US Foods (NYSE:USFD) Upgraded at Wall Street Zen

Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of US Foods (NYSE:USFD) from a hold rating to a buy rating in a research note released on Saturday.

Other equities research analysts also recently issued research reports about the company. UBS Group boosted their target price on US Foods from $117.00 to $127.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, August 7th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of US Foods in a report on Wednesday, July 29th. Piper Sandler lifted their price objective on US Foods from $88.00 to $108.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 12th. Zacks Research raised US Foods from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 28th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets restated an “outperform” rating and set a $120.00 target price on shares of US Foods in a research report on Friday, August 7th. Eleven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, US Foods presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $113.92.

US Foods Stock Performance

Shares of US Foods stock opened at $108.61 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.19, a current ratio of 1.14 and a quick ratio of 0.70. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $99.59 and a 200 day simple moving average of $93.13. US Foods has a fifty-two week low of $69.88 and a fifty-two week high of $111.42. The firm has a market cap of $23.50 billion, a P/E ratio of 33.42, a P/E/G ratio of 1.40 and a beta of 0.81.

US Foods (NYSE:USFD) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 6th. The company reported $1.44 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.36 by $0.08. The firm had revenue of $10.53 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $10.46 billion. US Foods had a return on equity of 20.53% and a net margin of 1.81%.The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $1.19 EPS. US Foods has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.696-4.935 EPS. Sell-side analysts predict that US Foods will post 4.35 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling at US Foods

In other news, insider Randy J. Taylor sold 11,630 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $110.37, for a total value of $1,283,603.10. Following the transaction, the insider owned 73,618 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $8,125,218.66. This represents a 13.64% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, insider William Spencer Hancock sold 21,754 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, August 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $108.29, for a total value of $2,355,740.66. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 101,144 shares in the company, valued at $10,952,883.76. This represents a 17.70% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders own 0.74% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On US Foods

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. BlackRock Inc. bought a new position in US Foods during the second quarter worth about $2,131,439,000. Boston Partners increased its stake in shares of US Foods by 0.5% in the 4th quarter. Boston Partners now owns 16,203,880 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,222,537,000 after acquiring an additional 73,656 shares during the last quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP raised its position in shares of US Foods by 7.0% in the 4th quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 13,780,526 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,037,949,000 after acquiring an additional 904,556 shares during the period. Capital World Investors raised its position in shares of US Foods by 10.3% in the 4th quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 12,862,100 shares of the company’s stock valued at $968,773,000 after acquiring an additional 1,197,360 shares during the period. Finally, Invesco Ltd. raised its position in shares of US Foods by 8.6% in the 3rd quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 8,164,062 shares of the company’s stock valued at $625,530,000 after acquiring an additional 649,950 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds 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.