US Foods Holding Corp. $USFD Shares Sold by Artisan Partners Limited Partnership

Artisan Partners Limited Partnership lessened its stake in US Foods Holding Corp. (NYSE:USFD) by 7.0% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 2,984,436 shares of the company’s stock after selling 222,980 shares during the quarter. Artisan Partners Limited Partnership owned approximately 1.34% of US Foods worth $228,667,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. SG Americas Securities LLC lifted its stake in US Foods by 323.5% in the 3rd quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 38,515 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,951,000 after buying an additional 29,420 shares in the last quarter. CENTRAL TRUST Co lifted its position in shares of US Foods by 30,283.3% in the third quarter. CENTRAL TRUST Co now owns 5,469 shares of the company’s stock valued at $419,000 after acquiring an additional 5,451 shares in the last quarter. VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al lifted its position in shares of US Foods by 55.1% in the third quarter. VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al now owns 48,709 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,732,000 after acquiring an additional 17,300 shares in the last quarter. Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of US Foods in the third quarter worth approximately $3,599,000. Finally, AlphaQuest LLC increased its position in shares of US Foods by 187.9% during the third quarter. AlphaQuest LLC now owns 21,924 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,680,000 after purchasing an additional 14,309 shares in the last quarter. 98.76% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

US Foods Price Performance

NYSE:USFD opened at $95.34 on Friday. US Foods Holding Corp. has a 52 week low of $57.36 and a 52 week high of $102.13. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $84.78 and its two-hundred day moving average is $79.09. The company has a market capitalization of $21.03 billion, a P/E ratio of 32.43, a P/E/G ratio of 1.17 and a beta of 1.02. The company has a quick ratio of 0.68, a current ratio of 1.16 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.18.

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

Insider Buying and Selling at US Foods

In other news, insider James David Works, Jr. sold 65,737 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 18th. The shares were 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 approximately $8,510,747.52. This represents a 42.71% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. 0.60% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

USFD has been the topic of a number of research reports. Guggenheim raised their price objective on US Foods from $95.00 to $115.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, February 13th. UBS Group reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $117.00 target price on shares of US Foods in a research report on Friday, February 13th. Barclays raised their price target on shares of US Foods from $90.00 to $104.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, February 13th. Morgan Stanley set a $94.00 price objective on shares of US Foods and gave the company a “mixed” rating in a research note on Friday, February 13th. Finally, Citigroup increased their price objective on shares of US Foods from $95.00 to $118.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, February 13th. Ten analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target 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.