After finishing at $51.29 in the prior trading day, US Foods Holding Corp (NYSE: USFD) closed at $51.78, up 0.96%. In other words, the price has increased by $+0.49 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2100793 shares were traded.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of USFD by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 47.14 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 15.26. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.78 and its Current Ratio is at 1.30. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.10 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.02.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for the company, UBS on February 20, 2024, Upgraded its rating to Buy and sets its target price to $64 from $47 previously.
On February 20, 2024, Piper Sandler Upgraded its rating to Overweight which previously was Neutral and also upped its target price recommendation from $45 to $59.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Mar 07 ’24 when Rickard David A sold 8,365 shares for $53.99 per share. The transaction valued at 451,626 led to the insider holds 160,196 shares of the business.
Rickard David A sold 50,000 shares of USFD for $2,626,000 on Mar 06 ’24. The EVP Strategy Revenue Mgmt now owns 148,561 shares after completing the transaction at $52.52 per share. On Dec 11 ’23, another insider, Ferguson Scott D., who serves as the Director of the company, sold 3,000,000 shares for $43.87 each. As a result, the insider received 131,610,000 and left with 15,932,877 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, USFD now has a Market Capitalization of 12.70B and an Enterprise Value of 17.63B. As of this moment, US’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 25.94, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 14.18. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.39. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.36 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.67. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.50 whereas that against EBITDA is 12.62.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, USFD has reached a high of $54.94, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $35.66. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 50.87, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 44.23.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 1.75M shares per day over the past 3-months and 2.06M shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 245.20M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 242.97M. Insiders hold about 0.79% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 99.92% stake in the company. Shares short for USFD as of Mar 15, 2024 were 6.75M with a Short Ratio of 3.85, compared to 3.36M on Feb 15, 2024. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2.76% and a Short% of Float of 3.41%.
Earnings Estimates
Its stock is currently analyzed by 13 different market analysts. On average, analysts expect EPS of $0.54 for the current quarter, with a high estimate of $0.56 and a low estimate of $0.51, while EPS last year was $0.5. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.93, with high estimates of $0.96 and low estimates of $0.89.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $3.19 and $3.03 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $3.11. EPS for the following year is $3.65, with 14 analysts recommending between $3.9 and $3.52.
Revenue Estimates
12 analysts predict $8.91B in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $9.03B to a low estimate of $8.67B. As of the current estimate, US Foods Holding Corp’s year-ago sales were $8.49B, an estimated increase of 5.00% from the year-ago figure.
A total of 14 analysts have provided revenue estimates for USFD’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $38.14B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $37.33B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $37.82B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $35.6B, up 6.20% from the average estimate. Based on 14 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $39.74B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $40.53B and the low estimate is $38.82B. The average revenue growth estimate for next year is up 5.10% from the average revenue estimate for this year.
