Randy Taylor Sells 11,630 Shares of US Foods (NYSE:USFD) Stock

US Foods Holding Corp. (NYSE:USFD) insider Randy Taylor sold 11,630 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $110.37, for a total value of $1,283,603.10. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 73,618 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $8,125,218.66. This represents a 13.64% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link.

US Foods Trading Down 1.2%

Shares of USFD stock traded down $1.37 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $108.72. 1,886,549 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,724,827. The company has a market cap of $23.52 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.45, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.43 and a beta of 0.81. The company has a quick ratio of 0.70, a current ratio of 1.14 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.19. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $98.68 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $92.75. US Foods Holding Corp. has a 1-year low of $69.88 and a 1-year high of $111.42.

US Foods (NYSE:USFD) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 6th. The company reported $1.44 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.36 by $0.08. The company had revenue of $10.53 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $10.46 billion. US Foods had a return on equity of 20.53% and a net margin of 1.81%.The firm’s revenue was up 4.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $1.19 earnings per share. US Foods has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.696-4.935 EPS. On average, research analysts anticipate that US Foods Holding Corp. will post 4.35 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price target on shares of US Foods from $98.00 to $90.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, May 14th. Citigroup boosted their price objective on shares of US Foods from $110.00 to $124.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, August 7th. TD Cowen increased their price objective on US Foods from $116.00 to $119.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, August 6th. UBS Group raised their target price on US Foods from $117.00 to $127.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, August 7th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company lifted their target price on US Foods from $110.00 to $125.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, August 7th. Eleven research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $113.92.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Legal & General Group Plc acquired a new position in shares of US Foods in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $32,394,000. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company acquired a new stake in shares of US Foods during the second quarter worth $76,873,000. Jones Financial Companies Lllp bought a new position in US Foods during the second quarter worth $66,000. SaddleRock Capital Management LLC bought a new position in US Foods during the second quarter worth $7,058,000. Finally, Sanctuary Advisors LLC acquired a new position in US Foods in the second quarter valued at $951,000. Institutional investors own 98.76% of the company’s stock.

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.