Dimensional Fund Advisors LP Trims Stake in US Foods Holding Corp. $USFD

Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lessened its holdings in US Foods Holding Corp. (NYSE:USFD) by 5.7% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 3,911,557 shares of the company’s stock after selling 238,440 shares during the quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP owned about 1.75% of US Foods worth $299,705,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in US Foods during the 2nd quarter valued at $184,413,000. Primecap Management Co. CA lifted its holdings in shares of US Foods by 84.4% during the second quarter. Primecap Management Co. CA now owns 3,580,710 shares of the company’s stock valued at $275,750,000 after purchasing an additional 1,639,310 shares in the last quarter. Holocene Advisors LP purchased a new stake in shares of US Foods during the second quarter valued at $64,220,000. Jupiter Asset Management Ltd. boosted its position in shares of US Foods by 1,027.7% during the third quarter. Jupiter Asset Management Ltd. now owns 652,114 shares of the company’s stock valued at $49,965,000 after buying an additional 594,289 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Burgundy Asset Management Ltd. increased its holdings in US Foods by 31.0% in the 2nd quarter. Burgundy Asset Management Ltd. now owns 2,206,740 shares of the company’s stock worth $169,941,000 after buying an additional 522,586 shares in the last quarter. 98.76% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

US Foods Trading Down 1.9%

Shares of NYSE:USFD opened at $90.41 on Friday. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $86.79 and a 200 day moving average of $79.75. The company has a market cap of $19.94 billion, a PE ratio of 30.75, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.13 and a beta of 0.98. US Foods Holding Corp. has a 12-month low of $57.36 and a 12-month high of $102.13. The company has a current ratio of 1.16, a quick ratio of 0.68 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.18.

US Foods (NYSE:USFD) last released its earnings results on Thursday, February 12th. The company reported $1.04 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.01 by $0.03. US Foods had a net margin of 1.71% and a return on equity of 18.74%. The company had revenue of $9.80 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $9.90 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $0.84 EPS. The firm’s revenue was up 3.3% compared to the same quarter last year. US Foods has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.696-4.935 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts expect that US Foods Holding Corp. will post 3.59 EPS for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, insider James David Works, Jr. sold 65,737 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $96.52, for a total value of $6,344,935.24. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 88,176 shares in the company, valued at $8,510,747.52. The trade was a 42.71% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. 0.60% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts have recently commented on USFD shares. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price target on shares of US Foods from $87.00 to $110.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, February 13th. Sanford C. Bernstein restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $106.00 target price on shares of US Foods in a report on Friday, February 13th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $111.00 target price on shares of US Foods and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, February 13th. Citigroup boosted their target price on shares of US Foods from $95.00 to $118.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, February 13th. Finally, Zacks Research raised US Foods from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Thursday, February 26th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have assigned a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, US Foods presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $107.33.

About US Foods

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.