Vontobel Holding Ltd. Has $450,000 Stock Holdings in US Foods Holding Corp. $USFD

Vontobel Holding Ltd. lessened its holdings in US Foods Holding Corp. (NYSE:USFD) by 11.4% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 5,837 shares of the company’s stock after selling 750 shares during the period. Vontobel Holding Ltd.’s holdings in US Foods were worth $450,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the business. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd acquired a new stake in US Foods during the first quarter valued at $31,000. V Square Quantitative Management LLC boosted its position in US Foods by 58.7% during the second quarter. V Square Quantitative Management LLC now owns 541 shares of the company’s stock valued at $42,000 after purchasing an additional 200 shares during the last quarter. Blue Trust Inc. boosted its position in US Foods by 487.2% during the first quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 875 shares of the company’s stock valued at $57,000 after purchasing an additional 726 shares during the last quarter. Signaturefd LLC boosted its position in US Foods by 19.7% during the first quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 1,302 shares of the company’s stock valued at $85,000 after purchasing an additional 214 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Banque Transatlantique SA acquired a new stake in US Foods during the first quarter valued at $91,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 98.76% of the company’s stock.

US Foods Trading Up 2.1%

US Foods stock opened at $77.08 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.02, a quick ratio of 0.73 and a current ratio of 1.17. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $77.60 and its 200-day simple moving average is $75.20. The firm has a market capitalization of $17.36 billion, a PE ratio of 32.94, a PEG ratio of 1.06 and a beta of 1.36. US Foods Holding Corp. has a 52 week low of $57.36 and a 52 week high of $85.11.

US Foods (NYSE:USFD) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 7th. The company reported $1.19 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.14 by $0.05. The business had revenue of $10.08 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $10.17 billion. US Foods had a return on equity of 16.86% and a net margin of 1.43%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 3.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.93 earnings per share. US Foods has set its FY 2025 guidance at 3.764-3.874 EPS. Equities research analysts forecast that US Foods Holding Corp. will post 3.59 earnings per share for the current year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

USFD has been the subject of a number of research reports. Wells Fargo & Company reissued an “overweight” rating and set a $87.00 price objective (up previously from $80.00) on shares of US Foods in a research report on Friday, August 8th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b+)” rating on shares of US Foods in a research report on Tuesday. UBS Group boosted their price target on US Foods from $84.00 to $96.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, July 28th. Wall Street Zen raised US Foods from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Friday, September 5th. Finally, Morgan Stanley reissued an “overweight” rating and issued a $89.00 price objective (up from $84.00) on shares of US Foods in a research note on Monday, July 14th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have given a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $81.27.

US Foods Profile

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.