Guggenheim Capital LLC lessened its position in shares of US Foods Holding Corp. (NYSE:USFD - Free Report) by 19.9% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 21,314 shares of the company's stock after selling 5,294 shares during the quarter. Guggenheim Capital LLC's holdings in US Foods were worth $1,438,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
Other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Boston Partners lifted its holdings 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 purchasing an additional 77,012 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted 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 worth $290,369,000 after buying an additional 292,404 shares during the period. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in US Foods in the 4th quarter worth $211,300,000. Artisan Partners Limited Partnership bought a new stake in US Foods during the fourth quarter valued at about $171,107,000. Finally, Pertento Partners LLP lifted its position in shares of US Foods by 13.1% in the fourth quarter. Pertento Partners LLP now owns 1,431,190 shares of the company's stock valued at $96,548,000 after acquiring an additional 166,016 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 98.76% of the company's stock.
US Foods Stock Performance
Shares of NYSE USFD traded down $0.22 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $64.41. 1,069,525 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,981,944. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $65.44 and a 200 day simple moving average of $66.70. US Foods Holding Corp. has a 1 year low of $50.05 and a 1 year high of $73.19. The stock has a market cap of $14.85 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.89, a PEG ratio of 1.03 and a beta of 1.38. The company has a current ratio of 1.21, a quick ratio of 0.71 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.06.
US Foods (NYSE:USFD - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, February 13th. The company reported $0.78 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.79 by ($0.01). The firm had revenue of $9.49 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $9.47 billion. US Foods had a return on equity of 15.03% and a net margin of 1.30%. On average, research analysts forecast that US Foods Holding Corp. will post 3.59 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Insider Activity at US Foods
In other news, Director David W. Bullock purchased 4,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 18th. The shares were bought at an average cost of $71.06 per share, for a total transaction of $284,240.00. Following the transaction, the director now owns 4,500 shares in the company, valued at $319,770. This trade represents a 800.00 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 0.60% of the company's stock.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
A number of research firms recently commented on USFD. StockNews.com cut US Foods from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Saturday, March 22nd. Piper Sandler lifted their price target on shares of US Foods from $75.00 to $77.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Tuesday, February 18th. UBS Group raised their price target on US Foods from $77.00 to $83.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, February 14th. Truist Financial upped their price objective on US Foods from $78.00 to $80.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, February 14th. Finally, Morgan Stanley boosted their price objective on US Foods from $76.00 to $82.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 21st. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, twelve have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of "Buy" and a consensus price target of $71.83.
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About US Foods
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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.
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