Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) Competitors $58.08 +1.11 (+1.95%) As of 12:26 PM 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. UNFI, ANDE, SPTN, SYY, WILC, DIT, PFGC, INGR, NYT, and SFDShould 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), Ingredion (INGR), New York Times (NYT), and Smithfield Foods (SFD). Chefs' Warehouse vs. United Natural Foods Andersons SpartanNash Sysco G. Willi-Food International Amcon Distributing Performance Food Group Ingredion New York Times Smithfield Foods Chefs' Warehouse (NASDAQ:CHEF) and United Natural Foods (NYSE:UNFI) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, earnings, risk and community ranking. Which has preferable earnings & valuation, CHEF or UNFI? Chefs' Warehouse has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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 RatioChefs' Warehouse$3.79B0.62$55.48M$1.3143.49United Natural Foods$31.68B0.05-$112M-$1.37-19.53 Is CHEF or UNFI 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 Chefs' Warehouse1.46% 12.90% 3.54% United Natural Foods -0.30%1.27%0.27% Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CHEF or UNFI? United Natural Foods received 219 more outperform votes than Chefs' Warehouse when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 62.52% of users gave Chefs' Warehouse an outperform vote while only 55.30% of users gave United Natural Foods an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformChefs' WarehouseOutperform Votes41762.52% Underperform Votes25037.48% United Natural FoodsOutperform Votes63655.30% Underperform Votes51444.70% Which has more volatility & risk, CHEF or UNFI? Chefs' Warehouse has a beta of 1.89, indicating that its stock price is 89% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, United Natural Foods has a beta of 1.08, indicating that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to CHEF or UNFI? In the previous week, Chefs' Warehouse had 11 more articles in the media than United Natural Foods. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Chefs' Warehouse and 11 mentions for United Natural Foods. United Natural Foods' average media sentiment score of 1.77 beat Chefs' Warehouse's score of 1.07 indicating that United Natural Foods is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Chefs' Warehouse 10 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive United Natural Foods 10 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in CHEF or UNFI? 91.6% of Chefs' Warehouse shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.6% of United Natural Foods shares are held by institutional investors. 11.9% of Chefs' Warehouse shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of United Natural Foods 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. Do analysts recommend CHEF or UNFI? Chefs' Warehouse currently has a consensus price target of $67.60, indicating a potential upside of 18.66%. United Natural Foods has a consensus price target of $27.50, indicating a potential upside of 2.80%. Given Chefs' Warehouse's stronger consensus rating and higher possible 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 Chefs' Warehouse 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00United Natural Foods 1 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.13 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$2.34B$2.20B$17.45B$7.83BDividend YieldN/A2.30%2.92%4.22%P/E Ratio43.4920.9915.5418.48Price / Sales0.620.194.14103.59Price / Cash20.2111.1316.3934.62Price / Book4.191.686.324.25Net Income$55.48M$56.73M$731.54M$248.23M7 Day Performance8.04%1.21%0.81%0.89%1 Month Performance3.26%0.10%-0.11%3.53%1 Year Performance63.14%67.62%-1.20%5.08% Chefs' Warehouse Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CHEFChefs' Warehouse2.1698 of 5 stars$58.08+2.0%$67.40+16.0%+72.2%$2.38B$3.79B44.244,120Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive NewsUNFIUnited Natural Foods2.7346 of 5 stars$24.41-1.0%$27.50+12.7%+198.9%$1.48B$31.68B-15.5530,300Positive NewsANDEAndersons4.9249 of 5 stars$37.28-2.2%$55.00+47.5%-31.4%$1.27B$11.26B11.232,280Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↓Positive NewsSPTNSpartanNash3.1753 of 5 stars$20.11+1.6%$15.00-25.4%+3.9%$680.64M$9.55B-2,011.0016,500SYYSysco4.7033 of 5 stars$71.45-0.4%$84.77+18.6%-4.0%$34.96B$80.57B18.3771,000Earnings ReportDividend IncreaseAnalyst ForecastNews CoverageWILCG. Willi-Food International1.9424 of 5 stars$14.49-2.9%N/A+59.8%$201.03M$575.80M12.82180Short Interest ↑News CoverageGap DownDITAmcon DistributingN/A$116.76-0.6%N/AN/A$75.31M$2.78B19.591,220Dividend AnnouncementPFGCPerformance Food Group3.8712 of 5 stars$75.39-0.8%$95.73+27.0%+18.8%$11.78B$60.10B30.4035,000Upcoming EarningsNews CoveragePositive NewsINGRIngredion4.7392 of 5 stars$128.57-0.9%$152.60+18.7%+16.0%$8.27B$7.43B13.2411,700Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsNYTNew York Times3.2476 of 5 stars$48.88-0.8%$56.00+14.6%+20.9%$7.98B$2.59B27.465,800Upcoming EarningsSFDSmithfield Foods3.8928 of 5 stars$19.75-3.0%$27.86+41.0%N/A$7.76B$14.14B8.7036,389Earnings ReportNews Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies UNFI Competitors ANDE Competitors SPTN Competitors SYY Competitors WILC Competitors DIT Competitors PFGC Competitors INGR Competitors NYT Competitors SFD 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 5/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHow to invest in Elon Musk’s Optimus before its launchElon Musk is set to completely take over the AI industry with Optimus… A breakthrough AI-powered robot that El...InvestorPlace | SponsoredElon Set to Shock the World by May 1st ?Tech legend Jeff Brown recently traveled to the industrial zone of South Memphis to investigate what he believ...Brownstone Research | SponsoredThis Is How Empires FallThe headlines scream tariffs and export bans — but the real damage is happening in retirement portfolios. 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