US Foods Holding Corp (NYSE: USFD)’s stock price has soared by 0.65 in relation to previous closing price of 50.55. Nevertheless, the company has seen a loss of -1.74% in its stock price over the last five trading days. Seeking Alpha reported 2024-03-02 that US Foods Holding showed strong execution and beat revenue expectations in 4Q23, leading to an upgrade to a buy rating. Margins are expected to continue improving, driving faster EBITDA growth than revenue in the near-to-medium term. Ongoing cost-saving and productivity improvement initiatives should support margin expansion and drive further upside potential.
Is It Worth Investing in US Foods Holding Corp (NYSE: USFD) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for US Foods Holding Corp (NYSE: USFD) is above average at 25.48x. The 36-month beta value for USFD is also noteworthy at 1.58. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 5 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 4 rating it as “overweight,” 5 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for USFD is 242.98M, and at present, short sellers hold a 2.47% of that float. The average trading volume of USFD on April 16, 2024 was 1.76M shares.
USFD’s Market Performance
USFD’s stock has seen a -1.74% decrease for the week, with a -5.80% drop in the past month and a 10.95% gain in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.25%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 2.06% for US Foods Holding Corp The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -3.54% for USFD’s stock, with a simple moving average of 14.60% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of USFD
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for USFD stocks, with UBS repeating the rating for USFD by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for USFD in the upcoming period, according to UBS is $64 based on the research report published on February 20, 2024 of the current year 2024.
Piper Sandler, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see USFD reach a price target of $59, previously predicting the price at $45. The rating they have provided for USFD stocks is “Overweight” according to the report published on February 20th, 2024.
Piper Sandler gave a rating of “Neutral” to USFD, setting the target price at $45 in the report published on November 21st of the previous year.
USFD Trading at -0.73% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought USFD to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -7.39% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.06%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.25%, as shares sank -4.66% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +7.48% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, USFD fell by -2.03%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +16.38% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $52.62. In addition, US Foods Holding Corp saw 12.05% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at USFD starting from Rickard David A, who sale 8,365 shares at the price of $53.99 back on Mar 07 ’24. After this action, Rickard David A now owns 160,196 shares of US Foods Holding Corp, valued at $451,626 using the latest closing price.
Rickard David A, the EVP Strategy Revenue Mgmt of US Foods Holding Corp, sale 50,000 shares at $52.52 during a trade that took place back on Mar 06 ’24, which means that Rickard David A is holding 148,561 shares at $2,626,000 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for USFD
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.03 for the present operating margin
- 0.17 for the gross margin
The net margin for US Foods Holding Corp stands at 0.01. The total capital return value is set at 0.1. Equity return is now at value 10.95, with 3.84 for asset returns.
Based on US Foods Holding Corp (USFD), the company’s capital structure generated 0.52 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.22. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.1. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 3.14.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 1.43 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 3.44. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.49. The receivables turnover for the company is 17.71for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 2.7. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.30.
Conclusion
In summary, US Foods Holding Corp (USFD) has had a mixed performance as of late. Analysts have mixed opinions on the stock, with some viewing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
