US Foods Holding Corp. $USFD Shares Sold by B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG

B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG decreased its position in US Foods Holding Corp. (NYSE:USFD) by 28.9% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 79,356 shares of the company’s stock after selling 32,332 shares during the quarter. B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG’s holdings in US Foods were worth $5,195,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Ieq Capital LLC grew its position in US Foods by 73.5% in the first quarter. Ieq Capital LLC now owns 137,610 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,008,000 after acquiring an additional 58,305 shares in the last quarter. Redwood Investment Management LLC grew its position in US Foods by 1.6% in the first quarter. Redwood Investment Management LLC now owns 76,836 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,030,000 after acquiring an additional 1,183 shares in the last quarter. WealthTrust Axiom LLC acquired a new stake in US Foods in the first quarter valued at approximately $319,000. Caisse DE Depot ET Placement DU Quebec acquired a new stake in US Foods in the first quarter valued at approximately $5,600,000. Finally, Comerica Bank grew its position in US Foods by 1.8% in the first quarter. Comerica Bank now owns 92,731 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,070,000 after acquiring an additional 1,670 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 98.76% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at US Foods

In related news, EVP Dirk J. Locascio sold 7,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, July 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $80.00, for a total transaction of $600,000.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 115,077 shares in the company, valued at $9,206,160. This trade represents a 6.12% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. 0.60% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

USFD has been the subject of several recent research reports. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of US Foods from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, August 22nd. UBS Group raised their price target on shares of US Foods from $84.00 to $96.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, July 28th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price target on shares of US Foods from $82.00 to $85.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, June 25th. Morgan Stanley reissued an “overweight” rating and set a $89.00 price target (up previously from $84.00) on shares of US Foods in a research report on Monday, July 14th. Finally, Citigroup started coverage on shares of US Foods in a research report on Thursday, May 22nd. They set a “buy” rating and a $95.00 price target for the company. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have issued a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $80.55.

US Foods Stock Performance

Shares of USFD opened at $77.68 on Thursday. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $79.76 and its 200 day moving average price is $72.95. US Foods Holding Corp. has a 12-month low of $56.47 and a 12-month high of $85.11. The stock has a market capitalization of $17.49 billion, a PE ratio of 33.20, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.09 and a beta of 1.44. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.02, a current ratio of 1.17 and a quick ratio of 0.73.

US Foods (NYSE:USFD) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 7th. The company reported $1.19 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.14 by $0.05. US Foods had a return on equity of 16.86% and a net margin of 1.43%.The firm had revenue of $10.08 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $10.17 billion. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.93 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 3.8% on a year-over-year basis. US Foods has set its FY 2025 guidance at 3.764-3.874 EPS. Equities research analysts forecast that US Foods Holding Corp. will post 3.59 EPS for the current year.

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.