Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. United Natural Foods Inc shares valued at $506,400 were purchased by Pappas James C on Jan 02 ’26. At $33.76 per share, Pappas James C acquired 15,000 shares. The insider’s holdings grew to 192,178 shares worth approximately $6.34 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Pappas James C purchased 2,000 shares, netting a total of over 66,600 in proceeds. Following the buying of shares at $33.30 each, the insider now holds 194,178 shares.
Before that, Martin Louis Anthony had sold 9,439 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $327,250, the President, Conventional & CCO traded United Natural Foods Inc shares for $34.67 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 9,439 shares, worth approximately $2.68 million.
As published in their initiating research note from Deutsche Bank on January 08, 2026, United Natural Foods Inc [UNFI] has been a Hold. Analysts at BMO Capital Markets upgraded the stock from ‘”a Market perform”‘ to ‘”an Outperform”‘ outlook in a report released in late September. As of July 22, 2025, Northcoast has increased its “Neutral” rating to a “Buy” for UNFI. Earlier on July 16, 2025, Wells Fargo upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “an Equal weight” for UNFI stock which previously was a “an Underweight”.
Analyzing UNFI Stock Performance
On last trading session, United Natural Foods Inc [NYSE: UNFI] plunged -0.90% to $33.0. The stock’s lowest price that day was $32.34, but it reached a high of $33.465 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -1.99%. Over the course of the year, United Natural Foods Inc shares have jumped approximately 17.44%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $34.99 on 01/06/26 and a 52-week low of $32.30 on 01/05/26.
Support And Resistance Levels for United Natural Foods Inc (UNFI)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 32.40, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 31.81. In the upper region, resistance lies at 33.53. The next price resistance is at 34.06. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 43.03 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is United Natural Foods Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of United Natural Foods Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-12-15 jumping by 0.13 million shares to 3.63 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-11-14 was 3.5 million shares. A jump of 3.52% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 3.07 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 3.07.
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In terms of United Natural Foods Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 40 in the next 12 months, up nearly 20.12% from the previous closing price of $33.3. Analysts anticipate United Natural Foods Inc stock to reach 48 by 2026, with the lowest price target being 35. In spite of this, 6 analysts ranked United Natural Foods Inc stock as Hold at the end of 2026.
