US Foods Holding (USFD) = This Stock Blends Safety & Growth

US Foods Holding (USFD) is the most conservative in my Zen Investor portfolio. And given recent market volatility that is probably not a bad idea. 

The real key to this selection is that just because it is a more conservative selection doesn’t mean that this company is without some real investment appeal.

First, don’t let the name fool you. This is not just a “food” company. Here is a better description from their website:

“US Foods® is one of America’s great food companies and a leading foodservice distributor, partnering with approximately 250,000 restaurants and foodservice operators to help their businesses succeed. With 30,000 employees and more than 70 locations, we provide our customers with a broad and innovative food offering and a comprehensive suite of e-commerce, technology, and business solutions. is one of the better growth areas in tech.”

This unique business model has led to a doubling of earnings the past 5 years and a 4X increase in the share price.  

You may be looking at the Zen Ratings and saying it’s only a B. In this case they just barely missed the cut off of being an A. To be clear, USFD is in the 93.49 percentile of all stocks we analyze...but only those 95.00 and above are A. (like horseshoes...we are close enough).

On top of that you have a top 2% reading for Safety and strong scores for Value, Momentum, Financials and Growth. Which means this more conservative stock still has plenty of appeal to push shares higher. 

These strong fundamentals explain why some top Wall Street analysts are pounding the table on shares. That includes Mark Carden of UBS who has an $83 target on shares and Jeffrey Bernstein of Barclays posting a street high $85 target.

USFD really seems like the perfect stock for the times combining safety to weather the current market volatility. Plus ample growth and upside potential to be a real winner when the bull market is ready to run again.  

What To Do Next?

US Food Holding (USFD) is just one of the many attractive stocks found in my Zen Investor portfolio.

We are harnessing the power of the Zen Ratings model as well as tapping top Wall Street analyst recommendations to find more stocks with 100%+ upside potential. 

In addition I have recently added 3 stocks in more defensive industries to better handle the recent market volatility. Yet each still has ample reason to outperform the market in good times.  

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Steve Reitmeister…but everyone calls me Reity (pronounced “Righty”)

Editor of the Zen Investor

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