Andersons (ANDE) Competitors

Chefs' Warehouse (NASDAQ:CHEF) and Andersons (NASDAQ:ANDE) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, risk, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, community ranking and media sentiment.

Is CHEF or ANDE more profitable?

Chefs' Warehouse has a net margin of 1.46% compared to Andersons' net margin of 1.01%. Chefs' Warehouse's return on equity of 12.90% beat Andersons' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Chefs' Warehouse	1.46%	12.90%	3.54%
Andersons	1.01%	7.59%	3.30%

Does the media refer more to CHEF or ANDE?

In the previous week, Chefs' Warehouse had 13 more articles in the media than Andersons. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for Chefs' Warehouse and 10 mentions for Andersons. Chefs' Warehouse's average media sentiment score of 1.07 beat Andersons' score of 1.05 indicating that Chefs' Warehouse is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Chefs' Warehouse	9 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Andersons	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in CHEF or ANDE?

91.6% of Chefs' Warehouse shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.1% of Andersons shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.9% of Chefs' Warehouse shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.3% of Andersons shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts recommend CHEF or ANDE?

Chefs' Warehouse currently has a consensus target price of $67.40, suggesting a potential upside of 15.63%. Andersons has a consensus target price of $55.00, suggesting a potential upside of 47.89%. Given Andersons' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Andersons is more favorable than Chefs' Warehouse.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Chefs' Warehouse	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Andersons	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CHEF or ANDE?

Chefs' Warehouse received 110 more outperform votes than Andersons when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.57% of users gave Chefs' Warehouse an outperform vote while only 56.83% of users gave Andersons an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Chefs' Warehouse	Outperform Votes 418 62.57%	Underperform Votes 250 37.43%
Andersons	Outperform Votes 308 56.83%	Underperform Votes 234 43.17%

Which has more volatility & risk, CHEF or ANDE?

Chefs' Warehouse has a beta of 1.89, suggesting that its share price is 89% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Andersons has a beta of 0.55, suggesting that its share price is 45% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better valuation & earnings, CHEF or ANDE?

Andersons has higher revenue and earnings than Chefs' Warehouse. Andersons is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Chefs' Warehouse, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Chefs' Warehouse	$3.79B	0.63	$55.48M	$1.31	44.50
Andersons	$11.26B	0.11	$114.01M	$3.32	11.20

Summary

Chefs' Warehouse beats Andersons on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.