Additionally, the 36-month beta value for UNFI is 0.63. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 1 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 4 rating it as “overweight,” 11 rating it as “hold,” and 4 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for UNFI is 57.77M and currently, short sellers hold a 6.86% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of UNFI on September 04, 2024 was 602.69K shares.
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UNFI) stock’s latest price update
The stock price of United Natural Foods Inc. (NYSE: UNFI) has jumped by 7.07 compared to previous close of 15.13. Despite this, the company has seen a gain of 15.30% in its stock price over the last five trading days. accesswire.com reported 2024-08-30 that VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESSWIRE / August 30, 2024 / bettermoo(d) Food Corporation (CSE:MOOO)(OTCQB:MOOOF)(Frankfurt:0I5A, WKN: A3D8PP) (the “Company” or “bettermoo(d)”) is pleased to announce that its current distributor and a market leader, United Natural Foods Canada, (“UNFI Canada” or the “Distribution Partner”), the largest publicly traded wholesale distributor delivering healthier food options to people throughout the United States and Canada1, is listing the Company’s newly launched Moodrink™ Barista Edition (Moodrink Barista™ orthe “Product”). With 50 distribution centers across North America, United Natural Foods, Inc. (“UNFI”), the parent company of UNFI Canada, serves approximately 30,000 retail partners, ranging from natural product superstores to independent retailers, conventional supermarket chains, e-commerce providers, and food service customers2.
UNFI’s Market Performance
UNFI’s stock has risen by 15.30% in the past week, with a monthly rise of 10.96% and a quarterly rise of 31.49%. The volatility ratio for the week is 4.74% while the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 4.29% for United Natural Foods Inc. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 20.29% for UNFI’s stock, with a 20.34% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of UNFI
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for UNFI stocks, with Wells Fargo repeating the rating for UNFI by listing it as a “Underweight.” The predicted price for UNFI in the upcoming period, according to Wells Fargo is $15 based on the research report published on January 04, 2024 of the current year 2024.
UBS, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see UNFI reach a price target of $32, previously predicting the price at $48. The rating they have provided for UNFI stocks is “Neutral” according to the report published on March 13th, 2023.
UNFI Trading at 19.51% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought UNFI to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -20.70% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 4.29%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 4.74%, as shares surge +20.63% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +20.81% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, UNFI rose by +15.30%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +3.98% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $13.61. In addition, United Natural Foods Inc. saw -0.18% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at UNFI starting from Esper Richard Eric, who sale 4,375 shares at the price of $11.35 back on Apr 01 ’24. After this action, Esper Richard Eric now owns 32,865 shares of United Natural Foods Inc., valued at $49,656 using the latest closing price.
Howard John W, the CFO of United Natural Foods Inc., purchase 6,275 shares at $11.99 during a trade that took place back on Mar 11 ’24, which means that Howard John W is holding 179,823 shares at $75,237 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for UNFI
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- -0.0 for the present operating margin
- 0.13 for the gross margin
The net margin for United Natural Foods Inc. stands at -0.0. The total capital return value is set at -0.0. Equity return is now at value -8.12, with -1.88 for asset returns.
Based on United Natural Foods Inc. (UNFI), the company’s capital structure generated 0.58 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.12. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.4. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is -0.09.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 493.0 million with net debt to EBITDA at 9.85. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.15. The receivables turnover for the company is 31.05for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 3.99. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.51.
Conclusion
In conclusion, United Natural Foods Inc. (UNFI) has seen mixed performance in recent times. Analysts have a bearish opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “sell” and others rating it 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.
