Quantinno Capital Management LP Purchases 90,179 Shares of US Foods Holding Corp. $USFD

Quantinno Capital Management LP lifted its position in US Foods Holding Corp. (NYSE:USFD) by 15.8% in the first quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 660,043 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 90,179 shares during the period. Quantinno Capital Management LP’s holdings in US Foods were worth $60,863,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other large investors have also modified their holdings of USFD. Boston Partners grew its stake in US Foods by 0.5% in the 4th quarter. Boston Partners now owns 16,203,880 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,222,537,000 after buying an additional 73,656 shares during the last quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP lifted its position in US Foods by 7.0% during the 4th quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 13,780,526 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,037,949,000 after acquiring an additional 904,556 shares during the last quarter. Capital World Investors boosted its holdings in US Foods by 10.3% during the fourth quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 12,862,100 shares of the company’s stock valued at $968,773,000 after acquiring an additional 1,197,360 shares during the period. Invesco Ltd. boosted its holdings in US Foods by 8.6% during the third quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 8,164,062 shares of the company’s stock valued at $625,530,000 after acquiring an additional 649,950 shares during the period. Finally, Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD grew its position in shares of US Foods by 412.9% in the fourth quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 4,165,611 shares of the company’s stock valued at $313,755,000 after purchasing an additional 3,353,396 shares during the last quarter. 98.76% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

US Foods Stock Up 2.2%

Shares of USFD opened at $101.47 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.16, a quick ratio of 0.70 and a current ratio of 1.14. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $93.04 and a 200-day simple moving average of $90.76. US Foods Holding Corp. has a 52 week low of $69.88 and a 52 week high of $105.17. The firm has a market capitalization of $22.35 billion, a P/E ratio of 34.17, a P/E/G ratio of 1.27 and a beta of 0.79.

US Foods (NYSE:USFD) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 7th. The company reported $0.78 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.82 by ($0.04). The firm had revenue of $9.61 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $9.66 billion. US Foods had a net margin of 1.71% and a return on equity of 19.37%. The company’s revenue was up 2.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.68 earnings per share. US Foods has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.696-4.935 EPS. On average, equities research analysts expect that US Foods Holding Corp. will post 4.35 earnings per share for the current year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

USFD has been the subject of several research analyst reports. BTIG Research cut their price objective on US Foods from $110.00 to $105.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, May 11th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price target on US Foods from $98.00 to $90.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, May 14th. Citigroup reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of US Foods in a report on Wednesday, July 22nd. TD Cowen initiated coverage on US Foods in a research report on Tuesday, July 7th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $116.00 price objective for the company. Finally, Morgan Stanley increased their price objective on US Foods from $94.00 to $103.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 15th. Eleven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $107.00.

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.