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. Mission Produce (NASDAQ:AVO)
The Component Grade breakdown for Mission Produce (NASDAQ:AVO) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: B, Financials: C, and AI: B.
Mission Produce (NASDAQ:AVO) has a Due Diligence Score of 31, which is -5 points lower than the food distribution industry average of 36. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates AVO as a "A".
AVO passed 9 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Mission Produce has seen its stock return 16.55% over the past year, overperforming other food distribution stocks by 17 percentage points.
Mission Produce has an average 1 year
price target of $15.50, an upside of 28.74% from Mission Produce's current stock price of $12.04.
Mission Produce stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering Mission Produce, 100% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.
2. G Willi Food International (NASDAQ:WILC)
The Component Grade breakdown for G Willi Food International (NASDAQ:WILC) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: A, Sentiment: C, Safety: A, Financials: C, and AI: C.
G Willi Food International (NASDAQ:WILC) has a Due Diligence Score of 46, which is 10 points higher than the food distribution industry average of 36.
WILC passed 17 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. G Willi Food International has seen its stock return 71.17% over the past year, overperforming other food distribution stocks by 72 percentage points.
3. Us Foods Holding (NYSE:USFD)
The Component Grade breakdown for Us Foods Holding (NYSE:USFD) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: B, Sentiment: C, Safety: A, Financials: C, and AI: B.
Us Foods Holding (NYSE:USFD) has a Due Diligence Score of 38, which is 2 points higher than the food distribution industry average of 36.
USFD passed 12 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Us Foods Holding has seen its stock return 51.76% over the past year, overperforming other food distribution stocks by 52 percentage points.
Us Foods Holding has an average 1 year
price target of $78.88, an upside of 10.7% from Us Foods Holding's current stock price of $71.25.
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.