United Natural Foods (NYSE:UNFI) Issues FY25 Earnings Guidance

United Natural Foods (NYSE:UNFI - Get Free Report) updated its FY25 earnings guidance on Tuesday. The company provided EPS guidance of $0.40-$0.80 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of $0.55. The company issued revenue guidance of $30.6-$31.0 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $30.72 billion. United Natural Foods also updated its FY 2025 guidance to 0.400-0.800 EPS.

United Natural Foods Price Performance

Shares of UNFI traded up $4.96 during trading hours on Tuesday, hitting $29.64. 2,751,039 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 690,199. The stock's 50-day moving average price is $21.78 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $16.71. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.28, a quick ratio of 0.52 and a current ratio of 1.44. The company has a market cap of $1.78 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -16.54 and a beta of 0.64. United Natural Foods has a 12-month low of $8.58 and a 12-month high of $32.20.

United Natural Foods (NYSE:UNFI - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, December 10th. The company reported $0.16 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.02) by $0.18. The business had revenue of $7.90 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $7.61 billion. United Natural Foods had a negative net margin of 0.36% and a positive return on equity of 0.54%. The company's quarterly revenue was up 4.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned ($0.04) earnings per share. Research analysts expect that United Natural Foods will post 0.64 earnings per share for the current year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

UNFI has been the subject of several recent research reports. UBS Group increased their price target on United Natural Foods from $16.00 to $21.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a report on Wednesday, October 2nd. BMO Capital Markets raised their target price on United Natural Foods from $14.00 to $23.00 and gave the stock a "market perform" rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 2nd. Northcoast Research raised shares of United Natural Foods from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, October 11th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group raised their price objective on shares of United Natural Foods from $15.00 to $22.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Monday, October 7th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have given a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $18.40.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, insider Danielle Benedict sold 15,152 shares of United Natural Foods stock in a transaction on Friday, October 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $19.78, for a total value of $299,706.56. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now directly owns 100,423 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,986,366.94. The trade was a 13.11 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. 2.10% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

About United Natural Foods

United Natural Foods, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, distributes natural, organic, specialty, produce, and conventional grocery and non-food products in the United States and Canada. It operates in two segments, Wholesale and Retail. The company offers grocery and general merchandise, produce, perishables and frozen foods, wellness and personal care items, and bulk and foodservice products.