Hantz Financial Services Inc. Has $12.05 Million Stake in US Foods Holding Corp. (NYSE:USFD)

Hantz Financial Services Inc. raised its position in US Foods Holding Corp. (NYSE:USFD) by 2.5% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 178,584 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 4,307 shares during the quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc.’s holdings in US Foods were worth $12,047,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of USFD. R Squared Ltd acquired a new stake in US Foods in the 4th quarter valued at about $34,000. KBC Group NV lifted its position in shares of US Foods by 45.3% in the fourth quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 8,971 shares of the company’s stock valued at $605,000 after buying an additional 2,795 shares during the last quarter. Blue Trust Inc. boosted its stake in shares of US Foods by 91.4% during the 4th quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 1,382 shares of the company’s stock worth $85,000 after acquiring an additional 660 shares during the period. First Citizens Bank & Trust Co. raised its stake in US Foods by 76.7% in the 4th quarter. First Citizens Bank & Trust Co. now owns 7,494 shares of the company’s stock valued at $506,000 after acquiring an additional 3,252 shares during the period. Finally, Fifth Third Bancorp lifted its holdings in US Foods by 11.5% during the 4th quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 2,636 shares of the company’s stock valued at $178,000 after purchasing an additional 271 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 98.76% of the company’s stock.

US Foods Stock Performance

Shares of USFD stock opened at $70.79 on Wednesday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.72, a current ratio of 1.19 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.01. US Foods Holding Corp. has a 52 week low of $45.15 and a 52 week high of $72.84. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $68.77 and a 200-day moving average of $62.51. The company has a market cap of $16.49 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.38, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.93 and a beta of 1.67.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages recently commented on USFD. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on shares of US Foods from $68.00 to $69.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, November 8th. Truist Financial upped their target price on US Foods from $74.00 to $78.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 16th. StockNews.com upgraded US Foods from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 10th. 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 report on Monday, December 16th. Finally, Melius Research raised shares of US Foods to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 18th. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, eleven have assigned a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $68.92.

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.