The stock has a 36-month beta value of 0.56. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 1 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 as “overweight,” 9 as “hold,” and 1 as “sell.”
The public float for UNFI is 58.32M, and at present, short sellers hold a 6.61% of that float. On February 13, 2025, the average trading volume of UNFI was 698.94K shares.
UNFI) stock’s latest price update
United Natural Foods Inc (NYSE: UNFI)’s stock price has soared by 4.66 in relation to previous closing price of 31.97. Nevertheless, the company has seen a gain of 8.43% in its stock price over the last five trading days. zacks.com reported 2025-02-13 that Here is how United Natural Foods (UNFI) and US Foods (USFD) have performed compared to their sector so far this year.
UNFI’s Market Performance
United Natural Foods Inc (UNFI) has seen a 8.43% rise in stock performance for the week, with a 19.42% gain in the past month and a 59.11% surge in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.76%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 3.94% for UNFI. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 12.20% for UNFI’s stock, with a 78.44% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of UNFI
Wells Fargo, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see UNFI reach a price target of $15. The rating they have provided for UNFI stocks is “Underweight” according to the report published on January 04th, 2024.
UBS gave a rating of “Neutral” to UNFI, setting the target price at $32 in the report published on March 13th of the previous year.
UNFI Trading at 18.83% 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 able to rebound, for now settling with 3.91% of gains for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.94%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.76%, as shares surge +17.45% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +33.63% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, UNFI rose by +7.52%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +263.42% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $29.81. In addition, United Natural Foods Inc saw 22.52% 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 UNFI starting from Bushway Mark, who proposed sale 13,700 shares at the price of $32.00 back on Feb 12 ’25. After this action, Bushway Mark now owns shares of United Natural Foods Inc, valued at $438,400 using the latest closing price.
Benedict Danielle, the Chief Human Resources Officer of United Natural Foods Inc, sale 9,050 shares at $22.10 during a trade that took place back on Oct 17 ’24, which means that Benedict Danielle is holding 88,218 shares at $200,005 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 0.02. Equity return is now at value -5.66, with -1.19 for asset returns.
Based on United Natural Foods Inc (UNFI), the company’s capital structure generated 0.7 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.1. The debt to equity ratio resting at 2.36. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 0.54.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 356.0 million with net debt to EBITDA at 9.2. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.19. The receivables turnover for the company is 28.38for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 3.93. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.48.
Conclusion
To sum up, United Natural Foods Inc (UNFI) has seen a better performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing 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.
