There Is A Quest For Clarity Surrounding US Foods Holding Corp (NYSE: USFD) Volatility

After Hours

There is a slight risk associated with trading before and after the market open. Due to lower liquidity and higher volatility, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads on particular security due to the release of critical financial information after regular trading hours. The stock was recently discussed on Yahoo Finance as it revealed that US Foods to Host Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2023 Financial Results Conference Call and Webcast.

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Stocks Info

This NYSE-listed company operates within the Food Distribution industry segment, falling under the Consumer Defensive sector. At the end of the last regular session, the stock closed at $46.26 and fluctuated between $46.36 as its day high and $45.69 as its day low. The current market capitalization of US Foods Holding Corp is $11.37B. A total of 2.91 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 1.75M shares.

Insider Activity

Insider trades can also provide insight into a stock’s future direction. During the recent three months, USFD has seen 0 BUY and 2 SELL insider trades, representing the acquisition of 0 and the disposition of 1,996 shares. Over the last 12 months, there were 29 BUYs and 37 SELLs from insiders. Insiders purchased 769,946 shares during that period but sold 237,991.

In the most recent transaction, Ferguson Scott D. sold 3,000,000 shares of USFD for 43.87 per share on Dec 11. After the transaction, the Director now owns 15,932,877 company shares. In a previous transaction on Mar 30, Guberman Steven sold 2,735 shares at 36.54 per share. USFD shares that EVP, Nationally Managed Bus. owns now total 94,579.

Among the insiders who sold shares, Iacobucci Andrew E. disposed of 2,278 shares on Mar 30 at a per-share price of $36.54. This resulted in the insider holding 185,244 shares of USFD after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Guberman Steven sold 3,412 shares at $36.60 per share on Mar 29. Company shares held by the EVP, Nationally Managed Bus. now total 99,090.

Even though price targets are rarely accurate, they do tend to exert some kind of influence from time to time and are often considered important by markets. According to analysts who have offered 12-month price targets for USFD in the last 3 months, the mean price target is $51.85 with high estimates of $60.00 and low estimates of $45.00. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, USFD has a high of $47.10 and a low of $33.96.

As of this writing, USFD has an earnings estimate of $WisdomTree Floating Rate Treasu per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of ProShares Ultra Semiconductors estimates, with a high estimate of $BrandywineGLOBAL – U.S. Fixed I per share and a lower estimate of $US Foods Holding Corp.

Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly

In a balance sheet, you can see what assets and liabilities the company has, as well as how much equity investors have invested. These figures can be used to calculate a company’s financial ratios to give investors a better idea of its prospects. USFD’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $148.00M in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $5.47B in debt and $2.55B in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $19.05, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $4.27B.

Analysts Opinion

The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for USFD is Buy with a score of 4.45.

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