United Natural Foods (NYSE:UNFI) Updates FY25 Earnings Guidance

United Natural Foods (NYSE:UNFI) updated its FY25 earnings guidance on Tuesday. The company provided EPS guidance of $0.70-$0.90 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of $0.74. The company issued revenue guidance of $31.3-$31.7 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $31.10 billion. United Natural Foods also updated its FY 2025 guidance to 0.700-0.900 EPS.

United Natural Foods Trading Down 4.4 %

NYSE UNFI opened at $25.73 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.39, a quick ratio of 0.53 and a current ratio of 1.48. United Natural Foods has a one year low of $8.58 and a one year high of $34.76. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $29.69 and its 200 day moving average price is $23.95. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.54 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -16.39 and a beta of 0.56.

United Natural Foods (NYSE:UNFI) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, March 11th. The company reported $0.22 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.18 by $0.04. United Natural Foods had a negative net margin of 0.30% and a positive return on equity of 1.27%. The business had revenue of $8.16 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $7.96 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.07 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 4.9% on a year-over-year basis. On average, sell-side analysts predict that United Natural Foods will post 0.76 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms have recently issued reports on UNFI. BMO Capital Markets increased their target price on United Natural Foods from $23.00 to $32.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 11th. The Goldman Sachs Group increased their price objective on shares of United Natural Foods from $25.00 to $28.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 13th. Roth Mkm boosted their target price on shares of United Natural Foods from $20.00 to $26.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 12th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their target price on shares of United Natural Foods from $23.00 to $25.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a research note on Friday, January 10th. Finally, Guggenheim reaffirmed a “neutral” rating on shares of United Natural Foods in a research report on Thursday, December 12th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have assigned a hold rating and one has issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, United Natural Foods presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $26.40.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On United Natural Foods

A hedge fund recently bought a new stake in United Natural Foods stock. Brighton Jones LLC purchased a new position in United Natural Foods, Inc. (NYSE:UNFI) during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 24,022 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $656,000. Institutional investors own 87.63% of the company’s stock.

United Natural Foods Company Profile

United Natural Foods, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, distributes natural, organic, specialty, produce, and conventional grocery and non-food products in the United States and Canada. It operates in two segments, Wholesale and Retail. The company offers grocery and general merchandise, produce, perishables and frozen foods, wellness and personal care items, and bulk and foodservice products.