Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado Trims Position in US Foods Holding Corp. $USFD

Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado lessened its holdings in shares of US Foods Holding Corp. (NYSE:USFD) by 29.3% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 337,769 shares of the company’s stock after selling 140,300 shares during the quarter. Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado’s holdings in US Foods were worth $25,441,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in USFD. CIBC Bancorp USA Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of US Foods during the 3rd quarter worth $40,375,000. CENTRAL TRUST Co increased its holdings in shares of US Foods by 30,283.3% during the 3rd quarter. CENTRAL TRUST Co now owns 5,469 shares of the company’s stock worth $419,000 after buying an additional 5,451 shares during the last quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB acquired a new stake in shares of US Foods during the 4th quarter worth $4,834,000. TD Asset Management Inc acquired a new stake in shares of US Foods during the 3rd quarter worth $1,477,000. Finally, DNB Asset Management AS increased its holdings in shares of US Foods by 42.1% during the 3rd quarter. DNB Asset Management AS now owns 24,410 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,870,000 after buying an additional 7,233 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 98.76% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms have recently commented on USFD. Piper Sandler dropped their price objective on US Foods from $103.00 to $88.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Monday, June 1st. Weiss Ratings downgraded US Foods from a “buy (b+)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a report on Friday, May 1st. BTIG Research dropped their price objective on US Foods from $110.00 to $105.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Monday, May 11th. Citigroup dropped their price objective on US Foods from $115.00 to $111.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Friday, May 8th. Finally, Wall Street Zen downgraded US Foods from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, May 9th. Ten equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $105.50.

US Foods Stock Up 0.1%

Shares of NYSE USFD opened at $93.43 on Monday. US Foods Holding Corp. has a 12-month low of $69.88 and a 12-month high of $102.13. The company has a market cap of $20.58 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.46, a P/E/G ratio of 1.17 and a beta of 0.84. The company has a current ratio of 1.14, a quick ratio of 0.70 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.16. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $87.47 and a 200 day moving average price of $85.90.

US Foods (NYSE:USFD) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 7th. The company reported $0.78 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.82 by ($0.04). US Foods had a net margin of 1.71% and a return on equity of 19.37%. The company had revenue of $9.61 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $9.66 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.68 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 2.8% on a year-over-year basis. US Foods has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.696-4.935 EPS. Research analysts anticipate that US Foods Holding Corp. will post 4.41 EPS 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.