United Natural Foods (NYSE:UNFI) Releases Earnings Results, Beats Expectations By $0.04 EPS

United Natural Foods (NYSE:UNFI) posted its earnings results on Tuesday. The company reported $0.22 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.18 by $0.04, Zacks reports. United Natural Foods had a positive return on equity of 1.27% and a negative net margin of 0.30%. United Natural Foods updated its FY 2025 guidance to 0.700-0.900 EPS.

United Natural Foods Trading Down 4.4 %

NYSE UNFI opened at $25.73 on Tuesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.54 billion, a P/E ratio of -16.39 and a beta of 0.56. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $29.69 and a 200 day simple moving average of $23.95. United Natural Foods has a 12 month low of $8.58 and a 12 month high of $34.76. The company has a current ratio of 1.48, a quick ratio of 0.53 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.39.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On United Natural Foods

An institutional investor recently bought a new position in United Natural Foods stock. Brighton Jones LLC acquired a new stake in United Natural Foods, Inc. (NYSE:UNFI) in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor acquired 24,022 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $656,000. 87.63% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts recently commented on the company. Guggenheim reaffirmed a “neutral” rating on shares of United Natural Foods in a research note on Thursday, December 12th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price target on United Natural Foods from $23.00 to $25.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a report on Friday, January 10th. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their price target on United Natural Foods from $25.00 to $28.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, February 13th. BMO Capital Markets upped their target price on United Natural Foods from $23.00 to $32.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a report on Wednesday, December 11th. Finally, Roth Mkm upped their target price on United Natural Foods from $20.00 to $26.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, December 12th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have assigned a hold rating and one has given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $26.40.

United Natural Foods Company Profile

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.