Aryeh Capital Management Ltd. Trims Holdings in US Foods Holding Corp. (NYSE:USFD)

Aryeh Capital Management Ltd. reduced its position in shares of US Foods Holding Corp. (NYSE:USFD) by 18.5% during the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 243,769 shares of the company’s stock after selling 55,229 shares during the quarter. US Foods accounts for about 9.0% of Aryeh Capital Management Ltd.’s holdings, making the stock its 5th biggest position. Aryeh Capital Management Ltd.’s holdings in US Foods were worth $14,992,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in USFD. Public Sector Pension Investment Board boosted its holdings in US Foods by 100.2% in the third quarter. Public Sector Pension Investment Board now owns 6,000 shares of the company’s stock valued at $369,000 after acquiring an additional 2,500,000 shares during the last quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA boosted its holdings in US Foods by 46.0% in the second quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 6,550,945 shares of the company’s stock valued at $347,069,000 after acquiring an additional 2,064,321 shares during the last quarter. Congress Asset Management Co. bought a new stake in US Foods in the third quarter valued at approximately $121,196,000. Interval Partners LP boosted its holdings in US Foods by 371.2% in the second quarter. Interval Partners LP now owns 1,866,842 shares of the company’s stock valued at $98,905,000 after acquiring an additional 1,470,630 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Ensign Peak Advisors Inc boosted its holdings in US Foods by 175.8% in the second quarter. Ensign Peak Advisors Inc now owns 1,090,291 shares of the company’s stock valued at $57,764,000 after acquiring an additional 694,999 shares during the last quarter. 98.76% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

US Foods Trading Down 0.1 %

NYSE USFD opened at $69.77 on Monday. The stock has a market capitalization of $16.25 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.94, a PEG ratio of 1.15 and a beta of 1.66. US Foods Holding Corp. has a one year low of $42.96 and a one year high of $70.80. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.01, a current ratio of 1.19 and a quick ratio of 0.72. The business’s fifty day moving average is $63.77 and its 200-day moving average is $57.90.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

USFD has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Barclays increased their price target on US Foods from $71.00 to $78.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, November 8th. UBS Group increased their target price on US Foods from $67.00 to $77.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, November 8th. Jefferies Financial Group increased their target price on US Foods from $66.00 to $71.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, September 25th. StockNews.com upgraded US Foods from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Thursday, October 10th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company increased their target price on US Foods from $66.00 to $75.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, September 18th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, ten have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $71.09.

Insider Transactions at US Foods

In related news, CFO Dirk J. Locascio sold 10,000 shares of US Foods stock in a transaction dated Thursday, September 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $57.95, for a total value of $579,500.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer now owns 88,563 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,132,225.85. This trade represents a 10.15 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Company insiders own 0.70% of the company’s stock.

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.