Roth Capital Analysts Decrease Earnings Estimates for UNFI

United Natural Foods, Inc. (NYSE:UNFI) – Investment analysts at Roth Capital dropped their Q4 2025 earnings per share estimates for United Natural Foods in a report issued on Thursday, December 12th. Roth Capital analyst W. Kirk now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $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 $0.72 per share.

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

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

United Natural Foods Price Performance

NYSE:UNFI opened at $28.49 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.39, a current ratio of 1.48 and a quick ratio of 0.52. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $22.43 and a 200 day simple moving average of $17.15. United Natural Foods has a 1-year low of $8.58 and a 1-year high of $32.20.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in UNFI. nVerses Capital LLC acquired a new position in United Natural Foods in the second quarter valued at about $28,000. CWM LLC raised its position in shares of United Natural Foods by 661.8% in the 2nd quarter. CWM LLC now owns 3,314 shares of the company’s stock valued at $43,000 after buying an additional 2,879 shares in the last quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp lifted its holdings in shares of United Natural Foods by 12.2% during the 2nd quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 6,584 shares of the company’s stock worth $86,000 after acquiring an additional 716 shares during the period. Canada Pension Plan Investment Board acquired a new stake in shares of United Natural Foods during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $94,000. Finally, Innealta Capital LLC bought a new position in United Natural Foods in the second quarter valued at approximately $97,000. 87.63% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

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

United Natural Foods Company Profile

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.