US Foods (NYSE:USFD) Insider Randy Taylor Sells 11,630 Shares of Stock

US Foods Holding Corp. (NYSE:USFD) insider Randy Taylor sold 11,630 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $110.37, for a total value of $1,283,603.10. Following the transaction, the insider owned 73,618 shares in the company, valued at approximately $8,125,218.66. This represents a 13.64% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink.

US Foods Trading Down 1.2%

NYSE USFD opened at $108.72 on Friday. US Foods Holding Corp. has a fifty-two week low of $69.88 and a fifty-two week high of $111.42. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.19, a quick ratio of 0.70 and a current ratio of 1.14. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $99.16 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $92.86. The stock has a market cap of $23.52 billion, a P/E ratio of 33.45, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.42 and a beta of 0.81.

US Foods (NYSE:USFD) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 6th. The company reported $1.44 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.36 by $0.08. The firm had revenue of $10.53 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $10.46 billion. US Foods had a return on equity of 20.53% and a net margin of 1.81%.The business’s quarterly revenue was up 4.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company earned $1.19 EPS. US Foods has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.696-4.935 EPS. On average, analysts forecast that US Foods Holding Corp. will post 4.35 earnings per share for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

USFD has been the subject of several research reports. BMO Capital Markets restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $120.00 price objective on shares of US Foods in a report on Friday, August 7th. Wells Fargo & Company raised their target price on shares of US Foods from $110.00 to $125.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, August 7th. Citigroup lifted their target price on shares of US Foods from $110.00 to $124.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, August 7th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of US Foods in a research report on Wednesday, July 29th. Finally, UBS Group increased their price target on shares of US Foods from $117.00 to $127.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, August 7th. Eleven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, US Foods currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $113.92.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On US Foods

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. BlackRock Inc. purchased a new position in US Foods during the second quarter valued at $2,131,439,000. Primecap Management Co. CA purchased a new stake in shares of US Foods in the 2nd quarter worth about $406,997,000. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD grew its position in shares of US Foods by 412.9% in the 4th quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 4,165,611 shares of the company’s stock worth $313,755,000 after buying an additional 3,353,396 shares during the period. Bank of Montreal Can increased its stake in shares of US Foods by 8,056.1% in the 4th quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 2,866,721 shares of the company’s stock worth $215,921,000 after acquiring an additional 2,831,573 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Norges Bank bought a new position in shares of US Foods in the 4th quarter worth about $192,849,000. Institutional investors own 98.76% of the company’s stock.

US Foods Company Profile

US Foods (NYSE: USFD) is a leading foodservice distributor in the United States that supplies a wide range of products and services to professional food operators. The company provides fresh, frozen and dry food items as well as non-food restaurant supplies and kitchen equipment. Its customer base includes independent restaurants, multi-unit chains, healthcare and senior living facilities, hospitality businesses, government and educational institutions, and other foodservice operators.

Beyond commodity and branded food products, US Foods offers value-added solutions designed to help customers run their businesses.