Pacer Advisors Inc. Acquires 731,747 Shares of US Foods Holding Corp. $USFD

Pacer Advisors Inc. raised its holdings in US Foods Holding Corp. (NYSE:USFD) by 2,127.2% during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 766,147 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 731,747 shares during the quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc.’s holdings in US Foods were worth $57,706,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in USFD. Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC raised its holdings in shares of US Foods by 1.4% in the 4th quarter. Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC now owns 7,108 shares of the company’s stock worth $535,000 after acquiring an additional 101 shares during the last quarter. Choreo LLC lifted its position in US Foods by 2.4% in the 4th quarter. Choreo LLC now owns 5,707 shares of the company’s stock valued at $433,000 after acquiring an additional 133 shares in the last quarter. Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. boosted its stake in US Foods by 0.7% during the 4th quarter. Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. now owns 18,357 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,383,000 after purchasing an additional 134 shares during the last quarter. Root Financial Partners LLC boosted its stake in US Foods by 22.4% during the 4th quarter. Root Financial Partners LLC now owns 840 shares of the company’s stock valued at $63,000 after purchasing an additional 154 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Brooklyn Investment Group increased its holdings in US Foods by 0.9% during the 4th quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group now owns 18,469 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,413,000 after purchasing an additional 157 shares in the last quarter. 98.76% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several analysts have recently commented on USFD shares. Zacks Research downgraded US Foods from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, April 20th. Citigroup cut their target price on US Foods from $115.00 to $111.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, May 8th. Weiss Ratings downgraded US Foods from a “buy (b+)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a report on Friday, May 1st. Piper Sandler lowered their price target on US Foods from $103.00 to $88.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, June 1st. Finally, Wall Street Zen cut US Foods from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, May 9th. Ten research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $105.50.

US Foods Price Performance

Shares of NYSE USFD opened at $92.49 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 1.14, a quick ratio of 0.70 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.16. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $87.74 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $86.35. US Foods Holding Corp. has a 1-year low of $69.88 and a 1-year high of $102.13. The firm has a market cap of $20.37 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.14, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.15 and a beta of 0.83.

US Foods (NYSE:USFD) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 7th. The company reported $0.78 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.82 by ($0.04). The firm had revenue of $9.61 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $9.66 billion. US Foods had a net margin of 1.71% and a return on equity of 19.37%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 2.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $0.68 EPS. US Foods has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.696-4.935 EPS. Analysts anticipate that US Foods Holding Corp. will post 4.41 earnings per share for the current year.

US Foods 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.