GSA Capital Partners LLP Lowers Stake in US Foods Holding Corp. $USFD

GSA Capital Partners LLP cut its holdings in US Foods Holding Corp. (NYSE:USFD) by 68.0% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 3,137 shares of the company’s stock after selling 6,655 shares during the quarter. GSA Capital Partners LLP’s holdings in US Foods were worth $240,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the business. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA grew its holdings in shares of US Foods by 2.7% during the second quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 6,134,905 shares of the company’s stock worth $472,449,000 after buying an additional 161,749 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its stake in US Foods by 1.3% during the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 3,986,397 shares of the company’s stock valued at $307,044,000 after acquiring an additional 52,361 shares during the last quarter. Primecap Management Co. CA lifted its position in US Foods by 84.4% during the 2nd quarter. Primecap Management Co. CA now owns 3,580,710 shares of the company’s stock worth $275,750,000 after acquiring an additional 1,639,310 shares during the period. Artisan Partners Limited Partnership grew its stake in shares of US Foods by 12.4% in the 2nd quarter. Artisan Partners Limited Partnership now owns 3,207,416 shares of the company’s stock valued at $247,003,000 after purchasing an additional 354,747 shares during the last quarter. Finally, AQR Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of US Foods by 14.7% in the second quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 2,910,755 shares of the company’s stock valued at $224,157,000 after purchasing an additional 373,321 shares during the period. 98.76% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

US Foods Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE USFD opened at $96.57 on Friday. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $85.17 and a 200-day simple moving average of $79.22. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.18, a current ratio of 1.16 and a quick ratio of 0.68. The company has a market cap of $21.30 billion, a PE ratio of 32.85, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.18 and a beta of 1.02. US Foods Holding Corp. has a 12 month low of $57.36 and a 12 month high of $102.13.

US Foods (NYSE:USFD) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, February 12th. The company reported $1.04 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.01 by $0.03. US Foods had a net margin of 1.71% and a return on equity of 18.74%. The firm had revenue of $9.80 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $9.90 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $0.84 earnings per share. US Foods’s revenue was up 3.3% compared to the same quarter last year. US Foods has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.696-4.935 EPS. On average, equities analysts anticipate that US Foods Holding Corp. will post 3.59 earnings per share for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts recently weighed in on the company. Zacks Research raised US Foods from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Thursday. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of US Foods in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Wells Fargo & Company raised 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. Barclays boosted their price target on US Foods from $90.00 to $104.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, February 13th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein restated an “outperform” rating and set a $106.00 target price on shares of US Foods in a report on Friday, February 13th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have assigned a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $107.33.

Insider Transactions at US Foods

In other news, insider James David Works, Jr. sold 65,737 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $96.52, for a total transaction of $6,344,935.24. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 88,176 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $8,510,747.52. This represents a 42.71% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Insiders own 0.60% of the company’s stock.

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.