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

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

US Foods Stock Up 0.2 %

US Foods stock traded up $0.14 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $71.25. The company had a trading volume of 3,795,466 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,682,029. The firm has a market capitalization of $16.60 billion, a P/E ratio of 30.58, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.95 and a beta of 1.67. 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 firm’s fifty day moving average is $69.02 and its 200-day moving average is $64.04. US Foods has a fifty-two week low of $45.24 and a fifty-two week high of $73.00.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms recently commented on USFD. Melius Research raised shares of US Foods to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 18th. Barclays increased their target price on shares of US Foods from $82.00 to $85.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday. Morgan Stanley increased their target price on shares of US Foods from $76.00 to $82.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 21st. UBS Group upped their price target on shares of US Foods from $77.00 to $83.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday. Finally, Melius started coverage on shares of US Foods in a research report on Wednesday, December 18th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $12.00 price target for the company. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, eleven have issued a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $70.17.

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.