Overview
United Natural Foods, Inc. (UNFI) is a prominent distributor of natural and organic foods, specialty foods, and related products primarily in the United States and Canada. Based in Providence, Rhode Island, the company serves a wide array of customer channels including supermarkets, natural product superstores, independent retailers, and foodservice providers. UNFI is known for aligning with health and wellness trends, reflecting a commitment to sustainable and organic food sourcing. Major initiatives include expanding its distribution network, enhancing supply chain efficiency, and integrating technology to improve service delivery. Additionally, UNFI focuses on strategic acquisitions to broaden its product offerings and geographic reach, thereby reinforcing its market position in the growing organic food sector.
Basic Stats
The share price of United Natural Foods, Inc. as of September 5, 2025 is $28.96 / share. This is an increase of 2.40% from the prior week. The market cap (or net worth) of United Natural Foods, Inc. as of September 5, 2025 is $1,754.98 MM.
The Factor Analysis chart (below right) shows a view of United Natural Foods, Inc. from a variety of lenses. Each factor shows how well the company ranks against all other companies in the Fintel global investing universe. Factor scores range from zero to 100, with 100 being most desirable, and 50 being average.
For example, a company with a Value Score of 100 would be the most undervalued company in our database. A company with a Value Score of zero would be the most overvalued.
| Market Cap | 1,754.98 MM |
| EV | 3,669.98 MM |
| Shares Out. | 60.60 MM |
| Earnings Date | |
| EPS (TTM) | -1.12 |
| Dividend Yield | |
| Ex-Dividend Date | |
| Borrow Rate | 0.25 |
| Short Shares Avail. | 0.80 MM |
| Short Interest | 4.93 MM |
| Short Float | 8.25 % |
| Days to Cover | 7.71 days |
| Risk Free Rate | 4.17 % |
| Price Change (1 yr) | 83.29 % |
| Volatility (1 yr) | 0.61 |
| Beta | 1.08 |
| Sharpe Ratio (1 yr) | 1.30 |
| Sortino Ratio (1 yr) | 2.78 |
| PE Ratio | -25.81 |
| Price/Book | 1.08 |
| Price/TBV | 1.73 |
| Book/Market | 0.93 |
| EBIT/EV | -0.02 |
| EBIT(3yr avg)/EV | -0.02 |
| ROA | -0.01 |
| ROE | -0.04 |
| ROIC | -0.01 |
| CROIC | 0.00 |
| OCROIC | 0.10 |
| Implied Volatility | 49.45 % |
| Put/Call OI Ratio | 0.62 |
Factor Scores range from 0 to 100, with 100 being most desirable. Larger circles are better. In situations where we have no data (e.g. no insider trades), we plot the score at 50 to avoid penalizing companies. However, a company that does not pay dividends will get a Dividend Score of Zero. Additionally, we inverted volatility to create a "stability" metric which is better when higher.
Price Target
The average one-year price target for United Natural Foods, Inc. is $29.32. The forecasts range from a low of $25.25 to a high of $37.80. A stock’s price target is the price at which analysts consider it fairly valued with respect to its projected earnings and historical earnings. Analysts typically set price targets that correspond to their buy or sell recommendations.
Update Frequency: Monthly
Stock Upgrades/Downgrades
This card shows analyst upgrades/downgrades for United Natural Foods, Inc.. An analyst rating is a classification that gives investors a sense of analyst sentiment about the direction and performance of an equity - usually a stock - over a period of time, typically 12 months.
The standard analyst ratings are generally as follows:
- Buy/Overweight/Outperform - Any of these ratings conveys an analyst’s belief that the stock is likely to outperform a market index (e.g. the S&P 500).
- Hold/Equal-Weight/Market Perform - Any of these ratings conveys an analyst’s belief that the stock is likely to perform in line with a market index.
- Sell/Underweight/Underperform - Any of these ratings suggest that an analyst believes the stock is likely to underperform a market index.
When an analyst upgrades a stock, they are signaling that the company’s fundamentals are being undervalued by investors. It could also mean they believe the market is underestimating the company’s potential. The opposite is true when a stock receives a downgrade.
The average rating of each individual analyst’s rating is the consensus rating for a stock. This gives investors a broader sense of the overall sentiment for that stock.
| Date | Analyst | Prior | Latest Recommendation |
Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-11-30 | Goldman Sachs | Neutral | Maintains | |
| 2022-11-29 | Deutsche Bank | Hold | Maintains | |
| 2022-09-28 | Wells Fargo | Equal-Weight | Maintains | |
| 2022-09-28 | Deutsche Bank | Hold | Maintains | |
| 2022-09-28 | BMO Capital | Market Perform | Maintains | |
| 2022-09-21 | Deutsche Bank | Hold | Maintains | |
| 2022-06-29 | Deutsche Bank | Hold | Maintains | |
| 2022-06-08 | MKM Partners | Buy | Maintains | |
| 2022-03-21 | CL King | Buy | Initiate | |
| 2022-03-17 | Wells Fargo | Underweight | Equal-Weight | Upgrade |
| 2022-03-16 | R5 Capital | Hold | Buy | Upgrade |
| 2022-03-10 | UBS | Buy | Maintains | |
| 2022-03-10 | Deutsche Bank | Hold | Maintains | |
| 2022-03-10 | BMO Capital | Market Perform | Maintains | |
| 2021-12-14 | UBS | Buy | Initiate | |
| 2021-12-09 | Wells Fargo | Underweight | Maintains | |
| 2021-12-09 | MKM Partners | Buy | Maintains | |
| 2021-12-09 | Deutsche Bank | Hold | Maintains | |
| 2021-11-30 | MKM Partners | Buy | Maintains | |
| 2021-06-25 | BMO Capital | Market Perform | Maintains | |
| 2021-06-11 | Northcoast Research | Neutral | Buy | Upgrade |
| 2021-02-19 | Seaport Global | Neutral | Initiate | |
| 2021-01-27 | Wells Fargo | Equal-Weight | Underweight | Downgrade |
| 2021-01-07 | Barclays | Equal-Weight | Underweight | Downgrade |
| 2020-12-15 | Wolfe Research | Outperform | Initiate | |
| 2020-07-30 | MKM Partners | Buy | Initiate | |
| 2020-07-17 | BTIG | Neutral | Initiate | |
| 2020-05-15 | BMO Capital | Market Perform | Maintains | |
| 2020-05-13 | Wells Fargo | Underweight | Equal-Weight | Upgrade |
| 2020-05-13 | CFRA | Hold | Maintains | |
| 2020-03-19 | Barclays | Underweight | Equal-Weight | Upgrade |
| 2020-03-18 | BMO Capital | Underperform | Market Perform | Upgrade |
| 2020-03-12 | Deutsche Bank | Hold | Maintains | |
| 2020-01-17 | Wells Fargo | Equal-Weight | Underweight | Downgrade |
| 2019-12-12 | Buckingham | Neutral | Maintains | |
| 2019-10-02 | Wells Fargo | Market Perform | Maintains | |
| 2019-08-02 | BMO Capital | Market Perform | Underperform | Downgrade |
| 2019-06-06 | Buckingham Research | Neutral | Maintains | |
| 2018-12-11 | Argus | Buy | Hold | Downgrade |
| 2018-12-07 | Wells Fargo | Market Perform | Market Perform | Maintains |
| 2018-12-07 | Morgan Stanley | Underweight | Underweight | Maintains |
| 2018-11-30 | Buckingham | Neutral | Neutral | Maintains |
| 2018-10-24 | Buckingham | Buy | Neutral | Downgrade |
| 2018-10-04 | Citigroup | Buy | Buy | Maintains |
| 2018-09-24 | RBC Capital | Underperform | Sector Perform | Upgrade |
| 2018-09-24 | Morgan Stanley | Underweight | Underweight | Maintains |
| 2018-09-21 | Bank of America | Underperform | Underperform | Maintains |
| 2018-06-21 | Citigroup | Buy | Buy | Maintains |
| 2018-06-08 | BMO Capital | Market Perform | Market Perform | Maintains |
| 2018-06-07 | Wells Fargo | Market Perform | Market Perform | Maintains |
| 2018-03-12 | BMO Capital | Market Perform | Market Perform | Maintains |
| 2018-01-16 | Barclays | Underweight | Equal-Weight | Upgrade |
| 2017-10-17 | Susquehanna | Neutral | Initiate | |
| 2017-10-17 | RBC Capital | Sector Perform | Underperform | Downgrade |
| 2017-09-25 | Argus | Hold | Buy | Upgrade |
| 2017-09-14 | Jefferies | Hold | Maintains | |
| 2017-09-14 | Buckingham | Buy | Maintains | |
| 2017-09-14 | BMO Capital | Market Perform | Maintains | |
| 2017-09-14 | Bank of America | Underperform | Maintains | |
| 2017-08-11 | Stephens & Co. | Equal-Weight | Initiate | |
| 2017-05-16 | Loop Capital | Buy | Initiate | |
| 2017-01-31 | Goldman Sachs | Neutral | Initiate | |
| 2016-09-30 | Jefferies | Hold | Maintains | |
| 2016-09-23 | Barclays | Underweight | Initiate | |
| 2016-09-13 | Deutsche Bank | Hold | Maintains | |
| 2016-06-07 | Standpoint Research | Buy | Hold | Downgrade |
| 2016-04-11 | Morgan Stanley | Equal-Weight | Underweight | Downgrade |
| 2016-04-05 | Citigroup | Buy | Maintains | |
| 2016-03-08 | Canaccord Genuity | Buy | Maintains | |
| 2016-03-08 | Barclays | Underweight | Maintains | |
| 2016-03-01 | Jefferies | Buy | Hold | Downgrade |
| 2016-03-01 | Barclays | Underweight | Maintains | |
| 2016-02-05 | RBC Capital | Underperform | Sector Perform | Upgrade |
| 2016-01-07 | Standpoint Research | Buy | Initiate | |
| 2015-12-23 | Tigress Financial | Buy | Neutral | Downgrade |
| 2015-12-08 | Oppenheimer | Perform | Maintains | |
| 2015-11-05 | PiperJaffray | Overweight | Neutral | Downgrade |
| 2015-10-19 | Buckingham Research | Buy | Initiate | |
| 2015-09-16 | Jefferies | Buy | Maintains | |
| 2015-08-28 | Pivotal Research | Sell | Initiate | |
| 2015-08-07 | Jefferies | Buy | Maintains | |
| 2015-07-28 | Canaccord Genuity | Buy | Maintains | |
| 2015-07-28 | BMO Capital | Outperform | Market Perform | Downgrade |
| 2015-07-22 | Wedbush | Outperform | Neutral | Downgrade |
| 2015-07-22 | Morgan Stanley | Overweight | Equal-Weight | Downgrade |
| 2015-07-21 | Oppenheimer | Outperform | Perform | Downgrade |
| 2015-07-21 | Bank of America | Neutral | Underperform | Downgrade |
| 2015-06-16 | Argus Research | Hold | Downgrade | |
| 2015-06-16 | Argus | Buy | Hold | Downgrade |
| 2015-06-09 | Oppenheimer | Outperform | Maintains | |
| 2015-06-09 | Jefferies | Buy | Maintains | |
| 2015-06-09 | Canaccord Genuity | Buy | Maintains | |
| 2015-05-11 | Stephens & Co. | Equal-Weight | Overweight | Upgrade |
| 2015-05-04 | Guggenheim | Buy | Initiate | |
| 2015-04-20 | Cleveland Research | Buy | Neutral | Downgrade |
| 2015-03-10 | Oppenheimer | Outperform | Maintains | |
| 2015-03-10 | Canaccord Genuity | Buy | Maintains | |
| 2014-12-18 | Citigroup | Buy | Maintains | |
| 2014-12-05 | Jefferies | Buy | Maintains | |
| 2014-11-26 | Deutsche Bank | Hold | Maintains | |
| 2014-10-15 | PiperJaffray | Neutral | Overweight | Upgrade |
| 2014-10-02 | Tigress Financial | Buy | Initiate | |
| 2014-09-18 | Barclays | Equal-Weight | Maintains | |
| 2014-08-26 | Stephens & Co. | Overweight | Initiate | |
| 2014-06-25 | Morgan Stanley | Overweight | Initiate | |
| 2014-06-16 | Citigroup | Buy | Maintains | |
| 2014-06-11 | UBS | Neutral | Maintains | |
| 2014-04-16 | Jefferies | Hold | Buy | Upgrade |
| 2014-01-09 | PiperJaffray | Overweight | Neutral | Downgrade |
| 2013-12-12 | Jefferies | Hold | Initiate | |
| 2013-10-23 | UBS | Buy | Neutral | Downgrade |
| 2013-10-15 | BMO Capital | Outperform | Initiate | |
| 2013-09-25 | Deutsche Bank | Hold | Initiate | |
| 2013-06-19 | PiperJaffray | Neutral | Overweight | Upgrade |
| 2013-05-06 | UBS | Neutral | Buy | Upgrade |
| 2013-04-30 | Longbow Research | Neutral | Initiate | |
| 2013-02-27 | Goldman Sachs | Neutral | Maintains | |
| 2012-12-03 | Goldman Sachs | Maintains | ||
| 2012-10-22 | Goldman Sachs | Neutral | Initiate | |
| 2012-09-25 | BMO Capital | Outperform | Maintains | |
| 2012-09-13 | Jefferies | Buy | Maintains | |
| 2012-09-12 | UBS | Neutral | Maintains | |
| 2012-09-12 | Citigroup | Buy | Maintains | |
| 2012-09-12 | Canaccord Genuity | Buy | Maintains | |
| 2012-09-12 | Barclays | Equal-Weight | Maintains | |
| 2012-09-06 | PiperJaffray | Neutral | Maintains | |
| 2012-07-31 | M Partners | Hold | Maintains | |
| 2012-07-24 | Citigroup | Buy | Maintains | |
| 2012-06-06 | UBS | Neutral | Maintains | |
| 2012-06-06 | PiperJaffray | Neutral | Maintains | |
| 2012-06-06 | Jefferies | Buy | Maintains | |
| 2012-06-06 | Citigroup | Buy | Maintains | |
| 2012-06-06 | Cantor Fitzgerald | Sell | Maintains | |
| 2012-03-30 | Cantor Fitzgerald | Sell | Initiate | |
| 2012-03-20 | Jefferies | Buy | Maintains | |
| 2012-03-13 | UBS | Neutral | Initiate | |
| 2012-03-09 | Bank oferica | Buy | Maintains | |
| 2012-03-08 | M Partners | Hold | Downgrade | |
| 2012-03-07 | Canaccord Genuity | Buy | Maintains | |
| 2012-02-13 | BMO Capital | Market Perform | Upgrade | |
| 2023-01-06 | UBS | Buy | Maintains | |
| 2023-03-09 | Deutsche Bank | Hold | Maintains | |
| 2023-03-09 | BMO Capital | Market Perform | Maintains | |
| 2023-03-09 | CL King | Buy | Neutral | Downgrade |
| 2023-03-09 | Goldman Sachs | Neutral | Maintains | |
| 2023-03-13 | UBS | Buy | Neutral | Downgrade |
| 2023-06-08 | UBS | Neutral | Neutral | Maintains |
| 2023-06-08 | Wells Fargo | Equal-Weight | Maintains | |
| 2023-06-09 | BMO Capital | Market Perform | Market Perform | Maintains |
| 2023-09-27 | Roth MKM | Neutral | Neutral | Maintains |
| 2023-09-27 | BMO Capital | Market Perform | Market Perform | Maintains |
| 2023-09-28 | Goldman Sachs | Neutral | Neutral | Maintains |
| 2023-12-07 | UBS | Neutral | Neutral | Maintains |
| 2023-12-07 | Goldman Sachs | Neutral | Neutral | Maintains |
| 2024-03-07 | Wells Fargo | Underweight | Underweight | Maintains |
| 2024-03-11 | BMO Capital | Market Perform | Market Perform | Maintains |
| 2024-01-04 | Wells Fargo | Equal-Weight | Underweight | Downgrade |
| 2024-06-06 | UBS | Neutral | Neutral | Maintains |
| 2024-06-06 | Roth MKM | Neutral | Neutral | Maintains |
| 2024-03-07 | Roth MKM | Neutral | Neutral | Reiterate |
| 2024-03-06 | Jefferies | Hold | Hold | Maintains |
| 2025-02-13 | Goldman Sachs | Neutral | Neutral | Maintains |
| 2024-12-12 | Roth MKM | Neutral | Neutral | Maintains |
| 2024-12-12 | Guggenheim | Neutral | Neutral | Reiterate |
| 2024-10-02 | BMO Capital | Market Perform | Market Perform | Maintains |
| 2024-10-02 | UBS | Neutral | Neutral | Maintains |
| 2024-10-07 | Goldman Sachs | Neutral | Neutral | Maintains |
| 2025-01-10 | Wells Fargo | Underweight | Underweight | Maintains |
| 2025-06-12 | Deutsche Bank | Hold | Hold | Maintains |
| 2024-12-11 | BMO Capital | Market Perform | Market Perform | Maintains |
| 2025-03-12 | CL King | Neutral | Buy | Upgrade |
| 2025-07-17 | Wells Fargo | Underweight | Equal-Weight | Upgrade |
| 2025-07-17 | UBS | Neutral | Neutral | Maintains |
| 2025-06-12 | BMO Capital | Market Perform | Market Perform | Maintains |
| 2025-06-12 | Goldman Sachs | Neutral | Neutral | Maintains |
| 2025-06-11 | UBS | Neutral | Neutral | Maintains |
