Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund raised its position in US Foods Holding Corp. (NYSE:USFD – Free Report) by 6.4% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 164,754 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 9,913 shares during the period. Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund’s holdings in US Foods were worth $15,192,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.
Other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC grew its stake in shares of US Foods by 1.4% during the 4th quarter. Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC now owns 7,108 shares of the company’s stock worth $535,000 after acquiring an additional 101 shares in the last quarter. Choreo LLC lifted its position in shares of US Foods by 2.4% in the fourth quarter. Choreo LLC now owns 5,707 shares of the company’s stock worth $433,000 after purchasing an additional 133 shares in the last quarter. Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. boosted its holdings in US Foods by 0.7% during the fourth quarter. Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. now owns 18,357 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,383,000 after purchasing an additional 134 shares during the last quarter. Root Financial Partners LLC boosted its holdings in US Foods by 22.4% during the fourth quarter. Root Financial Partners LLC now owns 840 shares of the company’s stock worth $63,000 after purchasing an additional 154 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Brooklyn Investment Group grew its position in US Foods by 0.9% in the fourth quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group now owns 18,469 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,413,000 after purchasing an additional 157 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 98.76% of the company’s stock.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
USFD has been the topic of several recent research reports. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of US Foods from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, May 9th. Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of US Foods from a “buy (b+)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a research note on Friday, May 1st. Zacks Research cut US Foods from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 1st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their target price on US Foods from $98.00 to $90.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, May 14th. Finally, Morgan Stanley upped their target price on US Foods from $94.00 to $103.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Wednesday. Eleven analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $107.00.
US Foods Stock Performance
Shares of USFD opened at $99.20 on Friday. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $90.85 and a 200-day moving average of $89.56. US Foods Holding Corp. has a one year low of $69.88 and a one year high of $105.17. The company has a market cap of $21.85 billion, a PE ratio of 33.40, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.24 and a beta of 0.79. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.16, a current ratio of 1.14 and a quick ratio of 0.70.
US Foods (NYSE:USFD – Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results 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). US Foods had a net margin of 1.71% and a return on equity of 19.37%. The firm had revenue of $9.61 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $9.66 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.68 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 2.8% compared to the same quarter last year. US Foods has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.696-4.935 EPS. As a group, equities analysts forecast that US Foods Holding Corp. will post 4.35 earnings per share for the current year.
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.
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