The price-to-earnings ratio for US Foods Holding Corp (NYSE: USFD) is 32.35x, which is above its average ratio. Moreover, the 36-month beta value for USFD is 1.39. Analysts have varying opinions on the stock, with 9 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 6 as “overweight,” 3 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for USFD is 228.72M and currently, short sellers hold a 2.36% of that float. On March 26, 2025, USFD’s average trading volume was 2.28M shares.
USFD) stock’s latest price update
US Foods Holding Corp (NYSE: USFD)’s stock price has gone decline by -0.56 in comparison to its previous close of 65.57, however, the company has experienced a 0.32% increase in its stock price over the last five trading days. investors.com reported 2025-03-13 that US Foods Holding saw an improvement in its IBD SmartSelect Composite Rating Thursday, from 94 to 96. The post US Foods Holding Stock Sees Its Composite Rating Rise To 96 appeared first on Investor’s Business Daily.
USFD’s Market Performance
US Foods Holding Corp (USFD) has experienced a 0.32% rise in stock performance for the past week, with a -8.07% drop in the past month, and a -2.48% drop in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.63%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 2.91% for USFD. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -1.96% for USFD’s stock, with a 4.54% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of USFD
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for USFD stocks, with Melius repeating the rating for USFD by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for USFD in the upcoming period, according to Melius is $12 based on the research report published on December 18, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
UBS, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see USFD reach a price target of $64, previously predicting the price at $47. The rating they have provided for USFD stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on February 20th, 2024.
Piper Sandler gave a rating of “Overweight” to USFD, setting the target price at $59 in the report published on February 20th of the previous year.
USFD Trading at -5.07% 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 -10.92% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.91%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.63%, as shares sank -7.15% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -3.19% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, USFD rose by +0.32%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +22.60% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $66.50. In addition, US Foods Holding Corp saw -3.35% 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 USFD starting from Bullock David W, who purchase 4,000 shares at the price of $71.06 back on Feb 18 ’25. After this action, Bullock David W now owns 4,500 shares of US Foods Holding Corp, valued at $284,240 using the latest closing price.
Locascio Dirk J., the EVP, Chief Financial Officer of US Foods Holding Corp, sale 10,000 shares at $57.95 during a trade that took place back on Sep 12 ’24, which means that Locascio Dirk J. is holding 88,563 shares at $579,500 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 0.11. Equity return is now at value 10.65, with 3.61 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 0.24. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.09. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 3.62.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 1.4 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 3.46. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.53. The receivables turnover for the company is 17.83for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 2.82. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.21.
Conclusion
To wrap up, the performance of US Foods Holding Corp (USFD) has been mixed in recent times. The stock has received a bullish of “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
