US Foods Holding Corp. (NYSE:USFD) Stock Has Consensus Target Price of $114.54

Shares of US Foods Holding Corp. (NYSE:USFD) have received an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the fifteen ratings firms that are covering the stock, MarketBeat.com reports. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and eleven have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average 1 year target price among brokers that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $114.85.

A number of analysts have weighed in on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their target price on shares of US Foods from $108.00 to $98.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, September 29th. Weiss Ratings lowered shares of US Foods from a “buy (b+)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a report on Friday, October 9th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of US Foods from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, August 15th. UBS Group boosted their price objective on shares of US Foods from $117.00 to $127.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, August 7th. Finally, Zacks Research raised shares of US Foods from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 28th.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, insider William Spencer Hancock sold 21,754 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 7th. The stock was 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 in the company, valued at approximately $10,952,883.76. This represents a 17.70% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, insider Randy J. Taylor sold 11,630 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, August 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $110.37, for a total value of $1,283,603.10. Following the sale, the insider owned 73,618 shares in the company, valued at $8,125,218.66. The trade was a 13.64% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders own 0.74% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On US Foods

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of USFD. Callan Family Office LLC acquired a new stake in US Foods in the second quarter worth about $1,762,000. SaddleRock Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of US Foods in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $7,058,000. Fifth Third Bancorp boosted its holdings in shares of US Foods by 2,548.1% in the first quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 75,392 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,952,000 after acquiring an additional 72,545 shares in the last quarter. Junto Capital Management LP bought a new position in shares of US Foods in the second quarter valued at approximately $70,921,000. Finally, BlackRock Inc. acquired a new position in shares of US Foods during the second quarter valued at approximately $2,131,439,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 98.76% of the company’s stock.

US Foods Stock Up 0.5%

Shares of US Foods stock traded up $0.53 during trading on Friday, reaching $102.00. The company had a trading volume of 1,483,170 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,198,182. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.19, a quick ratio of 0.70 and a current ratio of 1.14. The company has a market cap of $22.07 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.39, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.30 and a beta of 0.86. US Foods has a fifty-two week low of $69.88 and a fifty-two week high of $111.42. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $100.74 and its 200-day moving average is $95.40.

US Foods (NYSE:USFD) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 6th. The company reported $1.44 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.36 by $0.08. The firm had revenue of $10.53 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations 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% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $1.19 earnings per share. US Foods has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.696-4.935 EPS. On average, analysts anticipate that US Foods will post 4.39 EPS for the current year.

US Foods Company Profile

US Foods Holding Corp. is a foodservice distributor serving restaurants, healthcare facilities, hospitality businesses, schools, government institutions and other commercial customers across the United States. Through its distribution network, the company supplies a broad range of food and related products, including fresh produce, meat, seafood, dairy, frozen foods, grocery items, beverages and prepared foods.

In addition to food distribution, US Foods provides nonfood products such as kitchen and serving supplies, disposables, cleaning products and equipment.