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United Natural Foods (UNFI) Stock Forecast & Price Target

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$21.66 +0.21 (+0.98%)
(As of 11/15/2024 ET)

United Natural Foods - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2024)

MarketBeat calculates consensus analyst ratings for stocks using the most recent rating from each Wall Street analyst that has rated a stock within the last twelve months. Each analyst's rating is normalized to a standardized rating score of 1 (sell), 2 (hold), 3 (buy) or 4 (strong buy). Analyst consensus ratings scores are calculated using the mean average of the number of normalized sell, hold, buy and strong buy ratings from Wall Street analysts. Each stock's consensus analyst rating is derived from its calculated consensus ratings score (0 to .5 = Strong Sell, .5 to 1 = Sell, 1 to 1.5 = Reduce, 1.5 to 2.5 = Hold, 2.5 to 3.0 = Moderate Buy, 3.0 to 3.5 = Buy, >3.5 = Strong Buy). MarketBeat's consensus price targets are a mean average of the most recent available price targets set by each analyst that has set a price target for the stock in the last twelve months. MarketBeat's consensus ratings and consensus price targets may differ from those calculated by other firms due to differences in methodology and available data.

Consensus Rating

Sell
1
Hold
4
Buy
1

Based on 6 Wall Street analysts who have issued ratings for United Natural Foods in the last 12 months, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold." Out of the 6 analysts, 1 has given a sell rating, 4 have given a hold rating, and 1 has given a buy rating for UNFI.

Consensus Price Target

$18.40
-15.05% Downside
According to the 6 analysts' twelve-month price targets for United Natural Foods, the average price target is $18.40. The highest price target for UNFI is $23.00, while the lowest price target for UNFI is $12.00. The average price target represents a forecasted downside of -15.05% from the current price of $21.66.
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UNFI Analyst Ratings Over Time

TypeCurrent Forecast
11/18/23 to 11/17/24
1 Month Ago
10/19/23 to 10/18/24
3 Months Ago
8/20/23 to 8/19/24
1 Year Ago
11/18/22 to 11/18/23
Strong Buy
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
Buy
1 Buy rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
Hold
4 Hold rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
7 Hold rating(s)
Sell
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Sell rating(s)
Consensus Price Target$18.40$18.40$13.60$20.83
Forecasted Upside-15.05% Downside-14.50% Downside0.52% Upside38.70% Upside
Consensus Rating
Hold
Hold
Reduce
Hold

UNFI Analyst Recommendations By Month

The chart below shows how a company's ratings by analysts have changed over time. Each bar represents the previous year of ratings for that month. Within each bar, the sell ratings are shown in red, the hold ratings are shown in yellow, the buy ratings are shown in green, and the strong buy ratings are shown in dark green.
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UNFI Price Targets by Month

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United Natural Foods Stock vs. The Competition

TypeUnited Natural FoodsConsumer Staples CompaniesS&P 500
Consensus Rating Score
2.00
2.46
2.50
Consensus RatingHoldHoldModerate Buy
Predicted Upside-15.05% Downside42.66% Upside9.87% Upside
News Sentiment Rating
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DateBrokerageAnalyst NameActionRatingPrice TargetUpside/Downside on Report DateDetails
10/11/2024Northcoast Research
5 of 5 stars
C. Cerankosky
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UpgradeNeutral ➝ Buy
10/7/2024The Goldman Sachs Group
2 of 5 stars
L. Jordan
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Boost TargetNeutral ➝ Neutral$15.00 ➝ $22.00+15.67%
10/2/2024BMO Capital Markets
4 of 5 stars
 Boost TargetMarket Perform ➝ Market Perform$14.00 ➝ $23.00+9.32%
10/2/2024UBS Group
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 Boost TargetNeutral ➝ Neutral$16.00 ➝ $21.00-2.69%
6/6/2024Roth Mkm
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 Boost TargetNeutral ➝ Neutral$13.00 ➝ $14.00-1.62%
3/7/2024Wells Fargo & Company
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 Lower TargetUnderweight ➝ Underweight$15.00 ➝ $12.00-1.23%
3/9/2023Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft
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 Lower TargetHold$41.00 ➝ $35.00+21.02%
3/9/2023CL King
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 DowngradeBuy ➝ Neutral

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UNFI Forecast - Frequently Asked Questions

According to the research reports of 6 Wall Street equities research analysts, the average twelve-month stock price forecast for United Natural Foods is $18.40, with a high forecast of $23.00 and a low forecast of $12.00.

6 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for United Natural Foods in the last twelve months. There is currently 1 sell rating, 4 hold ratings and 1 buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "hold" UNFI shares. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in UNFI, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.

According to analysts, United Natural Foods's stock has a predicted downside of -15.05% based on their 12-month stock forecasts.

Over the previous 90 days, United Natural Foods's stock had 2 upgrades by analysts.

United Natural Foods has been rated by research analysts at BMO Capital Markets, Northcoast Research, The Goldman Sachs Group, and UBS Group in the past 90 days.

Analysts like United Natural Foods less than other "consumer staples" companies. The consensus rating score for United Natural Foods is 2.00 while the average consensus rating score for "consumer staples" companies is 2.46. Learn more on how UNFI compares to other companies.


This page (NYSE:UNFI) was last updated on 11/17/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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