Caprock Group LLC Purchases New Stake in US Foods Holding Corp. $USFD

Caprock Group LLC acquired a new position in US Foods Holding Corp. (NYSE:USFD) in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor acquired 5,617 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $436,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of USFD. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust grew its stake in shares of US Foods by 303.7% during the 3rd quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust now owns 327 shares of the company’s stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 246 shares during the period. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. boosted its holdings in US Foods by 120.1% during the second quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 482 shares of the company’s stock worth $37,000 after buying an additional 263 shares in the last quarter. First Horizon Corp purchased a new stake in US Foods during the third quarter worth about $39,000. MAI Capital Management grew its position in US Foods by 155.6% during the second quarter. MAI Capital Management now owns 529 shares of the company’s stock worth $41,000 after buying an additional 322 shares during the period. Finally, Quent Capital LLC purchased a new position in US Foods in the third quarter valued at about $43,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 98.76% of the company’s stock.

US Foods Stock Down 2.8%

Shares of NYSE:USFD opened at $97.09 on Wednesday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.68, a current ratio of 1.16 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.18. The company has a market capitalization of $21.65 billion, a P/E ratio of 33.02, a P/E/G ratio of 1.26 and a beta of 1.02. US Foods Holding Corp. has a 52-week low of $57.36 and a 52-week high of $102.13. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $82.03 and its 200-day simple moving average is $78.36.

US Foods (NYSE:USFD) last announced its earnings results 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. The firm had revenue of $9.80 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $9.90 billion. US Foods had a net margin of 1.71% and a return on equity of 18.74%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 3.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.84 EPS. US Foods has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.696-4.935 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that US Foods Holding Corp. will post 3.59 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

USFD has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Sanford C. Bernstein reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $106.00 price target on shares of US Foods in a research note on Friday. Morgan Stanley set a $94.00 target price on US Foods and gave the stock a “mixed” rating in a research report on Friday. Wells Fargo & Company upped their target price on US Foods from $87.00 to $110.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, February 13th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $111.00 price target on US Foods and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday. Finally, BTIG Research increased their price objective on shares of US Foods from $82.00 to $110.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday. Ten research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price 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.