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

United Natural Foods (NYSE:UNFI) updated its FY25 earnings guidance on Tuesday. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $0.70-$0.90 for the period, compared to the consensus 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 Stock Down 5.3 %

Shares of NYSE UNFI opened at $24.47 on Wednesday. United Natural Foods has a 12-month low of $8.58 and a 12-month high of $34.76. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $29.63 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $24.03. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.47 billion, a PE ratio of -15.58 and a beta of 0.56. The company has a current ratio of 1.48, a quick ratio of 0.53 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.39.

United Natural Foods (NYSE:UNFI) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, March 11th. The company reported $0.22 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates 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 firm had revenue of $8.16 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $7.96 billion. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 4.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.07 EPS. As a group, analysts expect that United Natural Foods will post 0.76 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts have commented on UNFI shares. Roth Mkm increased their price target on United Natural Foods from $20.00 to $26.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 12th. 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. Guggenheim reissued a “neutral” rating on shares of United Natural Foods in a research report on Thursday, December 12th. BMO Capital Markets raised their price target on shares of United Natural Foods from $23.00 to $32.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a report on Wednesday, December 11th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price objective on shares of United Natural Foods from $23.00 to $25.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research note on Friday, January 10th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have assigned a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $26.40.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A hedge fund recently bought a new stake in United Natural Foods stock. Brighton Jones LLC bought a new stake in shares of United Natural Foods, Inc. (NYSE:UNFI) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund bought 24,022 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $656,000. Hedge funds and other 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.