GSA Capital Partners LLP Cuts Holdings in US Foods Holding Corp. $USFD

GSA Capital Partners LLP lowered its position in US Foods Holding Corp. (NYSE:USFD) by 68.0% during the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 3,137 shares of the company’s stock after selling 6,655 shares during the quarter. GSA Capital Partners LLP’s holdings in US Foods were worth $240,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. SG Americas Securities LLC raised its holdings in US Foods by 323.5% in the third quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 38,515 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,951,000 after buying an additional 29,420 shares during the period. CENTRAL TRUST Co increased its position in shares of US Foods by 30,283.3% in the third quarter. CENTRAL TRUST Co now owns 5,469 shares of the company’s stock worth $419,000 after acquiring an additional 5,451 shares in the last quarter. VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al raised its stake in shares of US Foods by 55.1% in the 3rd quarter. VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al now owns 48,709 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,732,000 after acquiring an additional 17,300 shares during the period. Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd acquired a new position in shares of US Foods during the 3rd quarter valued at $3,599,000. Finally, AlphaQuest LLC boosted its position in US Foods by 187.9% during the 3rd quarter. AlphaQuest LLC now owns 21,924 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,680,000 after purchasing an additional 14,309 shares during the period. 98.76% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research analysts have commented on the company. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $111.00 price objective on US Foods and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, February 13th. Piper Sandler lowered US Foods from an “overweight” rating to a “neutral” rating and increased their target price for the company from $85.00 to $103.00 in a research note on Friday, February 13th. Morgan Stanley set a $94.00 price target on US Foods and gave the stock a “mixed” rating in a research report on Friday, February 13th. BMO Capital Markets increased their price objective on shares of US Foods from $95.00 to $115.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, February 13th. Finally, Guggenheim lifted 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. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have issued a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $107.33.

US Foods Stock Performance

US Foods stock opened at $96.57 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.18, a current ratio of 1.16 and a quick ratio of 0.68. US Foods Holding Corp. has a 12 month low of $57.36 and a 12 month high of $102.13. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $85.17 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $79.22. The company has a market cap of $21.30 billion, a PE ratio of 32.85, a P/E/G ratio of 1.18 and a beta of 1.02.

US Foods (NYSE:USFD) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 12th. The company reported $1.04 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.01 by $0.03. US Foods had a net margin of 1.71% and a return on equity of 18.74%. The company had revenue of $9.80 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $9.90 billion. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.84 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 3.3% on a year-over-year basis. US Foods has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.696-4.935 EPS. Research analysts expect that US Foods Holding Corp. will post 3.59 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Activity

In other US Foods news, insider James David Works, Jr. sold 65,737 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $96.52, for a total value of $6,344,935.24. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 88,176 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $8,510,747.52. This trade represents a 42.71% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Company insiders own 0.60% of the company’s stock.

US Foods 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.