V Square Quantitative Management LLC Raises Stock Holdings in US Foods Holding Corp. $USFD

V Square Quantitative Management LLC increased its position in US Foods Holding Corp. (NYSE:USFD) by 58.7% during the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 541 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 200 shares during the period. V Square Quantitative Management LLC’s holdings in US Foods were worth $42,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. SageView Advisory Group LLC grew its stake in shares of US Foods by 3.9% in the first quarter. SageView Advisory Group LLC now owns 4,096 shares of the company’s stock worth $268,000 after acquiring an additional 153 shares during the last quarter. Kesler Norman & Wride LLC grew its stake in shares of US Foods by 1.3% in the first quarter. Kesler Norman & Wride LLC now owns 12,555 shares of the company’s stock worth $822,000 after acquiring an additional 160 shares during the last quarter. UMB Bank n.a. grew its stake in shares of US Foods by 7.9% in the second quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 2,644 shares of the company’s stock worth $204,000 after acquiring an additional 193 shares during the last quarter. Signaturefd LLC grew its stake in shares of US Foods by 19.7% in the first quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 1,302 shares of the company’s stock worth $85,000 after acquiring an additional 214 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC grew its stake in shares of US Foods by 7.2% in the first quarter. Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC now owns 3,373 shares of the company’s stock worth $221,000 after acquiring an additional 226 shares during the last quarter. 98.76% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts have recently commented on USFD shares. UBS Group increased their target price on US Foods from $84.00 to $96.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, July 28th. Wells Fargo & Company reissued an “overweight” rating and issued a $87.00 target price (up from $80.00) on shares of US Foods in a research note on Friday, August 8th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their target price on US Foods from $82.00 to $85.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, June 25th. Guggenheim increased their target price on US Foods from $80.00 to $88.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, August 11th. Finally, Morgan Stanley reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and set a $89.00 price objective (up from $84.00) on shares of US Foods in a research report on Monday, July 14th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have assigned a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $81.27.

US Foods Trading Up 0.5%

US Foods stock opened at $75.65 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $17.03 billion, a PE ratio of 32.33, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.05 and a beta of 1.36. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.02, a current ratio of 1.17 and a quick ratio of 0.73. The business’s fifty day moving average is $78.77 and its 200 day moving average is $74.53. US Foods Holding Corp. has a one year low of $57.36 and a one year high of $85.11.

US Foods (NYSE:USFD) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, August 7th. The company reported $1.19 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.14 by $0.05. The business had revenue of $10.08 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $10.17 billion. US Foods had a return on equity of 16.86% and a net margin of 1.43%.The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 3.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.93 earnings per share. US Foods has set its FY 2025 guidance at 3.764-3.874 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts predict that US Foods Holding Corp. will post 3.59 EPS for the current year.

Insider Transactions at US Foods

In other US Foods news, EVP Dirk J. Locascio sold 7,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, July 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $80.00, for a total value of $600,000.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 115,077 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $9,206,160. This trade represents a 6.12% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Insiders own 0.60% of the company’s stock.

US Foods Company Profile

US Foods Holding Corp., together with its subsidiaries, engages in marketing, sale, and distribution of fresh, frozen, and dry food and non-food products to foodservice customers in the United States. The company's customers include independently owned single and multi-unit restaurants, regional concepts, national restaurant chains, hospitals, nursing homes, hotels and motels, country clubs, government and military organizations, colleges and universities, and retail locations.