US Foods Holding Corp. $USFD Stake Reduced by Thrivent Financial for Lutherans

Thrivent Financial for Lutherans cut its holdings in US Foods Holding Corp. (NYSE:USFD) by 20.0% during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 54,061 shares of the company’s stock after selling 13,511 shares during the quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans’ holdings in US Foods were worth $4,072,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Baader Bank Aktiengesellschaft bought a new stake in US Foods in the fourth quarter worth about $518,000. Pacer Advisors Inc. raised its position in US Foods by 2,127.2% in the fourth quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 766,147 shares of the company’s stock worth $57,706,000 after acquiring an additional 731,747 shares in the last quarter. Argos Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new stake in US Foods in the fourth quarter worth about $1,052,000. Swiss Life Asset Management Ltd raised its position in US Foods by 45.1% in the fourth quarter. Swiss Life Asset Management Ltd now owns 15,202 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,145,000 after acquiring an additional 4,725 shares in the last quarter. Finally, NewEdge Wealth LLC raised its position in US Foods by 4.7% in the fourth quarter. NewEdge Wealth LLC now owns 20,751 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,563,000 after acquiring an additional 940 shares in the last quarter. 98.76% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts have commented on the stock. Piper Sandler cut shares of US Foods from an “overweight” rating to a “neutral” rating and boosted their price target for the stock from $85.00 to $103.00 in a research report on Friday, February 13th. Wall Street Zen cut shares of US Foods from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, May 9th. UBS Group reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $117.00 price target on shares of US Foods in a research report on Friday, February 13th. Guggenheim boosted their price target on shares of US Foods from $95.00 to $115.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, February 13th. Finally, BTIG Research dropped their price target on shares of US Foods from $110.00 to $105.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, May 11th. Ten investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $106.75.

US Foods Stock Performance

Shares of USFD opened at $80.41 on Friday. US Foods Holding Corp. has a one year low of $69.88 and a one year high of $102.13. The company has a 50-day moving average of $89.44 and a two-hundred day moving average of $84.51. The stock has a market cap of $17.71 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.07, a PEG ratio of 1.00 and a beta of 0.90. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.16, a current ratio of 1.14 and a quick ratio of 0.70.

US Foods (NYSE:USFD) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, May 7th. The company reported $0.78 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.82 by ($0.04). US Foods had a return on equity of 19.37% and a net margin of 1.71%.The firm had revenue of $9.61 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $9.66 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.68 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 2.8% compared to the same quarter last year. 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 4.51 earnings per share for the current year.

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.