B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG Grows Stock Holdings in US Foods Holding Corp. (NYSE:USFD)

B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG lifted its position in shares of US Foods Holding Corp. (NYSE:USFD) by 24.9% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 111,688 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 22,236 shares during the period. B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG’s holdings in US Foods were worth $7,534,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the business. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of US Foods by 59.5% during the fourth quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 477 shares of the company’s stock valued at $32,000 after buying an additional 178 shares during the period. R Squared Ltd purchased a new position in US Foods during the 4th quarter valued at $34,000. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC increased its position in US Foods by 50.2% during the 4th quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 727 shares of the company’s stock valued at $49,000 after purchasing an additional 243 shares during the period. J.Safra Asset Management Corp lifted its position in shares of US Foods by 38.5% in the 4th quarter. J.Safra Asset Management Corp now owns 806 shares of the company’s stock worth $55,000 after purchasing an additional 224 shares during the period. Finally, Versant Capital Management Inc boosted its stake in shares of US Foods by 112.2% during the 4th quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 855 shares of the company’s stock valued at $58,000 after purchasing an additional 452 shares in the last quarter. 98.76% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at US Foods

In other US Foods news, Director David W. Bullock purchased 4,000 shares of US Foods stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 18th. The shares were bought at an average price of $71.06 per share, for a total transaction of $284,240.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 4,500 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $319,770. This trade represents a 800.00 % increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Insiders own 0.70% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

USFD has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. StockNews.com downgraded US Foods from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, March 22nd. Morgan Stanley upped their price target on US Foods from $76.00 to $82.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 21st. Jefferies Financial Group raised their price objective on US Foods from $79.00 to $82.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, December 16th. Truist Financial upped their target price on shares of US Foods from $78.00 to $80.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, February 14th. Finally, Barclays lifted their price target on shares of US Foods from $82.00 to $85.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, February 14th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, eleven have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, US Foods presently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $71.09.

US Foods Stock Performance

USFD opened at $65.48 on Tuesday. The company has a fifty day moving average of $68.56 and a 200 day moving average of $66.55. US Foods Holding Corp. has a fifty-two week low of $49.65 and a fifty-two week high of $73.19. The stock has a market capitalization of $15.09 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.42, a PEG ratio of 1.03 and a beta of 1.65. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.06, a quick ratio of 0.71 and a current ratio of 1.21.

US Foods (NYSE:USFD) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, February 13th. The company reported $0.78 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.79 by ($0.01). The firm had revenue of $9.49 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $9.47 billion. US Foods had a return on equity of 15.03% and a net margin of 1.30%. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that US Foods Holding Corp. will post 3.59 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

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.