US Foods (NYSE:USFD) Insider James David Works, Jr. Sells 65,737 Shares of Stock

US Foods Holding Corp. (NYSE:USFD) insider James David Works, Jr. sold 65,737 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $96.52, for a total transaction of $6,344,935.24. Following the sale, the insider owned 88,176 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $8,510,747.52. This represents a 42.71% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link.

US Foods Stock Up 0.3%

Shares of USFD opened at $96.64 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $21.31 billion, a P/E ratio of 32.87, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.18 and a beta of 1.02. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.18, a quick ratio of 0.68 and a current ratio of 1.16. US Foods Holding Corp. has a 52 week low of $57.36 and a 52 week high of $102.13. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $83.24 and its 200 day simple moving average is $78.70.

US Foods (NYSE:USFD) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 12th. The company reported $1.04 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.01 by $0.03. The company had revenue of $9.80 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $9.90 billion. US Foods had a return on equity of 18.74% and a net margin of 1.71%.The business’s revenue was up 3.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.84 earnings per share. US Foods has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.696-4.935 EPS. On average, analysts forecast that US Foods Holding Corp. will post 3.59 earnings per share for the current year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

USFD has been the topic of several research reports. Morgan Stanley set a $94.00 price target on shares of US Foods and gave the company a “mixed” rating in a research note on Friday, February 13th. Wells Fargo & Company raised their target price on shares of US Foods from $87.00 to $110.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, February 13th. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of US Foods from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, February 7th. Sanford C. Bernstein reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $106.00 price target on shares of US Foods in a research report on Friday, February 13th. Finally, Barclays lifted their price objective on US Foods from $90.00 to $104.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, February 13th. Ten research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $107.33.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in USFD. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust lifted its stake in US Foods by 303.7% during the third quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust now owns 327 shares of the company’s stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 246 shares during the last quarter. Measured Wealth Private Client Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of US Foods during the 3rd quarter worth $26,000. Steph & Co. bought a new stake in shares of US Foods during the 4th quarter worth $34,000. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. lifted its position in shares of US Foods by 120.1% during the 2nd quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 482 shares of the company’s stock worth $37,000 after buying an additional 263 shares during the last quarter. Finally, First Horizon Corp acquired a new stake in US Foods in the third quarter valued at about $39,000. 98.76% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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.