US Foods Holding Corp. (NYSE:USFD) Receives $113.92 Average Price Target from Brokerages

US Foods Holding Corp. (NYSE:USFD) has been given a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by the fifteen analysts that are covering the firm, MarketBeat reports. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and eleven have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average 12-month price target among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is $113.9231.

A number of brokerages have recently weighed in on USFD. Piper Sandler increased their price target on US Foods from $88.00 to $108.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 12th. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of US Foods in a research note on Wednesday, July 29th. Zacks Research upgraded US Foods from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 28th. Wells Fargo & Company increased their target price on US Foods from $110.00 to $125.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, August 7th. Finally, UBS Group raised their target price on US Foods from $117.00 to $127.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, August 7th.

Insider Transactions at US Foods

In other US Foods news, insider Randy J. Taylor sold 11,630 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $110.37, for a total transaction of $1,283,603.10. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 73,618 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $8,125,218.66. The trade was a 13.64% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, insider William Spencer Hancock sold 21,754 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $108.29, for a total transaction of $2,355,740.66. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 101,144 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $10,952,883.76. The trade was a 17.70% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. 0.74% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On US Foods

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in USFD. Keating Financial Advisory Services Inc. bought a new position in US Foods in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $27,000. Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC bought a new stake in US Foods during the 2nd quarter valued at $28,000. Measured Wealth Private Client Group LLC bought a new stake in US Foods during the 3rd quarter valued at $26,000. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. acquired a new position in US Foods during the 2nd quarter worth $39,000. Finally, Geneos Wealth Management Inc. boosted its position in US Foods by 120.1% during the 2nd quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 482 shares of the company’s stock worth $37,000 after acquiring an additional 263 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 98.76% of the company’s stock.

US Foods Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:USFD opened at $108.95 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $23.57 billion, a PE ratio of 33.52, a P/E/G ratio of 1.39 and a beta of 0.81. US Foods has a fifty-two week low of $69.88 and a fifty-two week high of $111.42. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $101.60 and a 200 day simple moving average of $94.11. The company has a quick ratio of 0.70, a current ratio of 1.14 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.19.

US Foods (NYSE:USFD) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, August 6th. The company reported $1.44 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.36 by $0.08. US Foods had a net margin of 1.81% and a return on equity of 20.53%. The firm had revenue of $10.53 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $10.46 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $1.19 earnings per share. US Foods’s revenue was up 4.5% on a year-over-year basis. US Foods has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.696-4.935 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that US Foods will post 4.41 EPS for the current year.

About US Foods

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.