Andersons (ANDE) Competitors $38.23 -0.26 (-0.67%) As of 10:37 AM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock ANDE vs. CHEF, UNFI, SPTN, SYY, CALM, GRWG, HYFM, BG, OR, and BTGShould you be buying Andersons stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Andersons include Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF), United Natural Foods (UNFI), SpartanNash (SPTN), Sysco (SYY), Cal-Maine Foods (CALM), GrowGeneration (GRWG), Hydrofarm Holdings Group (HYFM), Bunge Global (BG), OR Royalties (OR), and B2Gold (BTG). Andersons vs. Its Competitors Chefs' Warehouse United Natural Foods SpartanNash Sysco Cal-Maine Foods GrowGeneration Hydrofarm Holdings Group Bunge Global OR Royalties B2Gold Chefs' Warehouse (NASDAQ:CHEF) and Andersons (NASDAQ:ANDE) are both food distributors companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, dividends, earnings, risk and media sentiment. Which has more risk and volatility, CHEF or ANDE? Chefs' Warehouse has a beta of 1.74, suggesting that its stock price is 74% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Andersons has a beta of 0.75, suggesting that its stock price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has preferable 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioChefs' Warehouse$3.79B0.69$55.48M$1.5142.41Andersons$11.26B0.12$114.01M$3.1712.06 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 insiders. Comparatively, 4.3% of Andersons shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Is CHEF or ANDE more profitable? Chefs' Warehouse has a net margin of 1.65% compared to Andersons' net margin of 0.97%. Chefs' Warehouse's return on equity of 13.15% beat Andersons' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Chefs' Warehouse1.65% 13.15% 3.70% Andersons 0.97%7.35%3.14% Do analysts recommend CHEF or ANDE? Chefs' Warehouse currently has a consensus price target of $67.40, suggesting a potential upside of 5.25%. Andersons has a consensus price target of $51.67, suggesting a potential upside of 35.14%. 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) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Andersons 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67 Does the media favor CHEF or ANDE? In the previous week, Andersons had 1 more articles in the media than Chefs' Warehouse. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Andersons and 3 mentions for Chefs' Warehouse. Chefs' Warehouse's average media sentiment score of 1.21 beat Andersons' score of 0.51 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 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Andersons 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryChefs' Warehouse beats Andersons on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Andersons News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for ANDE and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding ANDE and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart ANDE vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAndersonsAgriculture/Products IndustryMaterials SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$1.31B$3.96B$3.27B$9.00BDividend Yield2.07%6.37%5.17%4.10%P/E Ratio12.044.4194.6520.02Price / Sales0.120.9525,844,173,692,394,300.00120.95Price / Cash5.267.1023.8356.90Price / Book0.810.965.905.50Net Income$114.01M$375.09M$147.62M$248.50M7 Day Performance4.20%1.81%1.40%2.61%1 Month Performance8.28%3.62%5.98%5.42%1 Year Performance-21.35%8.13%25.68%20.76% Andersons Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ANDEAndersons4.883 of 5 stars$38.23-0.7%$51.67+35.1%-21.3%$1.31B$11.26B12.042,299CHEFChefs' Warehouse1.433 of 5 stars$62.88+2.2%$67.40+7.2%+59.6%$2.56B$3.79B41.645,029Positive NewsUNFIUnited Natural Foods4.1457 of 5 stars$22.49+5.1%$26.43+17.5%+82.7%$1.36B$30.98B-19.5628,333SPTNSpartanNash3.5076 of 5 stars$26.57+50.6%$10.00-62.4%+45.5%$899.39M$9.55B-83.0319,000High Trading VolumeSYYSysco4.6654 of 5 stars$75.97+1.7%$83.00+9.3%+10.0%$36.83B$78.84B19.6876,000Positive NewsCALMCal-Maine Foods3.5857 of 5 stars$101.55-0.5%$83.00-18.3%+66.9%$4.98B$2.33B5.023,067GRWGGrowGeneration2.2985 of 5 stars$1.05-5.4%$2.38+126.2%-54.1%$62.48M$188.87M-1.25690Positive NewsHYFMHydrofarm Holdings Group3.7353 of 5 stars$3.89+3.5%$7.00+79.9%-45.4%$18.05M$190.29M-0.26840BGBunge Global4.2736 of 5 stars$84.15-1.4%$81.60-3.0%-26.3%$11.31B$53.11B10.6823,000Trending NewsOROR Royalties1.5341 of 5 stars$25.92+0.4%$23.00-11.3%+63.6%$4.87B$191.16M152.4730News CoveragePositive NewsEx-DividendBTGB2Gold2.0982 of 5 stars$3.67+0.8%$4.21+14.8%+35.3%$4.85B$1.97B-7.654,690Analyst Upgrade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Chefs' Warehouse Alternatives United Natural Foods Alternatives SpartanNash Alternatives Sysco Alternatives Cal-Maine Foods Alternatives GrowGeneration Alternatives Hydrofarm Holdings Group Alternatives Bunge Global Alternatives OR Royalties Alternatives B2Gold Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:ANDE) was last updated on 7/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThis Signal Only Flashes Once Every 4 Years – And It Just TriggeredThis same signal has appeared twice before in the past 8 years — both times, it kicked off major moves in cryp...Crypto Swap Profits | SponsoredTrump’s New Order Could Boost Social Security Benefits by 400%If you collect—or plan to collect—Social Security, you need to see this. 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