US Foods Holding Corp. (NYSE:USFD) Stock Holdings Lifted by Xponance Inc.

Xponance Inc. boosted its position in US Foods Holding Corp. (NYSE:USFD) by 8.4% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 27,988 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 2,158 shares during the quarter. Xponance Inc.’s holdings in US Foods were worth $1,888,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of USFD. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans lifted its position in US Foods by 2.9% in the 3rd quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 99,066 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,092,000 after purchasing an additional 2,800 shares during the last quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc. increased its stake in US Foods by 29.6% during the 3rd quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc. now owns 13,943 shares of the company’s stock valued at $857,000 after buying an additional 3,183 shares during the period. First Horizon Advisors Inc. increased its stake in US Foods by 54.2% during the 3rd quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. now owns 575 shares of the company’s stock valued at $35,000 after buying an additional 202 shares during the period. Ontario Teachers Pension Plan Board acquired a new position in US Foods during the 3rd quarter valued at about $350,000. Finally, Primecap Management Co. CA increased its stake in US Foods by 145.4% during the 3rd quarter. Primecap Management Co. CA now owns 287,408 shares of the company’s stock valued at $17,676,000 after buying an additional 170,309 shares during the period. 98.76% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

US Foods Stock Performance

USFD stock opened at $64.36 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.71, a current ratio of 1.21 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.06. The company has a market capitalization of $14.83 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.86, a P/E/G ratio of 1.03 and a beta of 1.65. US Foods Holding Corp. has a 12 month low of $49.65 and a 12 month high of $73.19. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $68.85 and a two-hundred day moving average of $66.18.

US Foods (NYSE:USFD) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, February 13th. The company reported $0.78 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.79 by ($0.01). The business had revenue of $9.49 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $9.47 billion. US Foods had a return on equity of 15.03% and a net margin of 1.30%. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that US Foods Holding Corp. will post 3.59 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

USFD has been the topic of several recent research reports. Barclays lifted their price objective on shares of US Foods from $82.00 to $85.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, February 14th. Truist Financial boosted their price target on shares of US Foods from $78.00 to $80.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, February 14th. StockNews.com lowered shares of US Foods from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday. Morgan Stanley upped their price objective on shares of US Foods from $76.00 to $82.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 21st. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group upped their price objective on shares of US Foods from $79.00 to $82.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, December 16th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, eleven have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, US Foods has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $71.09.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, Director David W. Bullock acquired 4,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 18th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $71.06 per share, with a total value of $284,240.00. Following the acquisition, the director now owns 4,500 shares in the company, valued at approximately $319,770. This represents a 800.00 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. 0.70% of the stock is owned by insiders.

About US Foods

US Foods Holding Corp., together with its subsidiaries, engages in marketing, sale, and distribution of fresh, frozen, and dry food and non-food products to foodservice customers in the United States. The company's customers include independently owned single and multi-unit restaurants, regional concepts, national restaurant chains, hospitals, nursing homes, hotels and motels, country clubs, government and military organizations, colleges and universities, and retail locations.