Brokerages Set US Foods Holding Corp. (NYSE:USFD) Target Price at $106.33

US Foods Holding Corp. (NYSE:USFD) has been assigned a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” from the thirteen ratings firms that are covering the stock, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and ten have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average 12 month target price among brokers that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $106.75.

A number of research analysts recently commented on USFD shares. Zacks Research cut US Foods from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, April 20th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on US Foods from $87.00 to $110.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, February 13th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price objective on US Foods from $98.00 to $90.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, May 14th. Weiss Ratings cut US Foods from a “buy (b+)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a report on Friday, May 1st. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $106.00 price objective on shares of US Foods in a report on Friday, February 13th.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust lifted its stake in US Foods by 303.7% during the third quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust now owns 327 shares of the company’s stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 246 shares in the last quarter. Measured Wealth Private Client Group LLC acquired a new position in US Foods during the third quarter worth $26,000. Steph & Co. acquired a new position in US Foods during the fourth quarter worth $34,000. Nalls Sherbakoff Group LLC acquired a new position in US Foods during the fourth quarter worth $36,000. Finally, Geneos Wealth Management Inc. lifted its stake in US Foods by 120.1% during the second quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 482 shares of the company’s stock worth $37,000 after purchasing an additional 263 shares in the last quarter. 98.76% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

US Foods Trading Down 1.0%

USFD opened at $81.19 on Wednesday. US Foods has a one year low of $69.88 and a one year high of $102.13. The stock has a market capitalization of $17.88 billion, a PE ratio of 27.34, a P/E/G ratio of 1.01 and a beta of 0.90. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $90.04 and its 200 day moving average price is $84.43. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.16, a quick ratio of 0.70 and a current ratio of 1.14.

US Foods (NYSE:USFD) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 7th. The company reported $0.78 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.82 by ($0.04). US Foods had a net margin of 1.71% and a return on equity of 19.37%. The business had revenue of $9.61 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $9.66 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.68 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was up 2.8% on a year-over-year basis. US Foods has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.696-4.935 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts expect that US Foods will post 4.51 EPS for the current year.

About US Foods

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.