Brokerages Set US Foods Holding Corp. (NYSE:USFD) Price Target at $105.50

Shares of US Foods Holding Corp. (NYSE:USFD) have earned an average rating of “Moderate Buy” from the thirteen research firms that are covering the firm, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and ten have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average 1 year target price among brokers that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $105.50.

A number of research analysts have recently commented on USFD shares. Guggenheim increased their price objective on US Foods from $95.00 to $115.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, February 13th. Weiss Ratings downgraded US Foods from a “buy (b+)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a report on Friday, May 1st. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price objective on US Foods from $87.00 to $110.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, February 13th. Zacks Research downgraded US Foods from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, April 20th. Finally, UBS Group reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $117.00 target price on shares of US Foods in a research report on Friday, February 13th.

US Foods Trading Up 1.3%

USFD opened at $91.33 on Friday. US Foods has a one year low of $69.88 and a one year high of $102.13. The company has a market cap of $20.11 billion, a P/E ratio of 30.75, a PEG ratio of 1.13 and a beta of 0.83. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.16, a quick ratio of 0.70 and a current ratio of 1.14. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $87.43 and its 200-day simple moving average is $85.78.

US Foods (NYSE:USFD) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 7th. The company reported $0.78 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.82 by ($0.04). US Foods had a net margin of 1.71% and a return on equity of 19.37%. The business had revenue of $9.61 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $9.66 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.68 EPS. The company’s revenue was up 2.8% compared to the same quarter last year. US Foods has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.696-4.935 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts expect that US Foods will post 4.41 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Trading of US Foods

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in USFD. Measured Wealth Private Client Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of US Foods in the 3rd quarter valued at about $26,000. Steph & Co. acquired a new stake in shares of US Foods in the 4th quarter valued at about $34,000. Nalls Sherbakoff Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of US Foods in the 4th quarter valued at about $36,000. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. boosted its position in shares of US Foods by 120.1% in the 2nd quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 482 shares of the company’s stock valued at $37,000 after purchasing an additional 263 shares during the period. Finally, Western Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of US Foods in the 1st quarter valued at about $46,000. 98.76% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.