Campbell's (CPB) 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.

Is CPB or CHEF more profitable?

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's	4.44%	23.22%	5.77%
Chefs' Warehouse	1.65%	13.15%	3.70%

Which has more volatility & risk, CPB or CHEF?

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.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, CPB or CHEF?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Campbell's	$9.64B	0.95	$567M	$1.51	20.38
Chefs' Warehouse	$3.79B	0.70	$55.48M	$1.51	43.45

Does the media prefer CPB or CHEF?

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

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of CPB or CHEF?

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.

Do analysts recommend CPB or CHEF?

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.