US Foods (NYSE:USFD) Reaches New 12-Month High – Time to Buy?

US Foods Holding Corp. (NYSE:USFD)’s share price hit a new 52-week high during trading on Monday . The company traded as high as $104.43 and last traded at $103.9240, with a volume of 2488290 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at $104.29.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research analysts have commented on USFD shares. Citigroup dropped their price objective on shares of US Foods from $115.00 to $111.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, May 8th. BTIG Research lowered their price target on US Foods from $110.00 to $105.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, May 11th. Weiss Ratings cut US Foods from a “buy (b+)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a research report on Friday, May 1st. Piper Sandler reduced their price objective on US Foods from $103.00 to $88.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, June 1st. Finally, Wall Street Zen cut US Foods from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, May 9th. Ten research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, US Foods has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $105.50.

US Foods Stock Down 1.2%

The company has a current ratio of 1.14, a quick ratio of 0.70 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.16. The company has a market capitalization of $22.70 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.78, a PEG ratio of 1.33 and a beta of 0.79. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $89.21 and its 200-day simple moving average is $88.04.

US Foods (NYSE:USFD) last released its earnings results on Thursday, May 7th. The company reported $0.78 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.82 by ($0.04). The firm had revenue of $9.61 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $9.66 billion. US Foods had a return on equity of 19.37% and a net margin of 1.71%.The firm’s revenue was up 2.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.68 EPS. US Foods has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.696-4.935 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that US Foods Holding Corp. will post 4.34 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On US Foods

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in USFD. Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC increased its position in US Foods by 1.4% during the 4th quarter. Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC now owns 7,108 shares of the company’s stock worth $535,000 after purchasing an additional 101 shares during the period. Choreo LLC lifted its holdings in shares of US Foods by 2.4% in the 4th quarter. Choreo LLC now owns 5,707 shares of the company’s stock valued at $433,000 after buying an additional 133 shares during the period. Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of US Foods by 0.7% in the 4th quarter. Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. now owns 18,357 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,383,000 after buying an additional 134 shares during the period. Root Financial Partners LLC boosted its stake in shares of US Foods by 22.4% in the fourth quarter. Root Financial Partners LLC now owns 840 shares of the company’s stock valued at $63,000 after buying an additional 154 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Brooklyn Investment Group boosted its stake in shares of US Foods by 0.9% in the fourth quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group now owns 18,469 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,413,000 after buying an additional 157 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 98.76% of the company’s stock.

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.