US Foods (NYSE:USFD) Posts Quarterly Earnings Results, Misses Expectations By $0.01 EPS

US Foods (NYSE:USFD) released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday. The company reported $0.78 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.79 by ($0.01), Zacks reports. US Foods had a return on equity of 14.15% and a net margin of 1.54%. US Foods updated its FY 2025 guidance to 3.690-3.880 EPS.

US Foods Stock Down 0.5 %

NYSE USFD traded down $0.38 during trading on Thursday, reaching $69.53. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 3,260,071 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,815,257. The company has a current ratio of 1.19, a quick ratio of 0.72 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.01. The stock has a market capitalization of $16.20 billion, a PE ratio of 29.79, a PEG ratio of 0.95 and a beta of 1.67. US Foods has a 1-year low of $45.24 and a 1-year high of $73.00. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $69.06 and a 200-day moving average price of $63.87.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

USFD has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. Melius initiated coverage on US Foods in a research report on Wednesday, December 18th. They set a “buy” rating and a $12.00 price objective for the company. Melius Research upgraded shares of US Foods to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 18th. Morgan Stanley increased their price objective on US Foods from $76.00 to $82.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 21st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price target on US Foods from $68.00 to $69.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, November 8th. Finally, Barclays lifted their price objective on shares of US Foods from $71.00 to $78.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, November 8th. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, eleven have assigned a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $68.92.

About US Foods

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.