Analysts Set US Foods Holding Corp. (NYSE:USFD) Price Target at $67.08

US Foods Holding Corp. (NYSE:USFD - Get Free Report) has received an average rating of "Buy" from the thirteen analysts that are currently covering the firm, Marketbeat reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold recommendation, eleven have given a buy recommendation and one has assigned a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 1-year price target among brokerages that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $67.08.

Several analysts have issued reports on USFD shares. Melius assumed coverage on shares of US Foods in a research note on Wednesday, December 18th. They issued a "buy" rating and a $12.00 target price on the stock. StockNews.com raised shares of US Foods from a "buy" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Thursday, October 10th. UBS Group lifted their price objective on shares of US Foods from $67.00 to $77.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, November 8th. Jefferies Financial Group upped their target price on shares of US Foods from $79.00 to $82.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Monday, December 16th. Finally, Barclays raised their price target on US Foods from $71.00 to $78.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Friday, November 8th.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On US Foods

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in USFD. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC raised its stake in US Foods by 11.7% in the second quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 7,381 shares of the company's stock worth $391,000 after buying an additional 775 shares in the last quarter. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank raised its holdings in US Foods by 9.3% in the second quarter. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank now owns 50,266 shares of the company's stock worth $2,663,000 after purchasing an additional 4,276 shares in the last quarter. BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. lifted its position in US Foods by 455.3% during the second quarter. BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. now owns 149,550 shares of the company's stock valued at $7,923,000 after buying an additional 122,618 shares during the period. iA Global Asset Management Inc. bought a new position in shares of US Foods in the 2nd quarter worth about $256,000. Finally, International Assets Investment Management LLC purchased a new stake in US Foods in the second quarter worth about $30,000. 98.76% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

US Foods Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE USFD traded down $0.31 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $68.17. The company had a trading volume of 711,370 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,818,159. The stock's 50-day moving average price is $66.82 and its 200-day moving average price is $60.07. The company has a market capitalization of $15.88 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.26, a P/E/G ratio of 1.15 and a beta of 1.68. The company has a current ratio of 1.19, a quick ratio of 0.72 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.01. US Foods has a 1 year low of $44.81 and a 1 year high of $72.84.

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.