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

US Foods (NYSE:USFD) released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday. The company reported $0.78 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates 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 Price Performance

Shares of USFD opened at $71.00 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $16.54 billion, a P/E ratio of 30.47, a P/E/G ratio of 0.95 and a beta of 1.67. The business’s 50-day moving average is $69.06 and its two-hundred day moving average is $63.87. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.01, a quick ratio of 0.72 and a current ratio of 1.19. US Foods has a fifty-two week low of $45.24 and a fifty-two week high of $73.00.

Analyst Ratings Changes

USFD has been the topic of several recent research reports. Jefferies Financial Group increased their target price on US Foods from $79.00 to $82.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, December 16th. Barclays raised their price objective on US Foods from $71.00 to $78.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, November 8th. Truist Financial boosted their target price on shares of US Foods from $74.00 to $78.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, January 16th. Melius initiated coverage on shares of US Foods in a report on Wednesday, December 18th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $12.00 price target on the stock. Finally, Morgan Stanley boosted their price objective on shares of US Foods from $76.00 to $82.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 21st. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, eleven have given a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $68.92.

About US Foods

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.