<div id="readability-page-1"><p>Invesco Ltd. increased its position in  United Natural Foods, Inc. (NYSE:UNFI - Free Report) by 20.7% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities &amp; Exchange Commission. The firm owned 2,544,315 shares of the company's stock after purchasing an additional 436,680 shares during the period. Invesco Ltd. owned 4.20% of United Natural Foods worth $59,308,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.</p><div><p><span></span><span>Get <strong>United Natural Foods</strong> alerts:</span></p></div><ul><li>US Foods is Managing Inflation Deceleration the Right Way</li></ul><p>A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of UNFI. Brighton Jones LLC bought a new stake in shares of  United Natural Foods during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $656,000.  Cetera Investment Advisers boosted its position in shares of  United Natural Foods by 41.3% during the first quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 12,494 shares of the company's stock valued at $342,000 after buying an additional 3,650 shares during the last quarter.  US Bancorp DE increased its holdings in  United Natural Foods by 133.4% in the 1st quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 12,216 shares of the company's stock worth $335,000 after buying an additional 6,982 shares in the last quarter.  Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. raised its holdings in shares of  United Natural Foods by 3.0% during the first quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 677,359 shares of the company's stock valued at $18,553,000 after purchasing an additional 20,017 shares during the last quarter.  Finally, Deutsche Bank AG lifted its holdings in shares of  United Natural Foods by 45.6% during the 1st quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 165,857 shares of the company's stock valued at $4,543,000 after buying an additional 51,952 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own  87.63% of the company's stock. </p><h2>Insider Buying and Selling at United Natural Foods</h2><p>In other United Natural Foods news, insider Danielle Benedict sold 11,655 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, September 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $35.31, for a total value of $411,538.05. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 89,544 shares in the company, valued at $3,161,798.64. The trade was a 11.52% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Insiders own  2.40% of the company's stock. </p><h2>United Natural Foods Stock Performance</h2><ul><li>The Turnaround in United Natural Foods is Ripening </li></ul><p>Shares of UNFI stock opened at $31.42 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.25, a current ratio of 1.38 and a quick ratio of 0.50. United Natural Foods, Inc. has a 1 year low of $20.78 and a 1 year high of $43.29. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.91 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -18.92 and a beta of 0.82. The business has a fifty day moving average of $38.21 and a 200 day moving average of $30.82. </p><p>United Natural Foods (NYSE:UNFI - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, December 2nd. The company reported $0.56 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.39 by $0.17. United Natural Foods had a positive return on equity of 4.35% and a negative net margin of 0.32%.The company had revenue of $7.84 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $7.91 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.16 EPS. United Natural Foods's quarterly revenue was down .4% compared to the same quarter last year. United Natural Foods has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.500-2.300 EPS.  As a group, research analysts expect that  United Natural Foods, Inc. will post 0.76 earnings per share for the current year. </p><h2>Wall Street Analyst Weigh In</h2><ul><li>MarketBeat Week in Review – 6/26 - 6/30</li></ul><p>Several research analysts have recently weighed in on UNFI shares. Jefferies Financial Group lifted their price target on shares of United Natural Foods from $27.00 to $40.00 and gave the stock a &#34;hold&#34; rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 1st. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their price target on shares of United Natural Foods from $29.00 to $40.00 and gave the company a &#34;neutral&#34; rating in a report on Wednesday, October 1st. UBS Group increased their target price on United Natural Foods from $29.00 to $42.00 and gave the company a &#34;buy&#34; rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 1st. Weiss Ratings  restated a &#34;sell (d-)&#34; rating on shares of United Natural Foods in a report on Tuesday, October 14th. Finally, Roth Capital upped their target price on United Natural Foods from $25.00 to $35.00 and gave the company a &#34;neutral&#34; rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 1st. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nine have given a Hold rating and one  has given a Sell rating to the company's stock. 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<p>Invesco Ltd. increased its stake in United Natural Foods, Inc. by 20.7% in Q2, purchasing an additional 436,680 shares, now owning 4.20% of the company valued at $59.3 million. Other institutional investors also adjusted their positions in UNFI. United Natural Foods reported a quarterly EPS of $0.56, surpassing estimates, with revenue slightly down. Analysts have adjusted their price targets for UNFI shares, with mixed ratings from various financial groups.</p>

Invesco Ltd. Buys 436,680 Shares of United Natural Foods, Inc. $UNFI