Roth Capital Has Bearish Forecast for UNFI Q4 Earnings

United Natural Foods, Inc. (NYSE:UNFI) – Equities researchers at Roth Capital lowered their Q4 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of United Natural Foods in a research report issued on Thursday, December 12th. Roth Capital analyst W. Kirk now forecasts that the company will earn $0.12 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.13. The consensus estimate for United Natural Foods’ current full-year earnings is $0.66 per share.

A number of other analysts have also issued reports on UNFI. Roth Mkm boosted their target price on United Natural Foods from $20.00 to $26.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday. UBS Group boosted their price objective on United Natural Foods from $16.00 to $21.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 2nd. BMO Capital Markets increased their target price on United Natural Foods from $23.00 to $32.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a research note on Wednesday. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their target price on United Natural Foods from $15.00 to $22.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, October 7th. Finally, Northcoast Research raised shares of United Natural Foods from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, October 11th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have assigned a hold rating and one has issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $22.60.

United Natural Foods Stock Performance

Shares of UNFI stock opened at $28.49 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.39, a quick ratio of 0.52 and a current ratio of 1.48. The firm has a market cap of $1.71 billion, a P/E ratio of -18.15 and a beta of 0.64. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $22.43 and its 200-day moving average price is $17.11. United Natural Foods has a one year low of $8.58 and a one year high of $32.20.

United Natural Foods (NYSE:UNFI) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, December 10th. The company reported $0.16 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.02) by $0.18. The company had revenue of $7.90 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $7.61 billion. United Natural Foods had a negative net margin of 0.30% and a positive return on equity of 1.27%. United Natural Foods’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted ($0.04) earnings per share.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On United Natural Foods

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of UNFI. Van ECK Associates Corp increased its holdings in shares of United Natural Foods by 12.2% in the 2nd quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 6,584 shares of the company’s stock valued at $86,000 after acquiring an additional 716 shares during the last quarter. Creative Planning raised its stake in United Natural Foods by 7.6% during the 3rd quarter. Creative Planning now owns 13,506 shares of the company’s stock worth $227,000 after acquiring an additional 953 shares in the last quarter. Keynote Financial Services LLC lifted its position in United Natural Foods by 6.6% in the second quarter. Keynote Financial Services LLC now owns 17,517 shares of the company’s stock valued at $229,000 after acquiring an additional 1,091 shares during the last quarter. SummerHaven Investment Management LLC boosted its stake in United Natural Foods by 3.6% in the second quarter. SummerHaven Investment Management LLC now owns 37,235 shares of the company’s stock valued at $488,000 after acquiring an additional 1,303 shares in the last quarter. Finally, nVerses Capital LLC increased its position in United Natural Foods by 85.7% during the third quarter. nVerses Capital LLC now owns 3,900 shares of the company’s stock worth $66,000 after buying an additional 1,800 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 87.63% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other United Natural Foods news, insider Danielle Benedict sold 9,050 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, October 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $22.10, for a total value of $200,005.00. Following the sale, the insider now directly owns 88,218 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,949,617.80. This represents a 9.30 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this link. 2.10% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

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.