According to
Zen Ratings, our proprietary rating system that evaluates 115 factors proven to drive growth in stocks and assigns each stock in our system an overall letter grade as well as 7 individual Component Grades for Value, Growth, Momentum, Sentiment, Safety, Financials, and proprietary AI algorithms, the 3 best food distribution stocks to buy right now are:
1. Us Foods Holding (NYSE:USFD)
The Component Grade breakdown for Us Foods Holding (NYSE:USFD) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: C, Safety: A, Financials: B, and AI: B.
Us Foods Holding (NYSE:USFD) has a Due Diligence Score of 36, which is 4 points higher than the food distribution industry average of 32.
USFD passed 12 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Us Foods Holding has seen its stock return 59.83% over the past year, overperforming other food distribution stocks by 39 percentage points.
Us Foods Holding has an average 1 year
price target of $85.00, an upside of 5.92% from Us Foods Holding's current stock price of $80.25.
Us Foods Holding stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 8 analysts covering Us Foods Holding, 87.5% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 12.5% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.
2. Hf Foods Group (NASDAQ:HFFG)
The Component Grade breakdown for Hf Foods Group (NASDAQ:HFFG) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: B.
Hf Foods Group (NASDAQ:HFFG) has a Due Diligence Score of 16, which is -16 points lower than the food distribution industry average of 32. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates HFFG as a "B".
HFFG passed 5 out of 33 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Hf Foods Group has seen its stock return 17.45% over the past year, underperforming other food distribution stocks by -4 percentage points.
3. Chefs' Warehouse (NASDAQ:CHEF)
The Component Grade breakdown for Chefs' Warehouse (NASDAQ:CHEF) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: B.
Chefs' Warehouse (NASDAQ:CHEF) has a Due Diligence Score of 32, which is equal to the food distribution industry average of 32.
CHEF passed 11 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Chefs' Warehouse has seen its stock return 63.28% over the past year, overperforming other food distribution stocks by 42 percentage points.
Chefs' Warehouse has an average 1 year
price target of $67.40, an upside of 6.36% from Chefs' Warehouse's current stock price of $63.37.
Chefs' Warehouse stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 5 analysts covering Chefs' Warehouse, 80% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 20% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.