United Natural Foods (NYSE:UNFI) Releases 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 0.700-0.900 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 0.800. The company issued revenue guidance of $31.3 billion-$31.7 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $31.1 billion. United Natural Foods also updated its FY25 guidance to $0.70-$0.90 EPS.

United Natural Foods Trading Up 11.9 %

Shares of UNFI stock opened at $27.49 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.39, a quick ratio of 0.53 and a current ratio of 1.48. United Natural Foods has a 52-week low of $8.58 and a 52-week high of $34.76. The company has a market capitalization of $1.65 billion, a PE ratio of -17.51 and a beta of 0.56. The business’s fifty day moving average is $29.63 and its 200 day moving average is $24.05.

United Natural Foods (NYSE:UNFI) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, March 11th. The company reported $0.22 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.18 by $0.04. United Natural Foods had a positive return on equity of 1.27% and a negative net margin of 0.30%. The company had revenue of $8.16 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $7.96 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.07 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 4.9% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that United Natural Foods will post 0.76 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research analysts have recently issued reports on UNFI shares. CL King raised United Natural Foods from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $33.00 price objective on the stock in a research note on Wednesday. Wells Fargo & Company raised their target price on United Natural Foods from $23.00 to $25.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research note on Friday, January 10th. The Goldman Sachs Group raised their target price on United Natural Foods from $25.00 to $28.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 13th. Guggenheim reissued a “neutral” rating on shares of United Natural Foods in a research note on Thursday, December 12th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets raised their target price on United Natural Foods from $23.00 to $32.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 11th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have given a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $27.50.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On United Natural Foods

A hedge fund recently bought a new stake in United Natural Foods stock. Brighton Jones LLC bought a new stake in shares of United Natural Foods, Inc. (NYSE:UNFI) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm bought 24,022 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $656,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 87.63% 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.