What Are The Chances Of US Foods Holding Corp (NYSE: USFD) Becoming A Clear Buy?

After Hours

There may be slightly higher risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading than during regular market hours. Due to the fact that issuers often announce critical financial information outside of regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular securities. The stock was recently discussed on Yahoo Finance as it revealed that US Foods Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2023 Earnings.

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Stocks Info

As a NYSE listed company, USFD falls under the Consumer Defensive sector while operating within the Food Distribution industry segment. At the end of the last regular session, the stock closed at $49.58 and fluctuated between $49.87 as its day high and $48.27 as its day low. The current market capitalization of US Foods Holding Corp is $12.14B. A total of 4.6 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 1.68M shares.

Insider Activity

Aside from predicting where a stock will go, investors also consider insider trades as an indicator of the stock’s future direction. During the recent three months, USFD has seen 0 BUY and 0 SELL insider trades, representing the acquisition of 0 and the disposition of 0 shares. Over the last 12 months, there were 26 BUYs and 32 SELLs from insiders. Insiders purchased 448,281 shares during that period but sold 157,836.

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.

In spite of price targets being rarely accurate, it tends to exert some kind influence from time to time, and was often accepted by the market as having some value. According to analysts who have offered 12-month price targets for USFD in the last 3 months, the mean price target is $55.12 with high estimates of $62.00 and low estimates of $45.00. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, USFD has a high of $49.32 and a low of $33.96.

As of this writing, USFD has an earnings estimate of $US Foods Holding Corp. per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of BrandywineGLOBAL – U.S. Fixed I estimates, with a high estimate of $Direxion Daily MSFT Bear 1X Sha per share and a lower estimate of $ProShares Ultra Semiconductors.

Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly

The balance sheet of a company shows what assets and liabilities a company has, as well as the amount, equity investors have invested. With the help of this information, a company’s financial ratios can be calculated to give investors an overview of the company’s 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 $19.37, 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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