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UNFI

United Natural FoodsD
NYSE / Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail
Last Price
At close
2026-07-20
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Current thesis
Primary-source evidence supports a real operating improvement story: natural sales grew 4.4%, adjusted EBITDA rose 16.6%, free cash flow stayed positive, and leverage reached 2.5x [#SEC-8K-2026-06-09]. If optimization headwinds fade while cost actions persist, FY27 earnings power can still move higher.
Posture
Defensive
Lead driver
Value
What changed
Value remains the lead driver in the composite, 7D delta +0.0.
What can break
Free cash flow remained positive in Q3 but was down versus the prior year quarter, which limits how aggressively investors should extrapolate the cash-generation story [#SEC-8K-2026-06-09].
Momentum
26
Value
63
Sentiment
49
Setup hits (3d)
0 · Net Neutral
AI TargetsBase $48.00 · Bull $58.00 · Bear $39.00
Data freshness
Prices
As of 2026-07-20
Fundamentals
As of 2026-07-20 • Vendor: Data Vendor v1
Scores
As of 2026-07-20 • Model: HYBRID_IC_RP
AI Memo
As of 2026-06-11 • Model: RankAlpha Sentiment Codex
Investment thesis
As of 2026-07-20
Supporting evidence
What
Grade D · Defensive
Confidence Medium · Net Neutral
Target $51.00
Why
Momentum26 · Δ7d +0.9
Value63 · Δ7d +0.0
Sentiment49 · Δ7d -4.0
So what
Weak posture (Net Neutral). Prioritize risk control and patience.
Lead driver: Value · See fundamentals
Momentum
26
26% active weight
Current posture
7d trendImproving
Δ7d
+0.9
Δ21d
-46.4
Value
63
39% active weight
Current posture
7d trendFlat
Δ7d
+0.0
Δ21d
-0.8
Sentiment
49
34% active weight
Current posture
7d trendSoftening
Δ7d
-4.0
Δ21d
-1.7
Why this grade

Composite grade D. Momentum 26.4 / Value 63.2 / Sentiment 48.7

Fundamentals (TTM)
As of 2026-07-20
Market Cap
$2.94B
Beta
1.00
Shares Out
60.52M
P/E (TTM) · Derived
21.8
P/S (TTM)
0.06
P/FCF (TTM)
5.89
Rev YoY
-4.2%
EPS YoY
-554.9%
Gross Margin
+12.5%
Op Margin
-0.1%
Net Debt
$1.83B
Current Ratio
1.33
As of 2026-07-20 • Updated nightlySource: Internal modelMethodology