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INVESTOR'S BUSINESS DAILY and JULIE MAK

US Foods Holding Stock Sees Its Composite Rating Rise To 96

The IBD SmartSelect Composite Rating for US Foods Holding stock rose from 94 to 96 Thursday.

The revised score means the stock currently tops 96% of all other stocks in terms of key performance metrics and technical strength.

US Foods Holding stock is not currently near a proper entry. This is not the time to buy stocks during a market correction, but build a watchlist of possible emerging leaders once the market trend turns around.

 

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The food stock has a 94 EPS Rating, meaning its recent quarterly and longer-term annual earnings growth is outpacing 94% of all stocks.

Its Accumulation/Distribution Rating of D- shows moderate selling by institutional investors over the last 13 weeks. Look for the rating to improve to at least a C or better.

US Foods Holding Earnings

In Q4, the wholesale food company reported 31% EPS growth. It has now posted accelerating EPS increases for three consecutive quarters. Sales growth fell to 6%, down from 7% in the prior quarter.

US Foods Holding holds the No. 1 rank among its peers in the Wholesale-Food industry group. G. Willi-Food Intl and United Natural Foods are also among the group's highest-rated stocks.

This article was created automatically with Stats Perform's Wordsmith software using data and article templates supplied by Investor's Business Daily. An IBD journalist may have edited the article.

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