JB Capital LLC Has $1.96 Million Stake in US Foods Holding Corp. (NYSE:USFD)

JB Capital LLC boosted its stake in shares of US Foods Holding Corp. (NYSE:USFD) by 6.5% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 29,065 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 1,776 shares during the quarter. JB Capital LLC’s holdings in US Foods were worth $1,961,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. New Millennium Group LLC bought a new position in shares of US Foods during the fourth quarter worth about $1,559,000. Hantz Financial Services Inc. lifted its position in shares of US Foods by 2.5% in the 4th quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 178,584 shares of the company’s stock worth $12,047,000 after purchasing an additional 4,307 shares during the period. R Squared Ltd bought a new stake in shares of US Foods in the 4th quarter valued at $34,000. KBC Group NV increased its position in shares of US Foods by 45.3% during the fourth quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 8,971 shares of the company’s stock worth $605,000 after buying an additional 2,795 shares during the period. Finally, Blue Trust Inc. raised its stake in US Foods by 91.4% during the fourth quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 1,382 shares of the company’s stock worth $85,000 after buying an additional 660 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 98.76% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts have weighed in on the company. UBS Group increased their price target on US Foods from $67.00 to $77.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, November 8th. Morgan Stanley upped their price objective on shares of US Foods from $76.00 to $82.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 21st. Jefferies Financial Group increased their price objective on US Foods from $79.00 to $82.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, December 16th. Melius started coverage on US Foods in a research report on Wednesday, December 18th. They set a “buy” rating and a $12.00 target price on the stock. Finally, StockNews.com raised US Foods from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 10th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, eleven have issued a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $68.92.

US Foods Price Performance

US Foods stock opened at $71.02 on Monday. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $68.97 and its 200 day simple moving average is $62.90. US Foods Holding Corp. has a 12 month low of $45.24 and a 12 month high of $72.84. The company has a market cap of $16.54 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.48, a PEG ratio of 0.95 and a beta of 1.67. The company has a current ratio of 1.19, a quick ratio of 0.72 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.01.

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.