US Foods (NYSE:USFD) Upgraded to Hold at Zacks Research

Zacks Research upgraded shares of US Foods (NYSE:USFD) from a strong sell rating to a hold rating in a research note released on Tuesday morning,Zacks.com reports.

A number of other brokerages have also recently issued reports on USFD. Weiss Ratings cut shares of US Foods from a “buy (b+)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a research note on Friday, May 1st. Piper Sandler cut their price target 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. Wall Street Zen lowered US Foods from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, May 9th. BTIG Research dropped their target price on US Foods from $110.00 to $105.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Monday, May 11th. Finally, Morgan Stanley boosted their price target on US Foods from $94.00 to $103.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 15th. Eleven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $107.00.

US Foods Price Performance

Shares of USFD stock opened at $102.42 on Tuesday. US Foods has a 12 month low of $69.88 and a 12 month high of $105.17. The company has a market capitalization of $22.55 billion, a P/E ratio of 34.48, a P/E/G ratio of 1.30 and a beta of 0.79. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $93.47 and a two-hundred day moving average of $90.95. The company has a current ratio of 1.14, a quick ratio of 0.70 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.16.

US Foods (NYSE:USFD) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 7th. The company reported $0.78 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.82 by ($0.04). The firm had revenue of $9.61 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $9.66 billion. US Foods had a net margin of 1.71% and a return on equity of 19.37%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 2.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.68 earnings per share. US Foods has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.696-4.935 EPS. As a group, equities analysts expect that US Foods will post 4.35 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Measured Wealth Private Client Group LLC bought a new stake in US Foods during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $26,000. Steph & Co. acquired a new position in US Foods in the fourth quarter worth $34,000. Nalls Sherbakoff Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of US Foods during the fourth quarter worth $36,000. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. increased its stake in shares of US Foods by 120.1% in the second quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 482 shares of the company’s stock valued at $37,000 after buying an additional 263 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Western Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of US Foods in the first quarter valued at $46,000. Institutional investors own 98.76% of the company’s stock.

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.