United Natural Foods, Inc. (NYSE:UNFI) Receives $38.78 Average Price Target from Analysts

United Natural Foods, Inc. (NYSE:UNFI) has been assigned a consensus recommendation of “Hold” from the eleven analysts that are presently covering the stock, Marketbeat.com reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, seven have given a hold recommendation and three have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average 1-year target price among brokerages that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $38.7778.

A number of research analysts recently commented on the company. Zacks Research cut United Natural Foods from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, February 2nd. Roth Mkm reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and issued a $35.00 price target on shares of United Natural Foods in a research note on Thursday, December 11th. Wells Fargo & Company cut their price objective on United Natural Foods from $37.00 to $35.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, December 19th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $40.00 target price on shares of United Natural Foods in a research report on Thursday, January 8th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of United Natural Foods in a research note on Friday, January 9th.

United Natural Foods Stock Performance

NYSE UNFI opened at $39.20 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.25, a quick ratio of 0.50 and a current ratio of 1.38. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $35.62 and its two-hundred day moving average is $34.44. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.39 billion, a P/E ratio of -23.62 and a beta of 1.00. United Natural Foods has a fifty-two week low of $20.78 and a fifty-two week high of $43.29.

United Natural Foods (NYSE:UNFI) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, December 2nd. The company reported $0.56 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.39 by $0.17. The business had revenue of $7.84 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $7.91 billion. United Natural Foods had a positive return on equity of 4.35% and a negative net margin of 0.32%.The company’s revenue for the quarter was down .4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.16 EPS. United Natural Foods has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.500-2.300 EPS. On average, research analysts anticipate that United Natural Foods will post 0.76 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, CAO Richard Eric Esper sold 4,261 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, December 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $33.08, for a total transaction of $140,953.88. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer directly owned 37,369 shares in the company, valued at $1,236,166.52. This trade represents a 10.24% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, insider Louis Anthony Martin sold 9,439 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, December 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $34.67, for a total value of $327,250.13. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 81,234 shares in the company, valued at $2,816,382.78. This represents a 10.41% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. 2.40% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. lifted its holdings in United Natural Foods by 4.0% during the 4th quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 7,485 shares of the company’s stock worth $252,000 after buying an additional 285 shares in the last quarter. Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund increased its position in shares of United Natural Foods by 2.1% during the fourth quarter. Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund now owns 13,894 shares of the company’s stock worth $468,000 after acquiring an additional 289 shares during the period. Optimize Financial Inc raised its stake in shares of United Natural Foods by 1.5% in the fourth quarter. Optimize Financial Inc now owns 20,963 shares of the company’s stock valued at $706,000 after acquiring an additional 300 shares in the last quarter. Arax Advisory Partners boosted its holdings in United Natural Foods by 37.4% in the fourth quarter. Arax Advisory Partners now owns 1,102 shares of the company’s stock valued at $37,000 after purchasing an additional 300 shares during the period. Finally, Counterpoint Mutual Funds LLC grew its stake in United Natural Foods by 1.1% during the 3rd quarter. Counterpoint Mutual Funds LLC now owns 28,948 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,089,000 after purchasing an additional 320 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 87.63% of the company’s stock.

United Natural Foods Company Profile

United Natural Foods, Inc (NYSE: UNFI) is a leading distributor of natural, organic and specialty foods in North America. Founded in 1976 and headquartered in Providence, Rhode Island, the company has grown through strategic acquisitions and organic expansion to become one of the largest food distributors serving retail, foodservice and e-commerce customers.

UNFI’s core business centers on the procurement, warehousing and distribution of a broad portfolio of products, including fresh produce, groceries, frozen foods, dairy, bakery items, beverages, supplements and household essentials.