US Foods Holding Corp. (NYSE:USFD) Receives Consensus Rating of “Moderate Buy” from Brokerages

Shares of US Foods Holding Corp. (NYSE:USFD) have earned a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the fifteen brokerages that are presently covering the company, Marketbeat reports. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and eleven have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average 1 year price objective among brokerages that have covered the stock in the last year is $107.00.

USFD has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of US Foods from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, May 9th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their target price on shares of US Foods from $98.00 to $90.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, May 14th. Piper Sandler decreased their target price on shares of US Foods from $103.00 to $88.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, June 1st. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of US Foods in a research note on Wednesday. Finally, Zacks Research raised US Foods from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank boosted its holdings in shares of US Foods by 47.6% in the fourth quarter. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank now owns 107,928 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,129,000 after buying an additional 34,814 shares during the last quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp increased its holdings in US Foods by 2,548.1% during the first quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 75,392 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,952,000 after buying an additional 72,545 shares during the last quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC bought a new position in US Foods in the fourth quarter worth approximately $6,979,000. University of Texas Texas AM Investment Management Co. bought a new position in US Foods in the fourth quarter worth approximately $4,221,000. Finally, Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp boosted its stake in shares of US Foods by 239.4% during the 4th quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp now owns 38,924 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,932,000 after acquiring an additional 27,454 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 98.76% of the company’s stock.

US Foods Trading Up 0.2%

Shares of NYSE:USFD opened at $100.72 on Monday. 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 has a 1 year low of $69.88 and a 1 year high of $105.17. The company has a market cap of $22.18 billion, a P/E ratio of 33.91, a PEG ratio of 1.28 and a beta of 0.79. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $94.26 and its 200-day moving average price is $91.20.

US Foods (NYSE:USFD) last released its quarterly earnings data 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 the consensus estimate of $9.66 billion. US Foods had a return on equity of 19.37% and a net margin of 1.71%.US Foods’s quarterly revenue was up 2.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.68 earnings per share. US Foods has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.696-4.935 EPS. Sell-side analysts expect that US Foods will post 4.35 earnings per share for the current year.

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.