United Natural Foods, Inc. $UNFI Stake Cut by Hauser Brothers GmbH

Hauser Brothers GmbH lowered its stake in United Natural Foods, Inc. (NYSE:UNFI) by 17.8% in the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 269,900 shares of the company’s stock after selling 58,600 shares during the quarter. United Natural Foods accounts for approximately 8.2% of Hauser Brothers GmbH’s portfolio, making the stock its 4th largest position. Hauser Brothers GmbH’s holdings in United Natural Foods were worth $10,154,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in UNFI. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of United Natural Foods by 84.2% during the 2nd quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,332 shares of the company’s stock valued at $31,000 after purchasing an additional 609 shares in the last quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC raised its position in shares of United Natural Foods by 32.0% in the third quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 1,563 shares of the company’s stock worth $59,000 after buying an additional 379 shares in the last quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC boosted its stake in United Natural Foods by 21.7% during the second quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC now owns 5,277 shares of the company’s stock valued at $123,000 after buying an additional 942 shares during the period. Covestor Ltd grew its position in United Natural Foods by 56.5% during the third quarter. Covestor Ltd now owns 3,830 shares of the company’s stock worth $144,000 after buying an additional 1,382 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Tower Research Capital LLC TRC increased its stake in United Natural Foods by 366.6% in the 2nd quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 6,715 shares of the company’s stock worth $157,000 after acquiring an additional 5,276 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 87.63% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several analysts have weighed in on the company. UBS Group raised their price target on United Natural Foods from $42.00 to $44.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday. Roth Mkm restated a “neutral” rating and issued a $35.00 price objective on shares of United Natural Foods in a research report on Thursday, December 11th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of United Natural Foods in a research note on Friday, January 9th. Zacks Research lowered shares of United Natural Foods from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, February 2nd. Finally, BMO Capital Markets increased their price target on shares of United Natural Foods from $48.00 to $52.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $41.63.

Insider Activity

In other United Natural Foods news, CAO Richard Eric Esper sold 4,261 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, December 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $33.08, for a total value of $140,953.88. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer directly owned 37,369 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,236,166.52. The trade was a 10.24% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, Director James C. Pappas purchased 2,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, January 5th. The shares were acquired at an average price of $33.30 per share, with a total value of $66,600.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 194,178 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,466,127.40. This trade represents a 1.04% increase in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this purchase provides additional information. 2.40% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

United Natural Foods Price Performance

Shares of United Natural Foods stock traded up $0.49 during trading on Friday, hitting $40.83. 91,817 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 764,445. The stock has a market cap of $2.49 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -31.63 and a beta of 1.00. The company has a quick ratio of 0.50, a current ratio of 1.33 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.11. United Natural Foods, Inc. has a 52 week low of $20.78 and a 52 week high of $43.29. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $37.29 and its 200-day moving average is $35.71.

United Natural Foods (NYSE:UNFI) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, March 10th. The company reported $0.62 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.51 by $0.11. United Natural Foods had a positive return on equity of 6.05% and a negative net margin of 0.25%.The company had revenue of $7.95 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $8.11 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.22 EPS. United Natural Foods’s quarterly revenue was down 2.6% compared to the same quarter last year. United Natural Foods has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.300-2.700 EPS. Research analysts expect that United Natural Foods, Inc. will post 0.76 EPS for the current fiscal year.

United Natural Foods 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.