Analysts Set US Foods Holding Corp. (NYSE:USFD) Price Target at $107.33

US Foods Holding Corp. (NYSE:USFD) has been assigned a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” from the thirteen analysts that are covering the firm, Marketbeat reports. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation, ten have given a buy recommendation and one has issued a strong buy recommendation on the company. The average 1 year price target among brokers that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $107.3333.

USFD has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. Morgan Stanley set a $94.00 price objective on shares of US Foods and gave the stock a “mixed” rating in a research report on Friday, February 13th. Zacks Research upgraded shares of US Foods from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 26th. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of US Foods in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Barclays raised their price objective on US Foods from $90.00 to $104.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, February 13th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company boosted 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.

US Foods Trading Down 2.4%

NYSE:USFD opened at $93.11 on Friday. US Foods has a 1 year low of $57.36 and a 1 year high of $102.13. The stock has a market cap of $20.53 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.67, a P/E/G ratio of 1.17 and a beta of 0.98. 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 stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $85.85 and a 200-day simple moving average of $79.47.

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

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other US Foods news, insider James David Works, Jr. sold 65,737 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $96.52, for a total value of $6,344,935.24. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 88,176 shares in the company, valued at approximately $8,510,747.52. The trade was a 42.71% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 0.60% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On US Foods

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. MidFirst Bank acquired a new stake in US Foods during the 4th quarter worth $218,000. Pacer Advisors Inc. increased its stake in US Foods by 2,127.2% in the fourth quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 766,147 shares of the company’s stock valued at $57,706,000 after purchasing an additional 731,747 shares during the period. Kera Capital Partners Inc. raised its holdings in shares of US Foods by 51.0% in the fourth quarter. Kera Capital Partners Inc. now owns 8,526 shares of the company’s stock valued at $713,000 after buying an additional 2,879 shares during the last quarter. Dean Capital Management boosted its stake in shares of US Foods by 3.2% during the fourth quarter. Dean Capital Management now owns 26,273 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,979,000 after buying an additional 814 shares during the period. Finally, T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. grew its holdings in shares of US Foods by 165.5% during the fourth quarter. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. now owns 586,988 shares of the company’s stock worth $44,212,000 after buying an additional 365,868 shares during the last quarter. 98.76% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About US Foods

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.