Earnings Preview: United Natural Foods

Published on Tuesday, 29 November 2011 10:56 Written by Christopher Lynn

New York, November 29th (TradersHuddle.com) - Shares of United Natural Foods, Inc. (NASDAQ:UNFI) are trading higher by +4.63% ahead of its quarterly earnings release. United Natural Foods, the independent national distributor of natural, organic and specialty foods is expected to release its quarterly results on November 30^th.

Wall Street Analysts consensus calls for a profit of $0.4 a share on $1.19 billion revenue.

United Natural Foods estimates have a range of $0.05 a share. The high estimate calls for profit of $0.43 a share and the low estimate is calling for a profit of $0.38 a share, a year ago for the quarter the company reported $0.39 a share.

United Natural Foods, Inc. (NASDAQ:UNFI) is an independent national distributor of natural and specialty foods and related products. The Company offers natural products consisting of groceries and general merchandise, nutritional supplements, bulk and foodservice products, personal care items, perishables, and frozen foods.