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.
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.
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.
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.
Summary
Campbell's beats Chefs' Warehouse on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:CPB) was last updated on 7/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff