Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) Competitors $66.62 +0.45 (+0.68%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$66.59 -0.03 (-0.05%) As of 07:38 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. VITL, UTZ, UNFI, ANDE, SPTN, SYY, CPB, 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), Utz Brands (UTZ), United Natural Foods (UNFI), Andersons (ANDE), SpartanNash (SPTN), Sysco (SYY), Campbell's (CPB), Conagra Brands (CAG), Ingredion (INGR), and Lamb Weston (LW). Chefs' Warehouse vs. Its Competitors Vital Farms Utz Brands United Natural Foods Andersons SpartanNash Sysco Campbell's Conagra Brands Ingredion Lamb Weston Vital Farms (NASDAQ:VITL) and Chefs' Warehouse (NASDAQ:CHEF) are both mid-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, risk, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and dividends. Which has more risk & volatility, VITL or CHEF? Vital Farms has a beta of 0.93, suggesting that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Chefs' Warehouse has a beta of 1.76, suggesting that its stock price is 76% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in VITL or CHEF? 98.6% of Vital Farms shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.6% of Chefs' Warehouse shares are owned by institutional investors. 21.3% of Vital Farms shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 11.5% of Chefs' Warehouse shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has better earnings and valuation, 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$606.31M3.47$53.39M$1.1242.02Chefs' Warehouse$3.79B0.72$55.48M$1.6041.64 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, indicating a potential upside of 5.82%. Chefs' Warehouse has a consensus price target of $69.67, indicating a potential upside of 4.57%. Given Vital Farms' higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Vital Farms is more favorable than Chefs' Warehouse.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Vital Farms 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 11 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Chefs' Warehouse 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Does the media prefer VITL or CHEF? In the previous week, Vital Farms had 8 more articles in the media than Chefs' Warehouse. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Vital Farms and 7 mentions for Chefs' Warehouse. Chefs' Warehouse's average media sentiment score of 1.54 beat Vital Farms' score of 1.12 indicating that Chefs' Warehouse is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Vital Farms 9 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Chefs' Warehouse 5 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive SummaryVital Farms beats Chefs' Warehouse on 10 of the 16 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. 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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$2.70B$8.32B$16.07B$10.19BDividend YieldN/A3.39%3.03%4.61%P/E Ratio41.6418.8913.4222.50Price / Sales0.721.8047.83122.35Price / Cash20.5912.8614.9129.91Price / Book4.903.796.146.28Net Income$55.48M$402.24M$677.14M$270.38M7 Day Performance2.75%0.63%4.27%2.70%1 Month Performance8.24%-0.62%4.03%5.99%1 Year Performance63.65%-6.01%0.99%25.94% Chefs' Warehouse Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CHEFChefs' Warehouse2.9114 of 5 stars$66.62+0.7%$69.67+4.6%+62.5%$2.70B$3.79B41.645,029Positive NewsVITLVital Farms3.9066 of 5 stars$51.60+4.7%$49.80-3.5%+54.9%$2.20B$606.31M46.07290Positive NewsInsider TradeUTZUtz Brands3.3942 of 5 stars$13.67+2.1%$17.29+26.5%-27.2%$1.90B$1.41B65.073,200UNFIUnited Natural Foods3.2554 of 5 stars$28.95+2.9%$28.13-2.8%+89.7%$1.70B$30.98B-25.1728,333Positive NewsANDEAndersons4.6091 of 5 stars$41.49+2.2%$51.67+24.5%-16.0%$1.39B$11.26B17.662,299SPTNSpartanNash2.9102 of 5 stars$26.81-0.2%$18.45-31.2%+20.2%$909.43M$9.55B-55.8519,000Positive NewsSYYSysco4.7961 of 5 stars$82.47+1.8%$85.69+3.9%+6.3%$39.28B$81.37B22.1175,000Positive NewsAnalyst DowngradeCPBCampbell's3.4582 of 5 stars$32.66-3.2%$36.00+10.2%-35.0%$10.06B$10.25B16.3314,400Positive NewsCAGConagra Brands4.8996 of 5 stars$18.95-1.3%$22.17+17.0%-40.2%$9.19B$11.61B7.9318,300Positive NewsINGRIngredion4.7468 of 5 stars$127.94+0.1%$151.40+18.3%-6.2%$8.20B$7.43B12.4811,200Positive NewsAnalyst UpgradeShort Interest ↑LWLamb Weston4.7586 of 5 stars$55.76-1.4%$65.30+17.1%-11.9%$7.88B$6.45B22.2210,100News CoveragePositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies VITL Competitors UTZ Competitors UNFI Competitors ANDE Competitors SPTN Competitors SYY Competitors CPB 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 9/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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