Bain Capital Public Equity LP Buys Shares of 14,892 US Foods Holding Corp. $USFD

Bain Capital Public Equity LP bought a new stake in US Foods Holding Corp. (NYSE:USFD) in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor bought 14,892 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,122,000. US Foods makes up approximately 0.7% of Bain Capital Public Equity LP’s holdings, making the stock its 3rd biggest holding.

A number of other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Magnetar Financial LLC purchased a new position in US Foods in the fourth quarter valued at about $345,000. Polar Capital Holdings Plc increased its holdings in US Foods by 17.9% in the fourth quarter. Polar Capital Holdings Plc now owns 458,296 shares of the company’s stock valued at $34,519,000 after buying an additional 69,504 shares in the last quarter. Islay Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in US Foods by 40.7% in the fourth quarter. Islay Capital Management LLC now owns 10,177 shares of the company’s stock valued at $767,000 after buying an additional 2,943 shares in the last quarter. University of Texas Texas AM Investment Management Co. purchased a new position in US Foods in the fourth quarter valued at about $4,221,000. Finally, Strategic Global Advisors LLC purchased a new position in US Foods in the fourth quarter valued at about $4,986,000. 98.76% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

USFD has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Piper Sandler dropped their target price on shares of US Foods from $103.00 to $88.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Monday, June 1st. BTIG Research lowered their price target on shares of US Foods from $110.00 to $105.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, May 11th. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of US Foods from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, May 9th. Zacks Research lowered shares of US Foods from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, April 20th. Finally, Citigroup lowered their price target on shares of US Foods from $115.00 to $111.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, May 8th. Ten research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $105.50.

US Foods Stock Down 0.3%

USFD stock opened at $93.16 on Wednesday. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $87.60 and its 200-day simple moving average is $86.10. The firm has a market capitalization of $20.52 billion, a PE ratio of 31.37, a P/E/G ratio of 1.17 and a beta of 0.83. US Foods Holding Corp. has a 12 month low of $69.88 and a 12 month high of $102.13. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.16, a current ratio of 1.14 and a quick ratio of 0.70.

US Foods (NYSE:USFD) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 7th. The company reported $0.78 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.82 by ($0.04). The business had revenue of $9.61 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $9.66 billion. US Foods had a net margin of 1.71% and a return on equity of 19.37%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 2.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.68 earnings per share. US Foods has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.696-4.935 EPS. Equities analysts expect that US Foods Holding Corp. will post 4.41 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

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.