Twin Capital Management Inc. purchased a new position in shares of US Foods Holding Corp. (NYSE:USFD - Free Report) in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund purchased 18,473 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,246,000.
Other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC grew its position in US Foods by 59.5% during the fourth quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 477 shares of the company's stock worth $32,000 after buying an additional 178 shares in the last quarter. R Squared Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of US Foods during the 4th quarter worth approximately $34,000. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC increased its position in shares of US Foods by 50.2% during the fourth quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 727 shares of the company's stock valued at $49,000 after purchasing an additional 243 shares during the period. J.Safra Asset Management Corp raised its stake in shares of US Foods by 38.5% in the fourth quarter. J.Safra Asset Management Corp now owns 806 shares of the company's stock valued at $55,000 after purchasing an additional 224 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Versant Capital Management Inc lifted its position in US Foods by 112.2% in the fourth quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 855 shares of the company's stock worth $58,000 after purchasing an additional 452 shares during the period. 98.76% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
US Foods Price Performance
Shares of NYSE:USFD traded down $0.09 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $62.53. The company's stock had a trading volume of 3,766,855 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,984,230. The business's fifty day simple moving average is $66.97 and its 200-day simple moving average is $66.65. The company has a market capitalization of $14.42 billion, a P/E ratio of 30.96, a P/E/G ratio of 1.03 and a beta of 1.38. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.06, a current ratio of 1.21 and a quick ratio of 0.71. US Foods Holding Corp. has a fifty-two week low of $49.65 and a fifty-two week high of $73.19.
US Foods (NYSE:USFD - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 13th. The company reported $0.78 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.79 by ($0.01). US Foods had a net margin of 1.30% and a return on equity of 15.03%. The company had revenue of $9.49 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $9.47 billion. As a group, equities research analysts expect that US Foods Holding Corp. will post 3.59 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
USFD has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Piper Sandler increased their price objective 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. Truist Financial increased their price target on shares of US Foods from $78.00 to $80.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, February 14th. Barclays lifted their price objective on US Foods from $82.00 to $85.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Friday, February 14th. StockNews.com cut US Foods from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Saturday, March 22nd. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group boosted their price target on US Foods from $79.00 to $82.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Monday, December 16th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, eleven have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of "Buy" and an average target price of $71.09.
Read Our Latest Research Report on USFD
Insiders Place Their Bets
In other US Foods news, Director David W. Bullock bought 4,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on 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 approximately $319,770. This trade represents a 800.00 % increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Company insiders own 0.70% of the company's stock.
US Foods Profile
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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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