Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) Competitors

Chefs' Warehouse (NASDAQ:CHEF) and Vital Farms (NASDAQ:VITL) are both mid-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends and media sentiment.

Does the media prefer CHEF or VITL?

In the previous week, Vital Farms had 4 more articles in the media than Chefs' Warehouse. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Vital Farms and 11 mentions for Chefs' Warehouse. Chefs' Warehouse's average media sentiment score of 1.44 beat Vital Farms' score of 1.41 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	8 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Vital Farms	9 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, CHEF or VITL?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Chefs' Warehouse	$3.79B	0.71	$55.48M	$1.60	41.36
Vital Farms	$606.31M	3.58	$53.39M	$1.12	43.36

Which has more risk & volatility, CHEF or VITL?

Chefs' Warehouse has a beta of 1.76, indicating that its share price is 76% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vital Farms has a beta of 0.94, indicating that its share price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate CHEF or VITL?

Chefs' Warehouse currently has a consensus target price of $69.67, indicating a potential upside of 5.28%. Vital Farms has a consensus target price of $49.80, indicating a potential upside of 2.55%. Given Chefs' Warehouse's higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Chefs' Warehouse is more favorable than Vital Farms.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Chefs' Warehouse	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Vital Farms	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is CHEF or VITL 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
Chefs' Warehouse	1.76%	13.60%	3.90%
Vital Farms	7.84%	18.40%	13.65%

Do insiders and institutionals believe in CHEF or VITL?

91.6% of Chefs' Warehouse shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.6% of Vital Farms shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.9% of Chefs' Warehouse shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 21.3% of Vital Farms shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Vital Farms beats Chefs' Warehouse on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.