United Natural Foods (NYSE:UNFI) Issues FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

United Natural Foods (NYSE:UNFI) issued an update on its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Tuesday morning. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 0.400-0.800 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 0.550. The company issued revenue guidance of $30.6 billion-$31.0 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $30.7 billion.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts have recently commented on the stock. UBS Group increased their price objective on shares of United Natural Foods from $16.00 to $21.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 2nd. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their price target on United Natural Foods from $15.00 to $22.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, October 7th. Northcoast Research raised shares of United Natural Foods from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, October 11th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets upped their price target on shares of United Natural Foods from $14.00 to $23.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 2nd. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have given a hold rating and one has issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $18.40.

United Natural Foods Trading Up 2.5 %

Shares of UNFI stock opened at $24.68 on Tuesday. United Natural Foods has a 12-month low of $8.58 and a 12-month high of $25.48. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $21.78 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $16.71. The company has a quick ratio of 0.52, a current ratio of 1.44 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.28. The company has a market capitalization of $1.48 billion, a PE ratio of -13.06 and a beta of 0.64.

United Natural Foods (NYSE:UNFI) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, October 1st. The company reported $0.01 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.08) by $0.09. United Natural Foods had a positive return on equity of 0.54% and a negative net margin of 0.36%. The company had revenue of $8.16 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $7.94 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned ($0.25) earnings per share. The company’s revenue was up 10.0% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, analysts predict that United Natural Foods will post 0.64 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Transactions at United Natural Foods

In other United Natural Foods news, insider Danielle Benedict sold 15,152 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, October 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $19.78, for a total value of $299,706.56. Following the transaction, the insider now directly owns 100,423 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,986,366.94. This trade represents a 13.11 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Insiders own 2.10% of the company’s stock.

About United Natural Foods

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.