Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. Has $4.97 Million Stake in US Foods Holding Corp. $USFD

Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. raised its position in US Foods Holding Corp. (NYSE:USFD) by 5,404.1% during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 65,939 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 64,741 shares during the period. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co.’s holdings in US Foods were worth $4,967,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Baader Bank Aktiengesellschaft acquired a new position in shares of US Foods during the 4th quarter valued at $518,000. Pacer Advisors Inc. lifted its position in shares of US Foods by 2,127.2% during the 4th quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 766,147 shares of the company’s stock valued at $57,706,000 after acquiring an additional 731,747 shares during the period. Argos Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of US Foods during the 4th quarter valued at $1,052,000. Swiss Life Asset Management Ltd lifted its position in shares of US Foods by 45.1% during the 4th quarter. Swiss Life Asset Management Ltd now owns 15,202 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,145,000 after acquiring an additional 4,725 shares during the period. Finally, NewEdge Wealth LLC lifted its position in shares of US Foods by 4.7% during the 4th quarter. NewEdge Wealth LLC now owns 20,751 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,563,000 after acquiring an additional 940 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 98.76% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research analysts recently issued reports on USFD shares. Zacks Research downgraded shares of US Foods from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, April 20th. Morgan Stanley set a $94.00 target price on shares of US Foods and gave the company a “mixed” rating in a research report on Friday, February 13th. Barclays boosted their target price on shares of US Foods from $90.00 to $104.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, February 13th. Piper Sandler downgraded shares of US Foods from an “overweight” rating to a “neutral” rating and boosted their target price for the company from $85.00 to $103.00 in a research report on Friday, February 13th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $111.00 target price on shares of US Foods and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, February 13th. Ten investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $106.75.

US Foods Stock Performance

Shares of USFD stock opened at $80.41 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $17.71 billion, a PE ratio of 27.07, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.99 and a beta of 0.90. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $89.44 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $84.51. The company has a current ratio of 1.14, a quick ratio of 0.70 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.16. US Foods Holding Corp. has a 12 month low of $69.88 and a 12 month high of $102.13.

US Foods (NYSE:USFD) last announced 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 business had revenue of $9.61 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $9.66 billion. US Foods had a net margin of 1.71% and a return on equity of 19.37%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 2.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.68 EPS. US Foods has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.696-4.935 EPS. Analysts forecast that US Foods Holding Corp. will post 4.51 EPS for the current fiscal 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.