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CPB vs. CHEF, KHC, CAG, GIS, HRL, LW, SJM, SYY, HSY, and K

Should you be buying Campbell's stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Campbell's include Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF), Kraft Heinz (KHC), Conagra Brands (CAG), General Mills (GIS), Hormel Foods (HRL), Lamb Weston (LW), J. M. Smucker (SJM), Sysco (SYY), Hershey (HSY), and Kellanova (K).

Campbell's vs. Its Competitors

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

Campbell's has a net margin of 4.44% compared to Chefs' Warehouse's net margin of 1.65%. Campbell's' return on equity of 23.22% beat Chefs' Warehouse's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Campbell's4.44% 23.22% 5.77%
Chefs' Warehouse 1.65%13.15%3.70%

Campbell's has a beta of 0.08, meaning that its stock price is 92% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Chefs' Warehouse has a beta of 1.74, meaning that its stock price is 74% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Campbell's has higher revenue and earnings than Chefs' Warehouse. Campbell's 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 Ratio
Campbell's$9.64B0.95$567M$1.5120.38
Chefs' Warehouse$3.79B0.70$55.48M$1.5143.45

In the previous week, Campbell's had 5 more articles in the media than Chefs' Warehouse. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Campbell's and 12 mentions for Chefs' Warehouse. Chefs' Warehouse's average media sentiment score of 1.05 beat Campbell's' score of 0.75 indicating that Chefs' Warehouse is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Campbell's
8 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
3 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Chefs' Warehouse
9 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

52.4% of Campbell's shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.6% of Chefs' Warehouse shares are owned by institutional investors. 20.2% of Campbell's shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.5% of Chefs' Warehouse 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.

Campbell's currently has a consensus target price of $39.33, suggesting a potential upside of 27.79%. Chefs' Warehouse has a consensus target price of $67.40, suggesting a potential upside of 2.73%. Given Campbell's' higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Campbell's is more favorable than Chefs' Warehouse.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Campbell's
5 Sell rating(s)
11 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.95
Chefs' Warehouse
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

Summary

Campbell's beats Chefs' Warehouse on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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.
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CPB vs. The Competition

MetricCampbell'sFOOD IndustryStaples SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$9.18B$8.38B$16.10B$9.44B
Dividend Yield5.04%3.52%3.18%4.04%
P/E Ratio20.3825.4519.6719.80
Price / Sales0.952.6146.2989.12
Price / Cash6.8412.6514.8528.17
Price / Book2.423.906.205.70
Net Income$567M$409.44M$689.13M$257.84M
7 Day Performance0.23%-1.11%-0.46%1.87%
1 Month Performance-3.33%-0.61%3.25%13.28%
1 Year Performance-33.66%-2.38%-0.18%19.15%

Campbell's Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
CPB
Campbell's
3.876 of 5 stars
$30.78
-0.6%
$39.33
+27.8%
-33.2%$9.18B$9.64B20.3814,400
CHEF
Chefs' Warehouse
2.3742 of 5 stars
$63.36
-1.1%
$67.40
+6.4%
+56.4%$2.58B$3.87B42.055,029Positive News
KHC
Kraft Heinz
4.2195 of 5 stars
$27.53
+1.5%
$30.41
+10.5%
-16.0%$32.56B$25.43B12.5636,000
CAG
Conagra Brands
4.5971 of 5 stars
$18.99
-0.1%
$22.58
+18.9%
-35.7%$9.07B$11.61B7.9518,300
GIS
General Mills
4.5674 of 5 stars
$50.12
+0.2%
$59.73
+19.2%
-22.1%$27.18B$19.49B12.2233,000Positive News
HRL
Hormel Foods
4.5104 of 5 stars
$29.63
+1.4%
$32.86
+10.9%
-8.3%$16.29B$11.92B21.7820,000
LW
Lamb Weston
4.8274 of 5 stars
$49.42
-0.8%
$67.64
+36.9%
-36.8%$6.97B$6.39B19.3710,700Upcoming Earnings
Dividend Announcement
SJM
J. M. Smucker
4.7795 of 5 stars
$106.78
+2.3%
$117.33
+9.9%
-10.1%$11.38B$8.73B-9.248,000Dividend Increase
Analyst Revision
SYY
Sysco
4.7269 of 5 stars
$76.99
+0.8%
$82.77
+7.5%
+6.5%$37.32B$78.84B19.9476,000Positive News
Analyst Forecast
HSY
Hershey
3.9702 of 5 stars
$163.15
+0.1%
$158.84
-2.6%
-10.4%$33.05B$11.20B20.1120,030
K
Kellanova
3.4924 of 5 stars
$79.72
+0.4%
$79.75
+0.0%
+37.9%$27.65B$12.75B20.1324,000

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This page (NASDAQ:CPB) was last updated on 7/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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