United Natural Foods (NYSE:UNFI) Updates FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

United Natural Foods (NYSE:UNFI) updated its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Tuesday. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 0.400-0.800 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 0.550. The company issued revenue guidance of $30.6 billion-$31.0 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $30.7 billion.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several analysts recently issued reports on the company. BMO Capital Markets increased their price target on United Natural Foods from $14.00 to $23.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 2nd. UBS Group increased their price target on United Natural Foods from $16.00 to $21.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 2nd. Northcoast Research upgraded United Natural Foods from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, October 11th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group increased their price target on United Natural Foods from $15.00 to $22.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, October 7th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have issued a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $18.40.

United Natural Foods Stock Performance

Shares of UNFI stock opened at $24.68 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.28, a quick ratio of 0.52 and a current ratio of 1.44. United Natural Foods has a one year low of $8.58 and a one year high of $25.48. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $21.78 and its 200-day simple moving average is $16.71. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.48 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -13.06 and a beta of 0.64.

United Natural Foods (NYSE:UNFI) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, October 1st. The company reported $0.01 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.08) by $0.09. United Natural Foods had a negative net margin of 0.36% and a positive return on equity of 0.54%. The firm had revenue of $8.16 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $7.94 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company posted ($0.25) earnings per share. United Natural Foods’s revenue was up 10.0% on a year-over-year basis. Equities analysts anticipate that United Natural Foods will post 0.64 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity

In other news, insider Danielle Benedict sold 9,050 shares of United Natural Foods stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, October 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $22.10, for a total transaction of $200,005.00. Following the sale, the insider now owns 88,218 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,949,617.80. The trade was a 9.30 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 2.10% of the company’s stock.

United Natural Foods Company Profile

United Natural Foods, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, distributes natural, organic, specialty, produce, and conventional grocery and non-food products in the United States and Canada. It operates in two segments, Wholesale and Retail. The company offers grocery and general merchandise, produce, perishables and frozen foods, wellness and personal care items, and bulk and foodservice products.