SG Americas Securities LLC Has $78.05 Million Stock Holdings in United Natural Foods, Inc. $UNFI

SG Americas Securities LLC raised its position in United Natural Foods, Inc. (NYSE:UNFI) by 155.1% in the first quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 1,732,060 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,053,081 shares during the period. SG Americas Securities LLC’s holdings in United Natural Foods were worth $78,047,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its position in United Natural Foods by 0.8% in the 3rd quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 3,664,356 shares of the company’s stock valued at $137,824,000 after buying an additional 28,119 shares during the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. grew its position in United Natural Foods by 5.5% during the third quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 2,746,073 shares of the company’s stock valued at $103,307,000 after buying an additional 142,485 shares during the period. State Street Corp increased its holdings in United Natural Foods by 1.0% during the fourth quarter. State Street Corp now owns 2,389,186 shares of the company’s stock worth $80,444,000 after buying an additional 23,967 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in United Natural Foods by 2.9% in the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,468,591 shares of the company’s stock valued at $49,456,000 after acquiring an additional 41,674 shares during the last quarter. Finally, 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 purchasing an additional 374,487 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 87.63% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts have commented on UNFI shares. BMO Capital Markets reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $56.00 price objective on shares of United Natural Foods in a report on Wednesday, June 10th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of United Natural Foods in a report on Wednesday, April 8th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upped their price objective on shares of United Natural Foods from $40.00 to $46.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, March 12th. Wall Street Zen cut United Natural Foods from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, May 4th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company raised United Natural Foods from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and lifted their price target for the stock from $40.00 to $56.00 in a research note on Thursday, March 26th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $46.38.

Insider Activity

In other 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 transaction of $249,964.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 98,470 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,120,440. This trade represents a 4.65% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders own 2.40% of the company’s stock.

United Natural Foods Stock Performance

Shares of UNFI opened at $51.06 on Tuesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.09 billion, a PE ratio of -77.36 and a beta of 0.81. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.04, a current ratio of 1.33 and a quick ratio of 0.51. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $50.07 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $42.03. United Natural Foods, Inc. has a one year low of $21.27 and a one year high of $57.02.

United Natural Foods (NYSE:UNFI) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, June 9th. The company reported $0.77 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.81 by ($0.04). United Natural Foods had a positive return on equity of 7.42% and a negative net margin of 0.12%.The firm had revenue of $7.72 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $7.79 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $0.44 earnings per share. United Natural Foods’s revenue for the quarter was down 4.2% on a year-over-year basis. United Natural Foods has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.400-2.600 EPS. On average, analysts anticipate that United Natural Foods, Inc. will post 2.52 EPS for the current fiscal 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.