Community Trust & Investment Co. Has $14.51 Million Stock Position in US Foods Holding Corp. $USFD

Community Trust & Investment Co. lessened its stake in shares of US Foods Holding Corp. (NYSE:USFD) by 15.7% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 192,704 shares of the company’s stock after selling 35,934 shares during the quarter. Community Trust & Investment Co. owned approximately 0.09% of US Foods worth $14,514,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in shares of US Foods during the second quarter valued at approximately $184,413,000. Wellington Management Group LLP boosted its position in US Foods by 14.2% in the third quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 12,875,970 shares of the company’s stock worth $986,557,000 after purchasing an additional 1,599,033 shares during the last quarter. Capital World Investors boosted its position in US Foods by 11.0% in the third quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 11,664,740 shares of the company’s stock worth $893,752,000 after purchasing an additional 1,155,254 shares during the last quarter. Boston Partners grew its stake in US Foods by 6.0% in the 3rd quarter. Boston Partners now owns 16,130,224 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,235,585,000 after purchasing an additional 908,993 shares during the period. Finally, Holocene Advisors LP purchased a new stake in shares of US Foods during the 2nd quarter valued at $64,220,000. 98.76% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, insider James David Works, Jr. sold 65,737 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction 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 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 position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Corporate insiders own 0.60% of the company’s stock.

US Foods Stock Performance

NYSE USFD opened at $89.31 on Tuesday. The firm has a market cap of $19.70 billion, a P/E ratio of 30.38, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.09 and a beta of 0.97. The company has a quick ratio of 0.68, a current ratio of 1.16 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.18. The company’s 50 day moving average is $90.13 and its 200-day moving average is $80.81. US Foods Holding Corp. has a 12-month low of $57.36 and a 12-month high of $102.13.

US Foods (NYSE:USFD) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 12th. The company reported $1.04 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.01 by $0.03. The company had revenue of $9.80 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate 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 firm earned $0.84 EPS. US Foods has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.696-4.935 EPS. Sell-side analysts predict that US Foods Holding Corp. will post 3.59 earnings per share for the current year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

USFD has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. Wall Street Zen cut US Foods from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, February 7th. Guggenheim raised their price objective on shares of US Foods from $95.00 to $115.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, February 13th. Sanford C. Bernstein reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $106.00 price objective on shares of US Foods in a research report on Friday, February 13th. Piper Sandler cut shares of US Foods from an “overweight” rating to a “neutral” rating and boosted their target price for the company from $85.00 to $103.00 in a research note on Friday, February 13th. Finally, UBS Group reissued a “buy” rating and set a $117.00 target price on shares of US Foods in a research report 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 given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, US Foods currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $107.33.

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.