Bayforest Capital Ltd Decreases Stock Position in US Foods Holding Corp. $USFD

Bayforest Capital Ltd lowered its stake in US Foods Holding Corp. (NYSE:USFD) by 69.3% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 2,733 shares of the company’s stock after selling 6,174 shares during the quarter. Bayforest Capital Ltd’s holdings in US Foods were worth $206,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. raised its stake in US Foods by 781.3% during the fourth quarter. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. now owns 8,822 shares of the company’s stock valued at $675,000 after purchasing an additional 7,821 shares in the last quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC raised its stake in US Foods by 11.6% during the fourth quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 4,440 shares of the company’s stock valued at $334,000 after purchasing an additional 460 shares in the last quarter. Steph & Co. purchased a new stake in US Foods during the fourth quarter valued at $34,000. Tectonic Advisors LLC raised its stake in US Foods by 4.5% during the fourth quarter. Tectonic Advisors LLC now owns 7,451 shares of the company’s stock valued at $561,000 after purchasing an additional 320 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Choreo LLC raised its stake in shares of US Foods by 2.4% in the fourth quarter. Choreo LLC now owns 5,707 shares of the company’s stock valued at $433,000 after acquiring an additional 133 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 98.76% of the company’s stock.

US Foods Stock Down 0.5%

NYSE:USFD opened at $93.21 on Tuesday. US Foods Holding Corp. has a fifty-two week low of $60.46 and a fifty-two week high of $102.13. The stock has a market capitalization of $20.53 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.70, a P/E/G ratio of 1.15 and a beta of 0.98. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.18, a quick ratio of 0.68 and a current ratio of 1.16. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $92.81 and its 200-day simple moving average is $82.74.

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. The company had revenue of $9.80 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $9.90 billion. US Foods had a net margin of 1.71% and a return on equity of 18.74%. US Foods’s revenue for the quarter was up 3.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.84 EPS. US Foods has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.696-4.935 EPS. On average, equities analysts anticipate that US Foods Holding Corp. will post 4.53 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities research analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. Citigroup increased 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. Sanford C. Bernstein reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $106.00 target price on shares of US Foods in a research note on Friday, February 13th. Piper Sandler downgraded shares of US Foods from an “overweight” rating to a “neutral” rating and increased their target price for the company from $85.00 to $103.00 in a research note on Friday, February 13th. UBS Group reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $117.00 target price on shares of US Foods in a research note on Friday, February 13th. Finally, Guggenheim increased their target price on shares of US Foods from $95.00 to $115.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, February 13th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have issued a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $107.33.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other US Foods news, insider James David Works, Jr. sold 65,737 shares of US Foods stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $96.52, for a total transaction of $6,344,935.24. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 88,176 shares in the company, valued at approximately $8,510,747.52. The trade was a 42.71% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Insiders own 0.74% of the company’s stock.

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.