US Foods Holding Corp. (NYSE:USFD) Receives $107.00 Average Price Target from Analysts

Shares of US Foods Holding Corp. (NYSE:USFD) have been assigned a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the fifteen research firms that are covering the company, Marketbeat reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have issued a hold rating and eleven have given a buy rating to the company. The average 1 year price objective among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is $107.00.

A number of brokerages have recently issued reports on USFD. Citigroup restated a “buy” rating on shares of US Foods in a report on Wednesday, July 22nd. TD Cowen started coverage on US Foods in a research note on Tuesday, July 7th. They set a “buy” rating and a $116.00 target price on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price target on US Foods from $98.00 to $90.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, May 14th. Morgan Stanley boosted their price target on US Foods from $94.00 to $103.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 15th. Finally, Piper Sandler decreased their price objective on US Foods from $103.00 to $88.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, June 1st.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On US Foods

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of USFD. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD increased its position in US Foods by 412.9% during the fourth quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 4,165,611 shares of the company’s stock worth $313,755,000 after acquiring an additional 3,353,396 shares during the period. Bank of Montreal Can raised its stake in US Foods by 8,056.1% in the 4th quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 2,866,721 shares of the company’s stock worth $215,921,000 after purchasing an additional 2,831,573 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank bought a new stake in US Foods in the 4th quarter valued at about $192,849,000. Wellington Management Group LLP boosted its holdings in US Foods by 14.2% in the 3rd quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 12,875,970 shares of the company’s stock valued at $986,557,000 after purchasing an additional 1,599,033 shares during the period. Finally, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. grew its position in shares of US Foods by 9,713.4% during the 1st quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. now owns 1,243,456 shares of the company’s stock worth $114,659,000 after purchasing an additional 1,230,785 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 98.76% of the company’s stock.

US Foods Stock Performance

Shares of USFD stock opened at $102.42 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $22.55 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.48, a PEG ratio of 1.30 and a beta of 0.79. 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 company has a 50-day simple moving average of $93.47 and a 200 day simple moving average of $90.95. US Foods has a 52 week low of $69.88 and a 52 week high of $105.17.

US Foods (NYSE:USFD) last announced its quarterly earnings results 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 during 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 quarter last year, the company posted $0.68 EPS. US Foods has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.696-4.935 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts predict that US Foods will post 4.35 earnings per share for the current year.

About US Foods

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.