Dynasty Wealth Management LLC Has $3.26 Million Position in US Foods Holding Corp. $USFD

Dynasty Wealth Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of US Foods Holding Corp. (NYSE:USFD) by 90.0% in the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 42,526 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 20,148 shares during the quarter. Dynasty Wealth Management LLC’s holdings in US Foods were worth $3,258,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA lifted its position in shares of US Foods by 2.7% during the second quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 6,134,905 shares of the company’s stock valued at $472,449,000 after purchasing an additional 161,749 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its stake in US Foods by 1.3% in the second quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 3,986,397 shares of the company’s stock valued at $307,044,000 after purchasing an additional 52,361 shares in the last quarter. Primecap Management Co. CA boosted its holdings in shares of US Foods by 84.4% in the 2nd quarter. Primecap Management Co. CA now owns 3,580,710 shares of the company’s stock worth $275,750,000 after purchasing an additional 1,639,310 shares in the last quarter. Artisan Partners Limited Partnership lifted its holdings in shares of US Foods by 12.4% in the 2nd quarter. Artisan Partners Limited Partnership now owns 3,207,416 shares of the company’s stock worth $247,003,000 after acquiring an additional 354,747 shares during the last quarter. Finally, AQR Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in US Foods by 14.7% during the 2nd quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 2,910,755 shares of the company’s stock valued at $224,157,000 after acquiring an additional 373,321 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 98.76% of the company’s stock.

US Foods Stock Up 0.6%

Shares of USFD opened at $85.69 on Tuesday. The firm has a market cap of $19.10 billion, a P/E ratio of 35.70, a PEG ratio of 1.08 and a beta of 1.03. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $76.29 and its two-hundred day moving average is $77.43. The company has a current ratio of 1.15, a quick ratio of 0.70 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.08. US Foods Holding Corp. has a 12 month low of $57.36 and a 12 month high of $85.85.

US Foods (NYSE:USFD) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, November 6th. The company reported $1.07 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.05 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $10.19 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $10.18 billion. US Foods had a net margin of 1.43% and a return on equity of 17.71%. US Foods’s quarterly revenue was up 4.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.85 EPS. Analysts predict that US Foods Holding Corp. will post 3.59 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling at US Foods

In other news, insider Steven Guberman sold 58,632 shares of US Foods stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, November 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $72.00, for a total value of $4,221,504.00. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 113,410 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $8,165,520. The trade was a 34.08% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this link. 0.60% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research firms recently issued reports on USFD. Sanford C. Bernstein reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of US Foods in a research note on Friday, November 7th. Citigroup reduced their price objective on US Foods from $95.00 to $90.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, January 7th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b)” rating on shares of US Foods in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of US Foods from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Monday. Finally, Barclays decreased their price target on shares of US Foods from $95.00 to $90.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, November 7th. Ten equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $88.50.

US Foods Company Profile

US Foods (NYSE: USFD) is a leading foodservice distributor in the United States that supplies a wide range of products and services to professional food operators. The company provides fresh, frozen and dry food items as well as non-food restaurant supplies and kitchen equipment. Its customer base includes independent restaurants, multi-unit chains, healthcare and senior living facilities, hospitality businesses, government and educational institutions, and other foodservice operators.

Beyond commodity and branded food products, US Foods offers value-added solutions designed to help customers run their businesses.