Hauser Brothers GmbH Makes New Investment in United Natural Foods, Inc. $UNFI

Hauser Brothers GmbH acquired a new position in United Natural Foods, Inc. (NYSE:UNFI) during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 220,724 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $10,080,465. United Natural Foods makes up about 0.0% of Hauser Brothers GmbH’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 4th largest holding. Hauser Brothers GmbH owned about 0.36% of United Natural Foods at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the business. BlackRock Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of United Natural Foods in the second quarter worth approximately $477,650,000. State Street Corp boosted its stake in United Natural Foods by 1.0% in the fourth quarter. State Street Corp now owns 2,389,186 shares of the company’s stock valued at $80,444,000 after acquiring an additional 23,967 shares during the last quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC raised its holdings in United Natural Foods by 155.1% during the first quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 1,732,060 shares of the company’s stock worth $78,047,000 after acquiring an additional 1,053,081 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its stake in shares of United Natural Foods by 2.9% in the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,468,591 shares of the company’s stock valued at $49,456,000 after buying an additional 41,674 shares during the period. Finally, Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership lifted its position in shares of United Natural Foods by 40.4% during the 3rd quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 1,300,414 shares of the company’s stock worth $48,922,000 after buying an additional 374,487 shares in the last quarter. 87.63% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts have recently weighed in on the company. UBS Group increased their price target on United Natural Foods from $44.00 to $47.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, June 10th. Roth Capital reissued a “neutral” rating and set a $43.00 price objective on shares of United Natural Foods in a report on Wednesday, June 10th. The Goldman Sachs Group reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and set a $47.00 target price on shares of United Natural Foods in a report on Wednesday, June 10th. Wall Street Zen cut shares of United Natural Foods from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Sunday, July 12th. Finally, Zacks Research lowered United Natural Foods from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, August 3rd. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $47.86.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, insider Mark Bushway sold 10,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, June 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $51.56, for a total transaction of $515,600.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 51,119 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,635,695.64. This represents a 16.36% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. 2.40% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

United Natural Foods Price Performance

Shares of NYSE UNFI traded down $1.27 during trading on Friday, hitting $45.99. The company had a trading volume of 382,650 shares, compared to its average volume of 676,000. United Natural Foods, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $27.63 and a fifty-two week high of $57.02. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $48.42 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $46.64. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.78 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -69.68 and a beta of 0.84. The company has a quick ratio of 0.51, a current ratio of 1.33 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.04.

United Natural Foods (NYSE:UNFI) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, June 9th. The company reported $0.77 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.81 by ($0.04). United Natural Foods had a negative net margin of 0.12% and a positive return on equity of 7.42%. The firm had revenue of $7.72 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $7.79 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $0.44 earnings per share. United Natural Foods’s revenue for the quarter was down 4.2% on a year-over-year basis. United Natural Foods has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.400-2.600 EPS. On average, research analysts expect that United Natural Foods, Inc. will post 2.52 earnings per share for the current 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.