US Foods (NYSE:USFD) Issues Earnings Results

US Foods (NYSE:USFD) posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday. The company reported $0.78 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.79 by ($0.01), Zacks reports. US Foods had a net margin of 1.54% and a return on equity of 14.15%. US Foods updated its FY 2025 guidance to 3.690-3.880 EPS.

US Foods Stock Performance

USFD stock traded up $0.03 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $69.94. The company had a trading volume of 3,522,047 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,822,154. US Foods has a one year low of $45.24 and a one year high of $73.00. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $69.06 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $63.87. The company has a quick ratio of 0.72, a current ratio of 1.19 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.01. The stock has a market capitalization of $16.29 billion, a P/E ratio of 30.03, a P/E/G ratio of 0.95 and a beta of 1.67.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages recently weighed in on USFD. Piper Sandler increased their target price on US Foods from $61.00 to $75.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, November 11th. Barclays raised their price objective on US Foods from $71.00 to $78.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, November 8th. Melius Research upgraded US Foods to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, December 18th. Melius assumed coverage on shares of US Foods in a report on Wednesday, December 18th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $12.00 price target on the stock. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group boosted their price objective on shares of US Foods from $79.00 to $82.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, December 16th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, eleven have assigned a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $68.92.

US Foods Company Profile

US Foods Holding Corp., together with its subsidiaries, engages in marketing, sale, and distribution of fresh, frozen, and dry food and non-food products to foodservice customers in the United States. The company's customers include independently owned single and multi-unit restaurants, regional concepts, national restaurant chains, hospitals, nursing homes, hotels and motels, country clubs, government and military organizations, colleges and universities, and retail locations.