Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, distributes specialty food and center-of-the-plate products in the United States, the Middle East, and Canada. The company's product portfolio includes specialty food products, such as artisan charcuterie, specialty cheeses, unique oils and vinegars, truffles, caviar, chocolate, and pastry products; and center-of-the-plate products consisting of custom cut beef, seafood, and hormone-free poultry, as well as broadline food products comprising cooking oils, butter, eggs, milk, and flour. The company serves menu-driven independent restaurants, fine dining establishments, country clubs, hotels, caterers, culinary schools, bakeries, patisseries, chocolatiers, cruise lines, casinos, and specialty food stores. It markets its center-of-the-plate products directly to consumers through a mail and e-commerce platform. The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in Ridgefield, Connecticut.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $58.03 to $60.03
• 50-Day Range: $49.08 to $63.73
• 52-Week Range: $35.59 to $66.51
• Volume: 646,079 shs
• Average Volume: 392,487 shs
• Market Capitalization: $2.44 billion
• P/E Ratio: 45.76
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $67.40
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Chefs' Warehouse Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Chefs' Warehouse scored higher than 45% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 52nd out of 153 stocks in the consumer staples sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Chefs' Warehouse has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 5 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Chefs' Warehouse has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 16.18%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Chefs' Warehouse are expected to grow by 16.18% in the coming year, from $1.73 to $2.01 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Chefs' Warehouse is 45.76, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 21.97.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Chefs' Warehouse is 45.76, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Staples sector average P/E ratio of about 15.70.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Chefs' Warehouse has a P/B Ratio of 4.41. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

9.31% of the float of Chefs' Warehouse has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Chefs' Warehouse has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 6.3.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Chefs' Warehouse has recently increased by 3.98%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Chefs' Warehouse does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Chefs' Warehouse does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

9.31% of the float of Chefs' Warehouse has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Chefs' Warehouse has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 6.3.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Chefs' Warehouse has recently increased by 3.98%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.02

News Sentiment

Chefs' Warehouse has a news sentiment score of 1.02. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.70 average news sentiment score of Consumer Staples companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 25 news articles for Chefs' Warehouse this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 1 people have searched for CHEF on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -67% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Chefs' Warehouse insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

11.90% of the stock of Chefs' Warehouse is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

91.55% of the stock of Chefs' Warehouse is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

CHEF Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have CHEF shares performed this year?

Chefs' Warehouse's stock was trading at $49.32 at the start of the year. Since then, CHEF stock has increased by 21.5% and is now trading at $59.94.
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How were Chefs' Warehouse's earnings last quarter?

The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. (NASDAQ:CHEF) announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April, 30th. The company reported $0.25 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.21 by $0.04. Chefs' Warehouse's revenue was up 8.7% compared to the same quarter last year.
Read the conference call transcript.

Who are Chefs' Warehouse's major shareholders?

Top institutional shareholders of Chefs' Warehouse include Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA (1.92%), Victory Capital Management Inc. (1.14%), WCM Investment Management LLC (0.86%) and TimesSquare Capital Management LLC (0.81%). Insiders that own company stock include James Leddy, Alexandros Aldous, Tim Mccauley, Joseph M Cugine and Katherine Oliver.
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How do I buy shares of Chefs' Warehouse?

Shares of CHEF stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Chefs' Warehouse own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Chefs' Warehouse investors own include Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Tesla (TSLA), NVIDIA (NVDA), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Meta Platforms (META), Netflix (NFLX) and Home Depot (HD).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 4/30/2025
• Today: 5/03/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Consumer Staples
• Industry: Groceries, general line
• Sub-Industry: Food Distributors
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:CHEF
• CIK: 1517175
• Web: www.chefswarehouse.com
• Phone: (203) 894-1345
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 4,120
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $67.40
• High Stock Price Target: $73.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $60.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +12.4%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 5 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $1.51
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 45.76
• Forward P/E Ratio: 34.65
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $55.48 million
• Net Margins: 1.46%
• Pretax Margin: 2.10%
• Return on Equity: 12.90%
• Return on Assets: 3.54%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.28
• Current Ratio: 2.04
• Quick Ratio: 1.30

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $3.87 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.63
• Cash Flow: $2.97 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 20.21
• Book Value: $13.59 per share
• Price / Book: 4.41

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 40,684,000
• Free Float: 34,848,000
• Market Cap: $2.44 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.76