United Natural Foods (UNFI) to Release Earnings on Tuesday

United Natural Foods (NYSE:UNFI) is scheduled to be posting its quarterly earnings results before the market opens on Tuesday, December 10th. Analysts expect United Natural Foods to post earnings of $0.01 per share for the quarter. United Natural Foods has set its FY 2025 guidance at 0.200-0.800 EPS and its FY25 guidance at $0.20-$0.80 EPS.Individual that are interested in registering for the company’s earnings conference call can do so using this link.

United Natural Foods (NYSE:UNFI) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, October 1st. The company reported $0.01 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.08) by $0.09. The firm had revenue of $8.16 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $7.94 billion. United Natural Foods had a negative net margin of 0.36% and a positive return on equity of 0.54%. The firm’s revenue was up 10.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company earned ($0.25) earnings per share. On average, analysts expect United Natural Foods to post $1 EPS for the current fiscal year and $1 EPS for the next fiscal year.

United Natural Foods Stock Up 1.8 %

Shares of NYSE:UNFI opened at $25.27 on Tuesday. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $20.82 and its 200 day moving average price is $16.16. The stock has a market cap of $1.51 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -13.14 and a beta of 0.62. United Natural Foods has a fifty-two week low of $8.58 and a fifty-two week high of $25.35. The company has a quick ratio of 0.52, a current ratio of 1.44 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.28.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research firms have weighed in on UNFI. BMO Capital Markets raised their price objective on shares of United Natural Foods from $14.00 to $23.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 2nd. The Goldman Sachs Group raised their price objective on shares of United Natural Foods from $15.00 to $22.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, October 7th. UBS Group raised their price objective on shares of United Natural Foods from $16.00 to $21.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 2nd. Finally, Northcoast Research raised shares of United Natural Foods from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, October 11th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have given a hold rating and one has given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $18.40.

Insider Activity

In other news, insider Danielle Benedict sold 15,152 shares of United Natural Foods stock in a transaction on Friday, October 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $19.78, for a total value of $299,706.56. Following the transaction, the insider now directly owns 100,423 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,986,366.94. The trade was a 13.11 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Corporate insiders own 2.10% 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.