US Foods Holding Corp. $USFD Shares Purchased by Natixis Advisors LLC

Natixis Advisors LLC raised its holdings in US Foods Holding Corp. (NYSE:USFD) by 49.2% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 116,002 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 38,237 shares during the quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC’s holdings in US Foods were worth $8,738,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of USFD. CIBC Bancorp USA Inc. acquired a new position in shares of US Foods during the third quarter worth about $40,375,000. CENTRAL TRUST Co increased its stake in shares of US Foods by 30,283.3% during the third quarter. CENTRAL TRUST Co now owns 5,469 shares of the company’s stock worth $419,000 after acquiring an additional 5,451 shares during the period. Nordea Investment Management AB acquired a new position in shares of US Foods during the fourth quarter worth about $4,834,000. TD Asset Management Inc acquired a new position in shares of US Foods during the third quarter worth about $1,477,000. Finally, DNB Asset Management AS increased its stake in shares of US Foods by 42.1% during the third quarter. DNB Asset Management AS now owns 24,410 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,870,000 after acquiring an additional 7,233 shares during the period. 98.76% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research analysts have recently issued reports on USFD shares. Guggenheim boosted their price target on shares of US Foods from $95.00 to $115.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, February 13th. BTIG Research dropped their price target on shares of US Foods from $110.00 to $105.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, May 11th. Citigroup dropped their price target on shares of US Foods from $115.00 to $111.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, May 8th. BMO Capital Markets boosted their price target on shares of US Foods from $95.00 to $115.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, February 13th. Finally, Wall Street Zen lowered shares of US Foods from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, May 9th. Ten analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $105.50.

US Foods Stock Down 0.1%

USFD stock opened at $84.49 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $18.61 billion, a P/E ratio of 28.45, a P/E/G ratio of 1.06 and a beta of 0.83. US Foods Holding Corp. has a 52 week low of $69.88 and a 52 week high of $102.13. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $87.59 and its 200 day moving average price is $85.26. 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 (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). The company had revenue of $9.61 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $9.66 billion. US Foods had a return on equity of 19.37% and a net margin of 1.71%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 2.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.68 EPS. US Foods has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.696-4.935 EPS. On average, research analysts expect that US Foods Holding Corp. will post 4.41 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

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.