US Foods Holding Corp. (NYSE:USFD) Shares Sold by Vanguard Group Inc.

Vanguard Group Inc. cut its stake in shares of US Foods Holding Corp. (NYSE:USFD - Free Report) by 3.0% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 23,332,974 shares of the company's stock after selling 720,147 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. owned approximately 10.02% of US Foods worth $1,574,042,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its holdings 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 during the period. R Squared Ltd purchased a new stake in shares of US Foods during the 4th quarter valued at $34,000. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC increased its position in US Foods by 50.2% during the 4th quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 727 shares of the company's stock valued at $49,000 after buying an additional 243 shares in the last quarter. J.Safra Asset Management Corp increased its position in US Foods by 38.5% during the 4th quarter. J.Safra Asset Management Corp now owns 806 shares of the company's stock valued at $55,000 after buying an additional 224 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Versant Capital Management Inc raised its stake in US Foods by 112.2% in the fourth quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 855 shares of the company's stock valued at $58,000 after buying an additional 452 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 98.76% of the company's stock.

US Foods Price Performance

Shares of US Foods stock traded up $0.46 during mid-day trading on Monday, reaching $64.99. 536,951 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,964,453. The company has a quick ratio of 0.71, a current ratio of 1.21 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.06. The business has a 50-day moving average of $68.62 and a 200 day moving average of $66.50. The stock has a market capitalization of $14.97 billion, a PE ratio of 32.08, a PEG ratio of 1.03 and a beta of 1.65. US Foods Holding Corp. has a fifty-two week low of $49.65 and a fifty-two week high of $73.19.

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US Foods (NYSE:USFD - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 13th. The company reported $0.78 EPS 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 firm had revenue of $9.49 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $9.47 billion. On average, analysts predict that US Foods Holding Corp. will post 3.59 EPS for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms have recently issued reports on USFD. Barclays upped their price objective on shares of US Foods from $82.00 to $85.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Friday, February 14th. Piper Sandler boosted their price objective on shares of US Foods from $75.00 to $77.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Tuesday, February 18th. Jefferies Financial Group boosted their target price on shares of US Foods from $79.00 to $82.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Monday, December 16th. Morgan Stanley increased their price target on US Foods from $76.00 to $82.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 21st. Finally, Melius began coverage on US Foods in a research note on Wednesday, December 18th. They set a "buy" rating and a $12.00 price objective for the company. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, eleven have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, US Foods has an average rating of "Buy" and an average target price of $71.09.

Insider Transactions at US Foods

In other US Foods news, Director David W. Bullock acquired 4,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 18th. The stock was bought at an average price of $71.06 per share, for a total transaction of $284,240.00. Following the acquisition, the director now owns 4,500 shares in the company, valued at approximately $319,770. The trade was a 800.00 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Insiders own 0.70% of the company's stock.

US Foods 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.