Gotham Asset Management LLC Purchases 94,063 Shares of US Foods Holding Corp. $USFD

Gotham Asset Management LLC lifted its position in shares of US Foods Holding Corp. (NYSE:USFD) by 33.2% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 377,259 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 94,063 shares during the quarter. Gotham Asset Management LLC owned approximately 0.17% of US Foods worth $28,906,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. SG Americas Securities LLC lifted its stake in US Foods by 323.5% in the 3rd quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 38,515 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,951,000 after purchasing an additional 29,420 shares in the last quarter. CENTRAL TRUST Co increased its stake in US Foods by 30,283.3% in the 3rd quarter. CENTRAL TRUST Co now owns 5,469 shares of the company’s stock worth $419,000 after acquiring an additional 5,451 shares during the last quarter. VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al raised its holdings in shares of US Foods by 55.1% during the 3rd quarter. VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al now owns 48,709 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,732,000 after acquiring an additional 17,300 shares in the last quarter. Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd bought a new position in shares of US Foods during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $3,599,000. Finally, Artisan Partners Limited Partnership grew its holdings in shares of US Foods by 12.4% in the second quarter. Artisan Partners Limited Partnership now owns 3,207,416 shares of the company’s stock valued at $247,003,000 after purchasing an additional 354,747 shares in the last quarter. 98.76% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

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

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

USFD has been the subject of several research reports. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of US Foods in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Morgan Stanley set a $94.00 price objective on US Foods and gave the stock a “mixed” rating in a research note on Friday, February 13th. Barclays upped their price objective on US Foods from $90.00 to $104.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, February 13th. Piper Sandler downgraded US Foods from an “overweight” rating to a “neutral” rating and boosted their target price for the company from $85.00 to $103.00 in a research report on Friday, February 13th. Finally, BTIG Research raised their price target on US Foods from $82.00 to $110.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, February 13th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have assigned a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $107.33.

US Foods Price Performance

USFD opened at $91.58 on Tuesday. The company has a market capitalization of $20.20 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.15, a PEG ratio of 1.16 and a beta of 0.97. The company has a current ratio of 1.16, a quick ratio of 0.68 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.18. US Foods Holding Corp. has a 12-month low of $57.36 and a 12-month high of $102.13. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $88.75 and its 200-day simple moving average is $80.38.

US Foods (NYSE:USFD) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 12th. The company reported $1.04 earnings per share 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 firm had revenue of $9.80 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $9.90 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.84 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly 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, equities research analysts anticipate that US Foods Holding Corp. will post 3.59 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

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.