. Piper Sandler reduced their price objective on shares of US Foods from $103.00 to $88.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, June 1st. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $111.00 price objective on shares of US Foods and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, February 13th. Finally, Citigroup reduced their price objective on shares of US Foods from $115.00 to $111.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, May 8th. Ten research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $105.50.

US Foods Stock Down 0.1%

Shares of NYSE USFD opened at $84.49 on Monday. The company has a current ratio of 1.14, a quick ratio of 0.70 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.16. The company has a market cap of $18.61 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.45, a PEG ratio of 1.06 and a beta of 0.83. US Foods Holding Corp. has a 12 month low of $69.88 and a 12 month high of $102.13. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $87.59 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $85.26.

US Foods (NYSE:USFD) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, May 7th. The company reported $0.78 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.82 by ($0.04). The business had revenue of $9.61 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $9.66 billion. US Foods had a return on equity of 19.37% and a net margin of 1.71%.The firm’s revenue was up 2.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.68 EPS. US Foods has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.696-4.935 EPS. As a group, analysts forecast that US Foods Holding Corp. will post 4.41 earnings per share for the current fiscal 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.