US Foods Holding Corp. $USFD Position Boosted by Makena Capital Management LLC

Makena Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in US Foods Holding Corp. (NYSE:USFD) by 8.8% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 252,675 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 20,359 shares during the period. US Foods comprises 2.0% of Makena Capital Management LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 17th biggest holding. Makena Capital Management LLC’s holdings in US Foods were worth $19,360,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Norges Bank bought a new stake in US Foods during the second quarter worth approximately $184,413,000. Primecap Management Co. CA lifted its position in shares of US Foods by 84.4% during the 2nd quarter. Primecap Management Co. CA now owns 3,580,710 shares of the company’s stock valued at $275,750,000 after acquiring an additional 1,639,310 shares during the last quarter. Holocene Advisors LP bought a new stake in shares of US Foods during the 2nd quarter worth $64,220,000. Jupiter Asset Management Ltd. boosted its stake in shares of US Foods by 1,027.7% during the 3rd quarter. Jupiter Asset Management Ltd. now owns 652,114 shares of the company’s stock worth $49,965,000 after acquiring an additional 594,289 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Burgundy Asset Management Ltd. grew its holdings in shares of US Foods by 31.0% in the 2nd quarter. Burgundy Asset Management Ltd. now owns 2,206,740 shares of the company’s stock worth $169,941,000 after acquiring an additional 522,586 shares during the last quarter. 98.76% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other US Foods news, insider James David Works, Jr. sold 65,737 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated 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 transaction, the insider directly owned 88,176 shares in the company, valued at $8,510,747.52. This trade 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 currently owned by company insiders.

US Foods Price Performance

Shares of USFD opened at $96.64 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.18, a quick ratio of 0.68 and a current ratio of 1.16. The firm has a market cap of $21.31 billion, a PE ratio of 32.87, a PEG ratio of 1.18 and a beta of 1.02. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $83.24 and its 200 day moving average price is $78.63. US Foods Holding Corp. has a twelve month low of $57.36 and a twelve month high of $102.13.

US Foods (NYSE:USFD) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 12th. The company reported $1.04 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.01 by $0.03. The company had revenue of $9.80 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $9.90 billion. US Foods had a net margin of 1.71% and a return on equity of 18.74%. US Foods’s quarterly revenue was up 3.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $0.84 EPS. US Foods has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.696-4.935 EPS. As a group, research analysts expect that US Foods Holding Corp. will post 3.59 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts have recently commented on USFD shares. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b)” rating on shares of US Foods in a report on Monday, December 29th. Piper Sandler lowered shares of US Foods from an “overweight” rating to a “neutral” rating and upped their price objective for the company from $85.00 to $103.00 in a research note on Friday, February 13th. BTIG Research raised their target price on shares of US Foods from $82.00 to $110.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, February 13th. UBS Group restated a “buy” rating and set a $117.00 price target on shares of US Foods in a report on Friday, February 13th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $106.00 price objective on shares of US Foods in a research note on Friday, February 13th. Ten investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $107.33.

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.