US Foods Holding Corp. (NYSE:USFD) Stake Raised by B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG

B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG raised its stake in US Foods Holding Corp. (NYSE:USFD - Free Report) by 24.9% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 111,688 shares of the company's stock after purchasing an additional 22,236 shares during the quarter. B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG's holdings in US Foods were worth $7,534,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Boston Partners lifted its position in US Foods by 0.6% during the fourth quarter. Boston Partners now owns 12,744,006 shares of the company's stock valued at $860,460,000 after buying an additional 77,012 shares in the last quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP raised its stake in shares of US Foods by 25.2% in the 3rd quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 12,106,472 shares of the company's stock valued at $744,548,000 after acquiring an additional 2,435,357 shares during the period. State Street Corp lifted its holdings in shares of US Foods by 4.7% during 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. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its holdings in US Foods by 7.3% in the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 4,304,310 shares of the company's stock valued at $290,369,000 after purchasing an additional 292,404 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC raised its position in US Foods by 6.5% in the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 3,972,930 shares of the company's stock valued at $244,401,000 after purchasing an additional 241,900 shares during the period. 98.76% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

USFD has been the topic of several analyst reports. UBS Group raised their target price on US Foods from $77.00 to $83.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, February 14th. Piper Sandler upped their target price on shares of US Foods from $75.00 to $77.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 18th. Jefferies Financial Group lifted their price target on shares of US Foods from $79.00 to $82.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Monday, December 16th. Melius began coverage on shares of US Foods in a report on Wednesday, December 18th. They issued a "buy" rating and a $12.00 price objective on the stock. Finally, Morgan Stanley raised their target price on US Foods from $76.00 to $82.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 21st. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, eleven have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, US Foods has a consensus rating of "Buy" and a consensus price target of $71.09.

US Foods Stock Performance

NYSE:USFD traded down $3.22 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $61.80. 3,361,588 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,962,604. US Foods Holding Corp. has a 52 week low of $49.65 and a 52 week 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. The stock has a market capitalization of $14.24 billion, a P/E ratio of 30.59, a P/E/G ratio of 1.03 and a beta of 1.38. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $68.23 and a 200-day simple moving average of $66.63.

US Foods (NYSE:USFD - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 13th. The company reported $0.78 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.79 by ($0.01). The business had revenue of $9.49 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $9.47 billion. US Foods had a return on equity of 15.03% and a net margin of 1.30%. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that US Foods Holding Corp. will post 3.59 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director David W. Bullock acquired 4,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 18th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $71.06 per share, for a total transaction of $284,240.00. Following the purchase, the director now directly owns 4,500 shares in the company, valued at $319,770. This represents a 800.00 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. 0.70% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

US Foods Profile

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.