Insider Selling: US Foods (NYSE:USFD) Insider Sells $2,355,740.66 in Stock

US Foods Holding Corp. (NYSE:USFD) insider William Spencer Hancock sold 21,754 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $108.29, for a total value of $2,355,740.66. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 101,144 shares in the company, valued at $10,952,883.76. This represents a 17.70% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website.

US Foods Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE USFD opened at $109.98 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 1.14, a quick ratio of 0.70 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.19. US Foods Holding Corp. has a 12 month low of $69.88 and a 12 month high of $111.42. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $98.68 and a 200-day moving average of $92.75. The company has a market capitalization of $23.79 billion, a P/E ratio of 33.84, a P/E/G ratio of 1.43 and a beta of 0.81.

US Foods (NYSE:USFD) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 6th. The company reported $1.44 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.36 by $0.08. US Foods had a return on equity of 20.53% and a net margin of 1.81%.The business had revenue of $10.53 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $10.46 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $1.19 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.5% on a year-over-year basis. US Foods has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.696-4.935 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts predict that US Foods Holding Corp. will post 4.35 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages have issued reports on USFD. Citigroup raised their price objective on shares of US Foods from $110.00 to $124.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, August 7th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of US Foods in a research note on Wednesday, July 29th. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of US Foods from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, May 9th. Piper Sandler raised their price objective on US Foods from $88.00 to $108.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Finally, Zacks Research upgraded shares of US Foods from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 28th. Eleven analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $113.92.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. SaddleRock Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in US Foods during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $7,058,000. Sanctuary Advisors LLC bought a new position in US Foods during the 2nd quarter valued at $951,000. Meiji Yasuda Asset Management Co Ltd. bought a new position in shares of US Foods during the second quarter valued at about $520,000. Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC bought a new position in shares of US Foods during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $28,000. Finally, Compass Financial Management LLC purchased a new position in US Foods in the second quarter worth $146,000. 98.76% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.