US Foods Holding Corp. (NYSE:USFD) Given Consensus Rating of "Buy" by Analysts

US Foods Holding Corp. (NYSE:USFD - Get Free Report) has received a consensus recommendation of "Buy" from the thirteen brokerages that are covering the company, MarketBeat Ratings reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold recommendation, eleven have assigned a buy recommendation and one has issued a strong buy recommendation on the company. The average 1-year target price among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $70.33.

USFD has been the subject of several recent research reports. Piper Sandler upped their price target on shares of US Foods from $75.00 to $77.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 18th. Morgan Stanley upped their target price on shares of US Foods from $76.00 to $82.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 21st. Jefferies Financial Group lifted their price target on US Foods from $79.00 to $82.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Monday, December 16th. StockNews.com downgraded US Foods from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday. Finally, Truist Financial increased their price target on US Foods from $78.00 to $80.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, February 14th.

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Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director David W. Bullock bought 4,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 18th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $71.06 per share, for a total transaction of $284,240.00. Following the acquisition, the director now directly owns 4,500 shares of the company's stock, valued at $319,770. The trade was a 800.00 % increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this link. Insiders own 0.70% of the company's stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On US Foods

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Brooklyn FI LLC acquired a new position in US Foods in the 4th quarter worth approximately $445,000. Focus Partners Advisor Solutions LLC acquired a new stake in shares of US Foods in the fourth quarter worth $232,000. PharVision Advisers LLC purchased a new position in shares of US Foods during the fourth quarter valued at $464,000. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC lifted its stake in US Foods by 10.8% in the 4th quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 795,248 shares of the company's stock worth $53,647,000 after acquiring an additional 77,418 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Worldquant Millennium Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in US Foods during the 4th quarter worth about $285,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 98.76% of the company's stock.

US Foods Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE USFD traded up $0.55 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $66.04. The company's stock had a trading volume of 2,161,761 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,856,081. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.06, a quick ratio of 0.71 and a current ratio of 1.21. The firm's fifty day moving average price is $69.13 and its 200-day moving average price is $66.03. US Foods has a 1-year low of $49.65 and a 1-year high of $73.19. The firm has a market cap of $15.21 billion, a P/E ratio of 32.69, a P/E/G ratio of 1.03 and a beta of 1.65.

US Foods (NYSE:USFD - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 13th. The company reported $0.78 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.79 by ($0.01). The company had revenue of $9.49 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $9.47 billion. US Foods had a return on equity of 15.03% and a net margin of 1.30%. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that US Foods will post 3.59 EPS for the current fiscal year.

US Foods Company Profile

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.