In the latest session, United Natural Foods Inc. (NYSE: UNFI) closed at $11.20 down -2.52% from its previous closing price of $11.49. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.29 from its previous closing price. On the day, 524245 shares were traded.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of United Natural Foods Inc.’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.54 and its Current Ratio is at 1.53. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 2.17 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 2.06.
On March 13, 2023, UBS Downgraded its rating to Neutral which previously was Buy and also lowered its target price recommendation from $48 to $32.
Insider Transactions:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Mar 11 ’24 when Howard John W bought 6,275 shares for $11.99 per share. The transaction valued at 75,237 led to the insider holds 179,823 shares of the business.
Bates Ann Torre sold 16,061 shares of UNFI for $239,951 on Oct 11 ’23. The Director now owns 0 shares after completing the transaction at $14.94 per share. On Oct 05 ’23, another insider, Howard John W, who serves as the CFO of the company, bought 5,490 shares for $13.68 each. As a result, the insider paid 75,103 and bolstered with 141,790 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, UNFI now has a Market Capitalization of 665.69M and an Enterprise Value of 4.31B. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.02 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.39. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.14 whereas that against EBITDA is 15.18.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, UNFI has reached a high of $28.37, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $11.38. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 14.25, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 16.49.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, UNFI has traded an average of 673.76K shares per day and 635.27k over the past ten days. A total of 58.50M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 57.80M. Insiders hold about 2.75% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 88.55% stake in the company. Shares short for UNFI as of Mar 15, 2024 were 3.18M with a Short Ratio of 4.72, compared to 2.91M on Feb 15, 2024. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 5.35% and a Short% of Float of 7.70%.
Earnings Estimates
There are 9 different market analysts currently analyzing its stock. On average, analysts expect EPS of $0.04 for the current quarter, with a high estimate of $0.32 and a low estimate of -$0.06, while EPS last year was $0.54. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is -$0.12, with high estimates of $0 and low estimates of -$0.3.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $0.2 and -$0.25 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of -$0.03. EPS for the following year is $0.58, with 9 analysts recommending between $2.31 and -$0.25.
Revenue Estimates
A total of 10 analysts have provided revenue estimates for UNFI’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $30.9B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $30.66B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $30.77B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $30.27B, up 1.60% from the average estimate. Based on 10 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $30.98B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $32.27B and the low estimate is $30.45B. The average revenue growth estimate for next year is up 0.70% from the average revenue estimate for this year.
