Brokerages Set US Foods Holding Corp. (NYSE:USFD) PT at $107.33

Shares of US Foods Holding Corp. (NYSE:USFD) have been given a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by the thirteen research firms that are covering the company, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, ten have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating on the company. The average twelve-month price objective among brokerages that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $107.3333.

A number of research analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Piper Sandler downgraded shares of US Foods from an “overweight” rating to a “neutral” rating and raised their target price for the company from $85.00 to $103.00 in a research report on Friday, February 13th. Zacks Research upgraded US Foods from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Thursday, February 26th. BMO Capital Markets lifted their target price on US Foods from $95.00 to $115.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, February 13th. Guggenheim upped their target price on US Foods from $95.00 to $115.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, February 13th. Finally, Citigroup raised their price target on US Foods from $95.00 to $118.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, February 13th.

Insider Buying and Selling at US Foods

In related news, insider James David Works, Jr. sold 65,737 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $96.52, for a total value of $6,344,935.24. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 88,176 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $8,510,747.52. This trade represents a 42.71% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 0.60% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of US Foods

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust grew its position in shares of US Foods by 303.7% in the 3rd quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust now owns 327 shares of the company’s stock valued at $25,000 after acquiring an additional 246 shares during the period. Measured Wealth Private Client Group LLC acquired a new stake in US Foods in the 3rd quarter valued at about $26,000. Steph & Co. bought a new position in US Foods during the fourth quarter worth about $34,000. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. increased its position in US Foods by 120.1% during the second quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 482 shares of the company’s stock worth $37,000 after buying an additional 263 shares during the last quarter. Finally, First Horizon Corp bought a new stake in US Foods in the third quarter valued at approximately $39,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 98.76% of the company’s stock.

US Foods Stock Down 1.1%

NYSE:USFD opened at $92.16 on Friday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $86.50 and a 200 day simple moving average of $79.65. US Foods has a 52-week low of $57.36 and a 52-week high of $102.13. The company has a market cap of $20.32 billion, a PE ratio of 31.35, a PEG ratio of 1.14 and a beta of 0.98. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.18, a quick ratio of 0.68 and a current ratio of 1.16.

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