Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) Competitors $55.12 -0.32 (-0.58%) As of 10:51 AM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock CHEF vs. VITL, PFGC, UTZ, UNFI, ANDE, SPTN, SYY, CAG, INGR, and LWShould you be buying Chefs' Warehouse stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Chefs' Warehouse include Vital Farms (VITL), Performance Food Group (PFGC), Utz Brands (UTZ), United Natural Foods (UNFI), Andersons (ANDE), SpartanNash (SPTN), Sysco (SYY), Conagra Brands (CAG), Ingredion (INGR), and Lamb Weston (LW). Chefs' Warehouse vs. Its Competitors Vital Farms Performance Food Group Utz Brands United Natural Foods Andersons SpartanNash Sysco Conagra Brands Ingredion Lamb Weston Vital Farms (NASDAQ:VITL) and Chefs' Warehouse (NASDAQ:CHEF) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk and earnings. Is VITL or CHEF more profitable? Vital Farms has a net margin of 7.84% compared to Chefs' Warehouse's net margin of 1.76%. Vital Farms' return on equity of 18.40% beat Chefs' Warehouse's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Vital Farms7.84% 18.40% 13.65% Chefs' Warehouse 1.76%13.60%3.90% Do analysts recommend VITL or CHEF? Vital Farms currently has a consensus price target of $49.80, suggesting a potential upside of 16.61%. Chefs' Warehouse has a consensus price target of $69.67, suggesting a potential upside of 26.39%. Given Chefs' Warehouse's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Chefs' Warehouse is more favorable than Vital Farms.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Vital Farms 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 13 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Chefs' Warehouse 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.78 Which has more risk & volatility, VITL or CHEF? Vital Farms has a beta of 0.92, suggesting that its share price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Chefs' Warehouse has a beta of 1.75, suggesting that its share price is 75% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has better valuation and earnings, VITL or CHEF? Chefs' Warehouse has higher revenue and earnings than Vital Farms. Chefs' Warehouse is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Vital Farms, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioVital Farms$606.31M3.15$53.39M$1.1238.13Chefs' Warehouse$3.79B0.59$55.48M$1.6034.45 Does the media refer more to VITL or CHEF? In the previous week, Chefs' Warehouse had 3 more articles in the media than Vital Farms. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Chefs' Warehouse and 6 mentions for Vital Farms. Vital Farms' average media sentiment score of 1.02 beat Chefs' Warehouse's score of 0.19 indicating that Vital Farms is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Vital Farms 5 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Chefs' Warehouse 1 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of VITL or CHEF? 98.6% of Vital Farms shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.6% of Chefs' Warehouse shares are held by institutional investors. 21.3% of Vital Farms shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.5% of Chefs' Warehouse shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. SummaryVital Farms beats Chefs' Warehouse on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. 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New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding CHEF 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 CHEF vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricChefs' WarehouseFOOD IndustryStaples SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$2.25B$8.13B$15.61B$10.57BDividend YieldN/A3.81%3.19%4.70%P/E Ratio34.4522.5618.0026.98Price / Sales0.592.1247.91203.83Price / Cash17.2512.7314.7431.11Price / Book4.063.567.176.63Net Income$55.48M$395.13M$680.75M$276.05M7 Day Performance-5.75%2.73%1.15%2.73%1 Month Performance-13.83%1.85%1.78%10.11%1 Year Performance37.11%-2.17%-1.57%33.16% Chefs' Warehouse Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CHEFChefs' Warehouse3.9303 of 5 stars$55.12-0.6%$69.67+26.4%+37.9%$2.25B$3.79B34.455,029Analyst DowngradeVITLVital Farms4.3701 of 5 stars$40.86-2.5%$49.80+21.9%+15.7%$1.87B$606.31M36.48290Positive NewsPFGCPerformance Food Group4.1652 of 5 stars$103.22-1.3%$111.00+7.5%+30.5%$16.37B$63.30B47.5743,000Positive NewsAnalyst DowngradeUTZUtz Brands3.5546 of 5 stars$12.07-2.9%$17.29+43.3%-27.2%$1.76B$1.41B57.453,200UNFIUnited Natural Foods3.738 of 5 stars$30.21+3.6%$29.50-2.3%+105.0%$1.77B$30.98B-26.2728,333Positive NewsEarnings ReportUpcoming EarningsAnalyst RevisionANDEAndersons4.7601 of 5 stars$39.69+0.5%$51.67+30.2%-17.2%$1.35B$11.26B16.892,299SPTNSpartanNash2.639 of 5 stars$26.90flat$18.45-31.4%N/A$910.78M$9.69B-56.0419,000Positive NewsSYYSysco4.5489 of 5 stars$81.08-0.9%$85.69+5.7%+9.0%$39.66B$81.37B21.7475,000Positive NewsEx-DividendAnalyst ForecastCAGConagra Brands4.574 of 5 stars$18.09-2.4%$21.83+20.7%-35.2%$8.87B$11.61B7.5718,300Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementINGRIngredion4.8398 of 5 stars$120.92-1.0%$151.40+25.2%-10.5%$7.84B$7.43B11.8011,200LWLamb Weston4.5934 of 5 stars$52.81-1.8%$65.33+23.7%-8.8%$7.49B$6.45B21.0410,100Earnings Report Related Companies and Tools Related Companies VITL Competitors PFGC Competitors UTZ Competitors UNFI Competitors ANDE Competitors SPTN Competitors SYY Competitors CAG Competitors INGR Competitors LW Competitors 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:CHEF) was last updated on 10/6/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersNvidia CEO Makes First Ever Tesla AnnouncementWhile headlines focus on Tesla’s car sales, tech analyst Jeff Brown says the real story is Tesla’s role in a $...Brownstone Research | SponsoredRefund From 1933: Trump’s Reset May Create Instant WealthGovernment Gridlock – The Final Act in a Collapse Trump's extension of this wealth saving loophole may be y...American Hartford Gold | SponsoredRIP USA"The America you knew is dying in front of you" That's the urgent warning the former $200 million hedge fun...Stansberry Research | SponsoredWall Street legend: “Sell this A.I. stock now”Whats next after AI? 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