US Foods Holding Corp (USFD) stock expected to decline by -4.06%: What’s driving the pessimism?

A share price of US Foods Holding Corp [USFD] is currently trading at $50.55, down -0.04%. Until recently, the best way to gauge how the stock has performed was to look at its short-term value. The USFD shares have lost -1.44% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -6.20%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.

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From an analyst’s perspective:

US Foods Holding Corp [NYSE: USFD] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on February 20, 2024, when UBS upgraded its rating to a Buy and also boosted its price target to $64 from $47. Previously, Piper Sandler upgraded its rating to Overweight on February 20, 2024, and elevated its price target to $59. Deutsche Bank started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and suggested a price target of $50 on October 19, 2023. Morgan Stanley upgraded its rating to a Overweight and raised its price target to $54 on June 20, 2023. Barclays upgraded its rating to Overweight for this stock on January 05, 2023, and upped its price target to $43.

US Foods Holding Corp experienced fluctuations in its stock price throughout the past year between $35.66 and $54.94. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $48.5 within the next 12 months. US Foods Holding Corp [NYSE: USFD] shares were valued at $50.55 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential drop of -4.06% based on the average USFD price forecast.

Analyzing the USFD fundamentals

Trailing Twelve Months sales for US Foods Holding Corp [NYSE:USFD] were 35.60B which represents 4.94% growth. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.17% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.03%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.02%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.01%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.04, Equity is 0.11 and Total Capital is 0.1. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 1.1.

Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 50.06 points at the first support level, and at 49.56 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 51.37, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 52.18.

Ratios To Look Out For

To put it in perspective, the Current Ratio for US Foods Holding Corp [NYSE:USFD] is 1.30. As well, the Quick Ratio is 0.78, while the Cash Ratio is 0.09. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 0.35, the price to book ratio is 2.61 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 25.32.

Transactions by insiders

Recent insider trading involved Rickard David A, EVP Strategy Revenue Mgmt, that happened on Mar 07 ’24 when 8365.0 shares were sold. EVP Strategy Revenue Mgmt, Rickard David A completed a deal on Mar 06 ’24 to sell 50000.0 shares. Meanwhile, Director Ferguson Scott D. sold 3.0 million shares on Dec 11 ’23.

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