Equities Analysts Set Expectations for UNFI FY2025 Earnings

United Natural Foods, Inc. (NYSE:UNFI) – Roth Capital reduced their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for United Natural Foods in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, July 16th. Roth Capital analyst W. Kirk now expects that the company will post earnings of $0.54 per share for the year, down from their prior forecast of $1.04. The consensus estimate for United Natural Foods’ current full-year earnings is $0.76 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for United Natural Foods’ Q4 2025 earnings at ($0.27) EPS.

A number of other brokerages also recently commented on UNFI. Northcoast Research downgraded shares of United Natural Foods from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 12th. Wells Fargo & Company upgraded shares of United Natural Foods from an “underweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and raised their price objective for the company from $25.00 to $26.00 in a research report on Wednesday. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $24.00 price objective on shares of United Natural Foods and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, June 12th. The Goldman Sachs Group dropped their target price on shares of United Natural Foods from $30.00 to $26.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, June 12th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets dropped their target price on shares of United Natural Foods from $32.00 to $25.00 and set a “market perform” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, June 12th. Eight analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, United Natural Foods has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $27.00.

United Natural Foods Stock Performance

Shares of UNFI stock opened at $27.26 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 1.41, a quick ratio of 0.51 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.21. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $25.69 and a 200 day moving average price of $27.13. The company has a market cap of $1.65 billion, a P/E ratio of -23.70 and a beta of 0.82. United Natural Foods has a 12 month low of $12.00 and a 12 month high of $34.76.

United Natural Foods (NYSE:UNFI) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, June 10th. The company reported $0.44 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.22 by $0.22. The business had revenue of $8.06 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $7.78 billion. United Natural Foods had a negative net margin of 0.21% and a positive return on equity of 3.13%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 7.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.10 earnings per share.

Institutional Trading of United Natural Foods

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. State of Alaska Department of Revenue boosted its holdings in shares of United Natural Foods by 8.6% in the 2nd quarter. State of Alaska Department of Revenue now owns 36,069 shares of the company’s stock valued at $840,000 after purchasing an additional 2,868 shares during the last quarter. Counterpoint Mutual Funds LLC acquired a new position in United Natural Foods in the 2nd quarter worth $667,000. Farther Finance Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in United Natural Foods by 88.3% in the 2nd quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 1,077 shares of the company’s stock worth $25,000 after buying an additional 505 shares in the last quarter. Diversified Trust Co grew its stake in United Natural Foods by 15.3% in the second quarter. Diversified Trust Co now owns 61,375 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,431,000 after purchasing an additional 8,166 shares in the last quarter. Finally, NBC Securities Inc. grew its stake in United Natural Foods by 6.1% in the second quarter. NBC Securities Inc. now owns 35,297 shares of the company’s stock worth $822,000 after purchasing an additional 2,025 shares in the last quarter. 87.63% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.