US Foods Holding Corp. (NYSE:USFD) Receives $113.92 Average Price Target from Analysts

US Foods Holding Corp. (NYSE:USFD) has been assigned an average rating of “Moderate Buy” from the fifteen analysts that are covering the company, MarketBeat.com reports. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eleven have issued a buy rating on the company. The average 12-month price objective among brokerages that have covered the stock in the last year is $113.9231.

Several research firms have recently commented on USFD. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b)” rating on shares of US Foods in a report on Wednesday, July 29th. TD Cowen increased their target price on US Foods from $116.00 to $119.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 6th. BMO Capital Markets restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $120.00 price target on shares of US Foods in a research note on Friday, August 7th. UBS Group lifted their price target on US Foods from $117.00 to $127.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, August 7th. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded US Foods from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, August 15th.

US Foods Stock Performance

US Foods stock opened at $92.01 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.19, a current ratio of 1.14 and a quick ratio of 0.70. US Foods has a 12 month low of $69.88 and a 12 month high of $111.42. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $102.39 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $94.80. The company has a market cap of $19.91 billion, a PE ratio of 28.31, a P/E/G ratio of 1.18 and a beta of 0.82.

US Foods (NYSE:USFD) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, August 6th. The company reported $1.44 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.36 by $0.08. The company had revenue of $10.53 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $10.46 billion. US Foods had a net margin of 1.81% and a return on equity of 20.53%. The firm’s revenue was up 4.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $1.19 earnings per share. US Foods has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.696-4.935 EPS. Research analysts expect that US Foods will post 4.4 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Activity at US Foods

In related news, insider William Spencer Hancock sold 21,754 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $108.29, for a total value of $2,355,740.66. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 101,144 shares in the company, valued at $10,952,883.76. This represents a 17.70% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, insider Randy J. Taylor sold 11,630 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $110.37, for a total transaction of $1,283,603.10. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 73,618 shares in the company, valued at approximately $8,125,218.66. The trade was a 13.64% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. 0.74% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of US Foods

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. boosted its holdings in shares of US Foods by 7.5% in the second quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 1,910 shares of the company’s stock valued at $195,000 after buying an additional 134 shares during the period. IFP Advisors Inc grew its holdings in shares of US Foods by 4.4% in the 2nd quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 3,489 shares of the company’s stock valued at $357,000 after acquiring an additional 146 shares in the last quarter. Root Financial Partners LLC increased its position in shares of US Foods by 22.4% during the 4th quarter. Root Financial Partners LLC now owns 840 shares of the company’s stock worth $63,000 after purchasing an additional 154 shares during the last quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC raised its position in US Foods by 2.1% during the second quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 8,831 shares of the company’s stock worth $903,000 after acquiring an additional 185 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Nemes Rush Group LLC raised its holdings in shares of US Foods by 4.5% in the 4th quarter. Nemes Rush Group LLC now owns 4,541 shares of the company’s stock valued at $342,000 after purchasing an additional 195 shares during the period. 98.76% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About US Foods

US Foods Holding Corp. (NYSE: USFD) is a major foodservice distributor serving restaurants and other food-away-from-home businesses across the United States. The company supplies independent and multi-unit restaurants, healthcare organizations, hospitality businesses, educational institutions, government facilities and other commercial customers.

Its product portfolio includes fresh produce, meat and seafood, dairy products, frozen and dry groceries, beverages, ingredients, disposable supplies, kitchen equipment and other foodservice-related products.