Versor Investments LP Takes $846,000 Position in US Foods Holding Corp. (NYSE:USFD)

Versor Investments LP bought a new position in US Foods Holding Corp. (NYSE:USFD - Free Report) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund bought 12,547 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $846,000.

Several other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in USFD. Public Sector Pension Investment Board lifted its stake in shares of US Foods by 100.2% in the 3rd quarter. Public Sector Pension Investment Board now owns 6,000 shares of the company's stock valued at $369,000 after purchasing an additional 2,500,000 shares during the last quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP boosted its stake in shares of US Foods by 25.2% during the 3rd quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 12,106,472 shares of the company's stock worth $744,548,000 after acquiring an additional 2,435,357 shares in the last quarter. Congress Asset Management Co. acquired a new position in shares of US Foods during the 3rd quarter valued at about $121,196,000. State Street Corp raised its stake in shares of US Foods by 4.7% in the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 7,045,514 shares of the company's stock valued at $433,299,000 after acquiring an additional 316,061 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA raised its stake in shares of US Foods by 4.4% in the 3rd quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 6,841,961 shares of the company's stock valued at $420,781,000 after acquiring an additional 291,016 shares in the last quarter. 98.76% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

US Foods Price Performance

NYSE:USFD traded down $1.61 during trading hours on Monday, reaching $70.07. The company had a trading volume of 2,345,202 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,145,180. The firm has a market capitalization of $16.14 billion, a PE ratio of 34.69, a PEG ratio of 1.03 and a beta of 1.67. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $69.47 and a two-hundred day moving average of $65.46. US Foods Holding Corp. has a one year low of $49.65 and a one year high of $73.19. The company has a quick ratio of 0.71, a current ratio of 1.21 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.06.

US Foods (NYSE:USFD - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 13th. The company reported $0.78 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.79 by ($0.01). The firm had revenue of $9.49 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $9.47 billion. US Foods had a net margin of 1.30% and a return on equity of 15.03%. Analysts forecast that US Foods Holding Corp. will post 3.59 earnings per share for the current year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts have recently commented on USFD shares. Morgan Stanley lifted their price target on shares of US Foods from $76.00 to $82.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 21st. Barclays boosted their target price on shares of US Foods from $82.00 to $85.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Friday, February 14th. Jefferies Financial Group increased their price target on shares of US Foods from $79.00 to $82.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Monday, December 16th. UBS Group upped their price objective on shares of US Foods from $77.00 to $83.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, February 14th. Finally, Melius began coverage on US Foods in a research report on Wednesday, December 18th. They set a "buy" rating and a $12.00 target price on the stock. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, eleven have given a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, US Foods currently has an average rating of "Buy" and a consensus price target of $70.33.

Insider Buying and Selling at US Foods

In other US Foods news, Director David W. Bullock purchased 4,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 18th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $71.06 per share, with a total value of $284,240.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the director now directly owns 4,500 shares of the company's stock, valued at $319,770. This represents a 800.00 % increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 0.70% of the company's stock.

About US Foods

US Foods Holding Corp., together with its subsidiaries, engages in marketing, sale, and distribution of fresh, frozen, and dry food and non-food products to foodservice customers in the United States. The company's customers include independently owned single and multi-unit restaurants, regional concepts, national restaurant chains, hospitals, nursing homes, hotels and motels, country clubs, government and military organizations, colleges and universities, and retail locations.