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United Natural Foods (UNFI) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$28.22 -0.37 (-1.28%)
Closing price 03:59 PM Eastern
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$28.22 +0.01 (+0.04%)
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About United Natural Foods Stock (NYSE:UNFI)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$27.78
$28.80
50-Day Range
$20.75
$29.64
52-Week Range
$8.58
$32.20
Volume
507,467 shs
Average Volume
555,764 shs
Market Capitalization
$1.69 billion
P/E Ratio
N/A
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$25.20
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

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. It also provides nuts, dried fruit, seeds, trail mixes, granola, natural and organic snack items, and confections under the Woodstock Farms Manufacturing name; organic, non-GMO project verified, and specialty food and non-food items under the Blue Marble brand name; pet food under the WILD HARVEST brand name; and various products under the ESSENTIAL EVERYDAY, SHOPPERS VALUE, Field Day, EQUALINE, CULINARY CIRCLE, and STONE RIDGE CREAMERY brand names. In addition, the company provides home, health and beauty care, and pharmacy products, as well as private label products through a network of Cub Foods and Shoppers retail grocery stores; and retail store support, pricing strategy, shelf and planogram management, advertising, couponing, ecommerce, consumer convenience, store design, equipment sourcing, electronic payments processing, network and data hosting, point-of-sale hardware and software, automation tools, sustainability, and administrative back-office solution services. Further, it offers consumer and trade marketing programs, and programs to support suppliers in understanding its markets. The company serves chains, independent retailers, and supernatural chains, as well as foodservice, ecommerce, conventional military business, and other sales customers. United Natural Foods, Inc. was founded in 1976 and is headquartered in Providence, Rhode Island.

United Natural Foods Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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55th Percentile Overall Score

UNFI MarketRank™: 

United Natural Foods scored higher than 55% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 98th out of 147 stocks in the consumer staples sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    United Natural Foods has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on 1 buy rating, 5 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    United Natural Foods has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about United Natural Foods' stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for United Natural Foods are expected to grow by 61.84% in the coming year, from $0.76 to $1.23 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of United Natural Foods is -17.97, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of United Natural Foods is -17.97, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    United Natural Foods has a P/B Ratio of 1.02. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about United Natural Foods' valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    6.34% of the outstanding shares of United Natural Foods have been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    United Natural Foods has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.5.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in United Natural Foods has recently decreased by 3.80%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.
  • Dividend Yield

    United Natural Foods does not currently pay a dividend.

  • Dividend Growth

    United Natural Foods does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    6.34% of the outstanding shares of United Natural Foods have been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    United Natural Foods has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.5.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in United Natural Foods has recently decreased by 3.80%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.
  • News Sentiment

    United Natural Foods has a news sentiment score of 1.40. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.63 average news sentiment score of Consumer Staples companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for United Natural Foods this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 1 people have searched for UNFI on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -90% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    Only 5 people have added United Natural Foods to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -38% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, United Natural Foods insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 2.10% of the stock of United Natural Foods is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    87.63% of the stock of United Natural Foods is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about United Natural Foods' insider trading history.
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UNFI Stock News Headlines

United Natural Foods (NYSE:UNFI) Price Target Raised to $25.00
I was wrong. Dead wrong.
I thought what happened 25 years ago was a once- in-a-lifetime event… but how wrong I was. Because here we are, a quarter of a century later, almost to the exact day, and it’s happening again.
Brokerages Set United Natural Foods, Inc. (NYSE:UNFI) PT at $22.60
UNFI shifts leadership, splits grocery divisions
United Natural Foods To Realign Wholesale Business
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UNFI Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

United Natural Foods' stock was trading at $27.31 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, UNFI stock has increased by 3.3% and is now trading at $28.2150.
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United Natural Foods, Inc. (NYSE:UNFI) released its earnings results on Tuesday, December, 10th. The company reported $0.16 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.02) by $0.18. The business's quarterly revenue was up 4.6% on a year-over-year basis.

United Natural Foods subsidiaries include these companies: Supervalu, Gourmet Guru, Haddon House Food Products, Nor-Cal Produce, Tony's Fine Foods, Trudeau Foods, Millbrook Distribution Services, and others.

United Natural Foods' top institutional shareholders include SG Americas Securities LLC (0.09%), Diversified Trust Co (0.09%), Brighton Jones LLC (0.04%) and Ballentine Partners LLC (0.03%). Insiders that own company stock include J Alexander Douglas Jr, John W Howard, Christopher P Testa, Danielle Benedict, Richard Eric Esper and Ann Torre Bates.
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Shares of UNFI stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that United Natural Foods investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Tesla (TSLA), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Meta Platforms (META), Netflix (NFLX), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) and Home Depot (HD).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
12/10/2024
Today
1/21/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
3/05/2025
Fiscal Year End
7/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Industry
Groceries, general line
Sub-Industry
Food Distributors
CUSIP
91116310
Employees
28,333
Year Founded
1978

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$25.20
High Stock Price Target
$32.00
Low Stock Price Target
$21.00
Potential Upside/Downside
-10.6%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.00
Research Coverage
7 Analysts

Profitability

Net Income
$-112,000,000.00
Pretax Margin
-0.36%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$30.98 billion
Cash Flow
$5.44 per share
Book Value
$27.59 per share

Miscellaneous

Free Float
58,661,000
Market Cap
$1.69 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.63

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This page (NYSE:UNFI) was last updated on 1/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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