Junto Capital Management LP Invests $70.92 Million in US Foods Holding Corp. $USFD

Junto Capital Management LP purchased a new stake in US Foods Holding Corp. (NYSE:USFD) in the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund purchased 693,604 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $70,921,000. Junto Capital Management LP owned approximately 0.32% of US Foods at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in USFD. California State Teachers Retirement System increased its stake in US Foods by 9,910.0% during the 2nd quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System now owns 26,117,104 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,670,474,000 after acquiring an additional 25,856,195 shares during the period. Wellington Management Group LLP lifted its position in shares of US Foods by 46.1% during the 2nd quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 23,009,877 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,352,760,000 after acquiring an additional 7,259,357 shares during the period. BlackRock Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of US Foods during the 2nd quarter worth $2,131,439,000. Boston Partners grew its holdings in shares of US Foods by 0.5% during the 4th quarter. Boston Partners now owns 16,203,880 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,222,537,000 after purchasing an additional 73,656 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Capital World Investors increased its position in shares of US Foods by 10.3% in the fourth quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 12,862,100 shares of the company’s stock worth $968,773,000 after purchasing an additional 1,197,360 shares during the period. 98.76% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at US Foods

In related news, insider William Spencer Hancock sold 21,754 shares of US Foods stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $108.29, for a total transaction of $2,355,740.66. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 101,144 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $10,952,883.76. The trade was a 17.70% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, insider Randy J. Taylor sold 11,630 shares of US Foods stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, August 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $110.37, for a total transaction of $1,283,603.10. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 73,618 shares in the company, valued at $8,125,218.66. This trade represents a 13.64% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. 0.74% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

US Foods Price Performance

US Foods stock opened at $97.51 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.19, a quick ratio of 0.70 and a current ratio of 1.14. US Foods Holding Corp. has a 52 week low of $69.88 and a 52 week high of $111.42. The stock has a market capitalization of $21.09 billion, a P/E ratio of 30.00, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.31 and a beta of 0.82. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $103.42 and a 200-day moving average of $94.90.

US Foods (NYSE:USFD) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 6th. The company reported $1.44 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.36 by $0.08. The business had revenue of $10.53 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $10.46 billion. US Foods had a return on equity of 20.53% and a net margin of 1.81%.US Foods’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $1.19 EPS. US Foods has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.696-4.935 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts expect that US Foods Holding Corp. will post 4.41 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

USFD has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. Citigroup boosted their price target on US Foods from $110.00 to $124.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, August 7th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of US Foods in a research note on Wednesday, July 29th. Zacks Research raised shares of US Foods from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 28th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of US Foods from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, August 15th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company upped their price target on shares of US Foods from $110.00 to $125.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, August 7th. Eleven investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, US Foods has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $113.92.

About US Foods

US Foods Holding Corp. (NYSE: USFD) is a major foodservice distributor serving restaurants and other food-away-from-home businesses across the United States. The company supplies independent and multi-unit restaurants, healthcare organizations, hospitality businesses, educational institutions, government facilities and other commercial customers.

Its product portfolio includes fresh produce, meat and seafood, dairy products, frozen and dry groceries, beverages, ingredients, disposable supplies, kitchen equipment and other foodservice-related products.