United Natural Foods (NYSE:UNFI) Updates FY 2026 Earnings Guidance

United Natural Foods (NYSE:UNFI) issued an update on its FY 2026 earnings guidance on Tuesday morning. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 2.400-2.600 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 2.570. The company issued revenue guidance of $31.1 billion-$31.3 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $31.3 billion.

United Natural Foods Stock Performance

UNFI stock opened at $51.64 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.11, a quick ratio of 0.52 and a current ratio of 1.33. The stock has a market cap of $3.14 billion, a P/E ratio of -39.73 and a beta of 0.81. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $49.14 and a 200 day simple moving average of $41.05. United Natural Foods has a 52 week low of $20.78 and a 52 week high of $57.02.

United Natural Foods (NYSE:UNFI) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, June 9th. The company reported $0.77 EPS for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $0.77. The business had revenue of $7.72 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $7.80 billion. United Natural Foods had a negative net margin of 0.25% and a positive return on equity of 6.05%. United Natural Foods has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.400-2.600 EPS. Research analysts anticipate that United Natural Foods will post 2.52 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several analysts recently commented on UNFI shares. Wall Street Zen cut shares of United Natural Foods from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, May 4th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised their price target 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. UBS Group raised their price target on shares of United Natural Foods from $42.00 to $44.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, March 11th. Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of United Natural Foods in a report on Wednesday, April 8th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company upgraded shares of United Natural Foods from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and raised their price target for the stock from $40.00 to $56.00 in a report on Thursday, March 26th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $43.63.

Insider Transactions at United Natural Foods

In other United Natural Foods news, insider Danielle Benedict sold 4,807 shares of United Natural Foods stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, May 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $52.00, for a total value of $249,964.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 98,470 shares in the company, valued at $5,120,440. The trade was a 4.65% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 2.40% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of United Natural Foods

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in UNFI. Trexquant Investment LP acquired a new stake in United Natural Foods in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $12,885,000. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership lifted its stake in United Natural Foods by 40.4% in the third quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 1,300,414 shares of the company’s stock valued at $48,922,000 after acquiring an additional 374,487 shares during the last quarter. Millennium Management LLC lifted its stake in United Natural Foods by 912.4% in the fourth quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 398,946 shares of the company’s stock valued at $13,433,000 after acquiring an additional 359,541 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its stake in United Natural Foods by 198.4% in the fourth quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 439,897 shares of the company’s stock valued at $14,811,000 after acquiring an additional 292,496 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Wellington Management Group LLP acquired a new stake in shares of United Natural Foods in the fourth quarter worth $9,472,000. 87.63% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About United Natural Foods

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.