Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) Competitors $65.21 +1.84 (+2.90%) Closing price 07/11/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$65.22 +0.01 (+0.01%) As of 07/11/2025 05:23 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, PFGC, UTZ, UNFI, ANDE, SPTN, SYY, CAG, CPB, and INGRShould 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), Campbell's (CPB), and Ingredion (INGR). Chefs' Warehouse vs. Its Competitors Vital Farms Performance Food Group Utz Brands United Natural Foods Andersons SpartanNash Sysco Conagra Brands Campbell's Ingredion Chefs' Warehouse (NASDAQ:CHEF) and Vital Farms (NASDAQ:VITL) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation and media sentiment. Do institutionals and insiders believe in CHEF or VITL? 91.6% of Chefs' Warehouse shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.6% of Vital Farms shares are held by institutional investors. 11.9% of Chefs' Warehouse shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 21.3% of Vital Farms shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media favor CHEF or VITL? In the previous week, Vital Farms had 3 more articles in the media than Chefs' Warehouse. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Vital Farms and 6 mentions for Chefs' Warehouse. Vital Farms' average media sentiment score of 1.04 beat Chefs' Warehouse's score of 0.31 indicating that Vital Farms is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Chefs' Warehouse 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Vital Farms 5 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is CHEF or VITL more profitable? Vital Farms has a net margin of 8.26% compared to Chefs' Warehouse's net margin of 1.65%. Vital Farms' return on equity of 19.53% beat Chefs' Warehouse's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Chefs' Warehouse1.65% 13.15% 3.70% Vital Farms 8.26%19.53%14.63% Which has higher valuation & earnings, CHEF or VITL? Chefs' Warehouse has higher revenue and earnings than Vital Farms. Vital Farms 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$3.79B0.70$55.48M$1.5143.19Vital Farms$606.31M2.80$53.39M$1.1234.08 Do analysts prefer CHEF or VITL? Chefs' Warehouse presently has a consensus price target of $67.40, indicating a potential upside of 3.36%. Vital Farms has a consensus price target of $44.67, indicating a potential upside of 17.02%. Given Vital Farms' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Vital Farms is more favorable than Chefs' Warehouse.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Chefs' Warehouse 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Vital Farms 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.10 Which has more risk & volatility, CHEF or VITL? Chefs' Warehouse has a beta of 1.74, suggesting that its share price is 74% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vital Farms has a beta of 0.94, suggesting that its share price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryVital Farms beats Chefs' Warehouse on 12 of the 17 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 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$2.65B$8.35B$16.22B$9.11BDividend YieldN/A3.47%3.11%4.01%P/E Ratio43.1925.7019.7820.26Price / Sales0.701.7345.99166.10Price / Cash20.2912.6414.7057.67Price / Book4.803.556.105.49Net Income$55.48M$398.24M$680.31M$250.45M7 Day Performance1.91%4.35%2.16%4.79%1 Month Performance6.08%2.95%3.64%9.59%1 Year Performance56.91%-1.60%4.30%16.41% Chefs' Warehouse Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CHEFChefs' Warehouse1.5906 of 5 stars$65.21+2.9%$67.40+3.4%+56.9%$2.65B$3.79B43.195,029News CoverageVITLVital Farms4.2176 of 5 stars$38.52-0.8%$44.63+15.8%-11.7%$1.72B$606.31M34.39290News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastPFGCPerformance Food Group4.2044 of 5 stars$87.38-0.1%$100.08+14.5%+48.6%$13.64B$58.28B36.4137,000Trending NewsGap UpUTZUtz Brands4.5511 of 5 stars$12.57+1.0%$17.69+40.7%-8.7%$1.78B$1.41B39.283,200News CoverageUNFIUnited Natural Foods4.5609 of 5 stars$23.27+2.2%$26.43+13.6%+88.1%$1.41B$32.24B-20.2328,333High Trading VolumeANDEAndersons4.9138 of 5 stars$36.75+1.7%$51.67+40.6%-21.0%$1.26B$11.26B11.592,299High Trading VolumeSPTNSpartanNash2.5548 of 5 stars$26.49-0.1%$18.45-30.4%+42.3%$896.69M$9.55B-82.7819,000High Trading VolumeSYYSysco4.8516 of 5 stars$75.80+1.1%$83.00+9.5%+6.4%$36.74B$78.84B19.6471,000Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastCAGConagra Brands4.405 of 5 stars$20.46+0.3%$25.36+24.0%-31.6%$9.77B$12.05B30.0918,500Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastCPBCampbell's3.6472 of 5 stars$30.65-0.5%$40.11+30.9%-31.3%$9.14B$10.23B20.3014,400News CoverageAnalyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeINGRIngredion4.6863 of 5 stars$135.67-0.1%$152.20+12.2%+18.1%$8.73B$7.36B14.3111,200News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies VITL Competitors PFGC Competitors UTZ Competitors UNFI Competitors ANDE Competitors SPTN Competitors SYY Competitors CAG Competitors CPB Competitors INGR 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 7/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredMarket 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 | SponsoredThis Signal Only Flashes Once Every 4 Years – And It Just TriggeredThis same signal has appeared twice before in the past 8 years — both times, it kicked off major moves in cryp...Crypto Swap Profits | SponsoredPresidential Bombshell: $150T Resource to Be Released as soon as this Summer?Something extraordinary is happening in Washington. 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