Private Advisory Group LLC Takes $1.05 Million Position in United Natural Foods, Inc. $UNFI

Private Advisory Group LLC purchased a new position in United Natural Foods, Inc. (NYSE:UNFI) during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm purchased 31,080 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,046,000.

Several other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of UNFI. SG Americas Securities LLC grew its position in United Natural Foods by 12,660.4% in the fourth quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 678,979 shares of the company’s stock worth $22,861,000 after acquiring an additional 673,658 shares in the last quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership raised its position in United Natural Foods by 196.6% during the second quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 925,927 shares of the company’s stock valued at $21,583,000 after purchasing an additional 613,790 shares during the period. Victory Capital Management Inc. lifted its stake in shares of United Natural Foods by 721.3% in the 3rd quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 615,889 shares of the company’s stock valued at $23,170,000 after purchasing an additional 540,897 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. lifted its stake in shares of United Natural Foods by 20.7% in the 2nd quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 2,544,315 shares of the company’s stock valued at $59,308,000 after purchasing an additional 436,680 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Towle & Co. purchased a new position in shares of United Natural Foods in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $13,724,000. Institutional investors own 87.63% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at United Natural Foods

In other news, Director James C. Pappas purchased 2,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, January 5th. The stock was purchased at an average price of $33.30 per share, for a total transaction of $66,600.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the director owned 194,178 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,466,127.40. This trade represents a 1.04% increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 2.40% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms recently weighed in on UNFI. UBS Group increased their price target on United Natural Foods from $42.00 to $44.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, March 11th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised their target price on shares of United Natural Foods from $40.00 to $46.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, March 12th. Wells Fargo & Company raised shares of United Natural Foods from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and increased their price objective for the stock from $40.00 to $56.00 in a research report on Thursday. BMO Capital Markets raised their price objective on shares of United Natural Foods from $48.00 to $52.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, March 11th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of United Natural Foods in a research note on Friday, January 9th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $43.63.

United Natural Foods Stock Up 0.1%

Shares of UNFI opened at $45.97 on Monday. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $39.00 and a 200-day moving average price of $36.84. The company has a current ratio of 1.33, a quick ratio of 0.52 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.11. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.79 billion, a P/E ratio of -35.36 and a beta of 1.00. United Natural Foods, Inc. has a 12-month low of $20.78 and a 12-month high of $47.58.

United Natural Foods (NYSE:UNFI) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, March 10th. The company reported $0.62 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.51 by $0.11. The company had revenue of $7.95 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $8.11 billion. United Natural Foods had a negative net margin of 0.25% and a positive return on equity of 6.05%. The firm’s revenue was down 2.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.22 EPS. United Natural Foods has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.300-2.700 EPS. Equities research analysts expect that United Natural Foods, Inc. will post 0.76 earnings per share for the current year.

United Natural Foods Company 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.