Eagle Rock Investment Company LLC Invests $1.33 Million in US Foods Holding Corp. (NYSE:USFD)

Eagle Rock Investment Company LLC purchased a new stake in shares of US Foods Holding Corp. (NYSE:USFD) in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm purchased 19,645 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,325,000.

Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Acadian Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of US Foods during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $25,000. Choreo LLC purchased a new stake in US Foods during the second quarter worth $204,000. DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale boosted its holdings in US Foods by 122.7% during the second quarter. DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale now owns 3,389 shares of the company’s stock worth $180,000 after buying an additional 1,867 shares in the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew its position in US Foods by 14.3% during the second quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 4,528,776 shares of the company’s stock valued at $239,940,000 after buying an additional 567,601 shares during the period. Finally, Primecap Management Co. CA purchased a new position in US Foods in the second quarter valued at $6,204,000. 98.76% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

USFD has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Piper Sandler increased their target price on shares of US Foods from $61.00 to $75.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, November 11th. Melius assumed coverage on US Foods in a research report on Wednesday, December 18th. They set a “buy” rating and a $12.00 price target on the stock. Jefferies Financial Group boosted their price objective on US Foods from $79.00 to $82.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, December 16th. StockNews.com upgraded US Foods from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 10th. Finally, Melius Research raised shares of US Foods to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, December 18th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, eleven have assigned a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $67.42.

US Foods Trading Up 0.2 %

Shares of USFD opened at $68.03 on Friday. US Foods Holding Corp. has a 52-week low of $44.81 and a 52-week high of $72.84. The stock has a market cap of $15.85 billion, a PE ratio of 29.20, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.91 and a beta of 1.67. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $68.28 and its two-hundred day moving average is $61.40. The company has a quick ratio of 0.72, a current ratio of 1.19 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.01.

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.