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

United Natural Foods (NYSE:UNFI) issued an update on its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Tuesday morning. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 0.700-0.900 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 0.800. The company issued revenue guidance of $31.3 billion-$31.7 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $31.1 billion. United Natural Foods also updated its FY25 guidance to $0.70-$0.90 EPS.

United Natural Foods Stock Performance

United Natural Foods stock opened at $24.47 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.39, a current ratio of 1.48 and a quick ratio of 0.53. United Natural Foods has a 1-year low of $8.58 and a 1-year high of $34.76. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.47 billion, a P/E ratio of -15.58 and a beta of 0.56. The company’s 50-day moving average is $29.63 and its 200 day moving average is $24.03.

United Natural Foods (NYSE:UNFI) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, March 11th. The company reported $0.22 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.18 by $0.04. United Natural Foods had a negative net margin of 0.30% and a positive return on equity of 1.27%. The company had revenue of $8.16 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $7.96 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.07 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.9% on a year-over-year basis. Research analysts forecast that United Natural Foods will post 0.76 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts have recently commented on UNFI shares. Wells Fargo & Company raised their target price on shares of United Natural Foods from $23.00 to $25.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research report on Friday, January 10th. The Goldman Sachs Group raised their target price on shares of United Natural Foods from $25.00 to $28.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 13th. Guggenheim reaffirmed a “neutral” rating on shares of United Natural Foods in a research report on Thursday, December 12th. Roth Mkm raised their target price on shares of United Natural Foods from $20.00 to $26.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 12th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets raised their target price on shares of United Natural Foods from $23.00 to $32.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 11th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have given a hold rating and one has issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $26.40.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

An institutional investor recently bought a new position in United Natural Foods stock. Brighton Jones LLC purchased a new position in shares of United Natural Foods, Inc. (NYSE:UNFI) during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 24,022 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $656,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 87.63% 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.