US Foods Holding Corp. (NYSE:USFD) Shares Sold by Centiva Capital LP

Centiva Capital LP decreased its position in US Foods Holding Corp. (NYSE:USFD - Free Report) by 60.3% in the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 13,197 shares of the company's stock after selling 20,066 shares during the period. Centiva Capital LP's holdings in US Foods were worth $812,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Bank of Montreal Can increased its stake in shares of US Foods by 0.3% in the third quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 66,848 shares of the company's stock worth $4,022,000 after acquiring an additional 171 shares during the period. Davis Investment Partners LLC grew its position in US Foods by 0.7% during the 3rd quarter. Davis Investment Partners LLC now owns 28,864 shares of the company's stock worth $1,775,000 after purchasing an additional 193 shares during the period. First Horizon Advisors Inc. raised its stake in shares of US Foods by 54.2% during the 3rd quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. now owns 575 shares of the company's stock valued at $35,000 after buying an additional 202 shares during the last quarter. Quent Capital LLC lifted its holdings in shares of US Foods by 87.6% in the 3rd quarter. Quent Capital LLC now owns 469 shares of the company's stock valued at $29,000 after buying an additional 219 shares during the period. Finally, CIBC Asset Management Inc boosted its stake in shares of US Foods by 3.3% in the third quarter. CIBC Asset Management Inc now owns 7,096 shares of the company's stock worth $436,000 after buying an additional 226 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 98.76% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several brokerages recently weighed in on USFD. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lifted their price target on US Foods from $72.00 to $75.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, August 9th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on shares of US Foods from $68.00 to $69.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Friday, November 8th. Jefferies Financial Group raised their price target on shares of US Foods from $66.00 to $71.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, September 25th. Barclays upped their price objective on shares of US Foods from $71.00 to $78.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Friday, November 8th. Finally, UBS Group increased their target price on shares of US Foods from $67.00 to $77.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, November 8th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, ten have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $71.09.

US Foods Price Performance

Shares of US Foods stock traded down $0.33 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $72.00. 1,103,824 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,830,891. The stock has a market capitalization of $16.77 billion, a PE ratio of 30.90, a PEG ratio of 1.19 and a beta of 1.68. The business has a 50-day moving average of $64.72 and a 200 day moving average of $58.46. US Foods Holding Corp. has a fifty-two week low of $43.24 and a fifty-two week high of $72.84. The company has a quick ratio of 0.72, a current ratio of 1.19 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.01.

Insider Activity at US Foods

In other news, CFO Dirk J. Locascio sold 10,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, September 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $57.95, for a total value of $579,500.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer now directly owns 88,563 shares in the company, valued at $5,132,225.85. This represents a 10.15 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. 0.70% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

US Foods Company 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.