Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) Competitors $63.94 -1.37 (-2.10%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$63.93 -0.01 (-0.02%) As of 04:04 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock CHEF vs. UNFI, ANDE, SPTN, SYY, WILC, DIT, PFGC, CELH, SFD, and NYTShould you be buying Chefs' Warehouse stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Chefs' Warehouse include United Natural Foods (UNFI), Andersons (ANDE), SpartanNash (SPTN), Sysco (SYY), G. Willi-Food International (WILC), Amcon Distributing (DIT), Performance Food Group (PFGC), Celsius (CELH), Smithfield Foods (SFD), and New York Times (NYT). Chefs' Warehouse vs. United Natural Foods Andersons SpartanNash Sysco G. Willi-Food International Amcon Distributing Performance Food Group Celsius Smithfield Foods New York Times United Natural Foods (NYSE:UNFI) and Chefs' Warehouse (NASDAQ:CHEF) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, community ranking and institutional ownership. Is UNFI or CHEF more profitable? Chefs' Warehouse has a net margin of 1.46% compared to United Natural Foods' net margin of -0.30%. Chefs' Warehouse's return on equity of 12.90% beat United Natural Foods' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets United Natural Foods-0.30% 1.27% 0.27% Chefs' Warehouse 1.46%12.90%3.54% Does the MarketBeat Community favor UNFI or CHEF? United Natural Foods received 218 more outperform votes than Chefs' Warehouse when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 62.57% of users gave Chefs' Warehouse an outperform vote while only 55.30% of users gave United Natural Foods an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformUnited Natural FoodsOutperform Votes63655.30% Underperform Votes51444.70% Chefs' WarehouseOutperform Votes41862.57% Underperform Votes25037.43% Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of UNFI or CHEF? 87.6% of United Natural Foods shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.6% of Chefs' Warehouse shares are held by institutional investors. 2.1% of United Natural Foods shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 11.9% of Chefs' Warehouse shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has better earnings and valuation, UNFI or CHEF? Chefs' Warehouse has lower revenue, but higher earnings than United Natural Foods. United Natural Foods 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 RatioUnited Natural Foods$31.68B0.06-$112M-$1.37-22.54Chefs' Warehouse$3.87B0.69$55.48M$1.5143.25 Does the media favor UNFI or CHEF? In the previous week, United Natural Foods had 10 more articles in the media than Chefs' Warehouse. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for United Natural Foods and 6 mentions for Chefs' Warehouse. Chefs' Warehouse's average media sentiment score of 1.75 beat United Natural Foods' score of 1.20 indicating that Chefs' Warehouse is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment United Natural Foods 12 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Chefs' Warehouse 6 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Do analysts recommend UNFI or CHEF? United Natural Foods currently has a consensus price target of $27.50, suggesting a potential downside of 10.95%. Chefs' Warehouse has a consensus price target of $67.40, suggesting a potential upside of 3.20%. Given Chefs' Warehouse's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Chefs' Warehouse is more favorable than United Natural Foods.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score United Natural Foods 1 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.13Chefs' Warehouse 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Which has more risk & volatility, UNFI or CHEF? United Natural Foods has a beta of 1.08, indicating that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Chefs' Warehouse has a beta of 1.76, indicating that its share price is 76% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryChefs' Warehouse beats United Natural Foods on 15 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Chefs' Warehouse News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CHEF 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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' WarehouseGroceries, general line IndustryStaples SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$2.66B$2.40B$17.54B$8.48BDividend YieldN/A2.33%3.06%4.11%P/E Ratio49.8622.3616.6120.05Price / Sales0.690.214.70116.44Price / Cash20.2111.1316.3934.62Price / Book4.811.836.224.61Net Income$55.48M$56.73M$734.35M$248.19M7 Day Performance2.80%2.88%1.20%2.97%1 Month Performance24.42%10.23%6.01%16.58%1 Year Performance68.59%67.21%-2.33%8.16% Chefs' Warehouse Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CHEFChefs' Warehouse1.4644 of 5 stars$63.94-2.1%$67.40+5.4%+67.9%$2.60B$3.87B48.814,120Positive NewsUNFIUnited Natural Foods2.4595 of 5 stars$28.25+2.3%$27.50-2.7%+177.0%$1.71B$31.68B-17.9930,300Positive NewsGap DownANDEAndersons4.7474 of 5 stars$35.91+3.6%$51.67+43.9%-30.3%$1.23B$11.20B10.822,280SPTNSpartanNash3.2547 of 5 stars$19.10flat$15.00-21.5%-2.8%$646.46M$9.55B-1,910.0016,500News CoverageSYYSysco4.7495 of 5 stars$71.91+1.6%$83.38+16.0%-1.8%$34.86B$80.79B18.4971,000Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastWILCG. Willi-Food International1.9103 of 5 stars$15.79+1.2%N/A+74.4%$219.07M$575.80M13.97180Positive NewsEarnings ReportDITAmcon DistributingN/A$117.00-1.5%N/AN/A$75.47M$2.79B19.631,220PFGCPerformance Food Group4.3318 of 5 stars$87.58+3.8%$95.55+9.1%+21.2%$13.67B$61.55B35.3135,000Gap UpCELHCelsius4.1522 of 5 stars$37.32+1.5%$46.88+25.6%-60.4%$9.62B$1.33B84.82220SFDSmithfield Foods2.5878 of 5 stars$22.58+0.5%$27.86+23.4%N/A$8.88B$14.47B9.9536,389NYTNew York Times3.265 of 5 stars$54.21+1.1%$56.00+3.3%+12.9%$8.85B$2.63B30.465,800Trending News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies UNFI Competitors ANDE Competitors SPTN Competitors SYY Competitors WILC Competitors DIT Competitors PFGC Competitors CELH Competitors SFD Competitors NYT 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 5/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredGold Hits New Highs as Global Markets SpiralWhen Trump took office in 2017, gold was just $1,100 an ounce. 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