Dorsal Capital Management LP Sells 225,000 Shares of US Foods Holding Corp. $USFD

Dorsal Capital Management LP reduced its stake in US Foods Holding Corp. (NYSE:USFD) by 8.2% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 2,525,000 shares of the company’s stock after selling 225,000 shares during the quarter. US Foods comprises about 5.2% of Dorsal Capital Management LP’s portfolio, making the stock its 9th largest holding. Dorsal Capital Management LP owned about 1.13% of US Foods worth $193,466,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Archer Investment Corp increased its stake in US Foods by 8.8% during the 2nd quarter. Archer Investment Corp now owns 1,850 shares of the company’s stock valued at $142,000 after purchasing an additional 150 shares in the last quarter. True Wealth Design LLC grew its holdings in shares of US Foods by 12.2% during the third quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 1,402 shares of the company’s stock valued at $107,000 after buying an additional 152 shares during the last quarter. Benjamin Edwards Inc. grew its holdings in shares of US Foods by 3.3% during 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 during the last quarter. Suncoast Equity Management increased its position in shares of US Foods by 1.7% in the 3rd quarter. Suncoast Equity Management now owns 11,435 shares of the company’s stock valued at $876,000 after acquiring an additional 190 shares during the period. Finally, Intrust Bank NA raised its stake in US Foods by 3.8% in the 2nd quarter. Intrust Bank NA now owns 5,437 shares of the company’s stock worth $419,000 after acquiring an additional 201 shares during the last quarter. 98.76% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

US Foods Price Performance

NYSE:USFD opened at $94.67 on Friday. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $88.44 and its two-hundred day moving average is $80.26. The firm has a market cap of $20.88 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.20, a PEG ratio of 1.16 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 Holding Corp. has a one year low of $57.36 and a one year high of $102.13.

US Foods (NYSE:USFD) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 12th. The company reported $1.04 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.01 by $0.03. US Foods had a return on equity of 18.74% and a net margin of 1.71%.The business had revenue of $9.80 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $9.90 billion. During the same quarter in the previous 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 EPS for the current year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other US Foods news, insider James David Works, Jr. sold 65,737 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred 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 completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 88,176 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $8,510,747.52. The trade was a 42.71% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Corporate insiders own 0.60% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages have commented on USFD. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $111.00 price target on US Foods and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, February 13th. Piper Sandler cut US Foods from an “overweight” rating to a “neutral” rating and raised their price objective for the stock from $85.00 to $103.00 in a research note on Friday, February 13th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their target price on US Foods from $87.00 to $110.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, February 13th. BMO Capital Markets upped 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. Finally, Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of US Foods in a report on Monday, December 29th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have assigned a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, US Foods presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $107.33.

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.