United Natural Foods (NYSE:UNFI) Issues FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

United Natural Foods (NYSE:UNFI - Get Free Report) updated its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Tuesday. The company provided EPS guidance of 0.400-0.800 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 0.550. The company issued revenue guidance of $30.6 billion-$31.0 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $30.7 billion. United Natural Foods also updated its FY25 guidance to $0.40-$0.80 EPS.

United Natural Foods Trading Up 20.0 %

Shares of NYSE UNFI traded up $4.94 during midday trading on Tuesday, hitting $29.62. The stock had a trading volume of 2,750,585 shares, compared to its average volume of 690,199. The company has a market capitalization of $1.77 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -16.54 and a beta of 0.64. United Natural Foods has a 1-year low of $8.58 and a 1-year high of $32.20. The company has a quick ratio of 0.52, a current ratio of 1.44 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.28. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $21.78 and a 200 day moving average price of $16.71.

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

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts have recently weighed in on UNFI shares. BMO Capital Markets lifted their price objective on United Natural Foods from $14.00 to $23.00 and gave the company a "market perform" rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 2nd. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their price target on United Natural Foods from $15.00 to $22.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Monday, October 7th. UBS Group boosted their price target on United Natural Foods from $16.00 to $21.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 2nd. Finally, Northcoast Research raised United Natural Foods from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, October 11th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have given a hold rating and one has given a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $18.40.

Insider Buying and Selling at United Natural Foods

In other news, insider Danielle Benedict sold 15,152 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred 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 in the company, valued at approximately $1,986,366.94. The trade was a 13.11 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. 2.10% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

United Natural Foods Company Profile

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.