SpartanNash (SPTN) Competitors $26.90 0.00 (0.00%) As of 09/22/2025 Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock SPTN vs. UNFI, CHEF, ANDE, SYY, NGVC, WILC, FARM, PFGC, SFM, and ZGNShould you be buying SpartanNash stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of SpartanNash include United Natural Foods (UNFI), Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF), Andersons (ANDE), Sysco (SYY), Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage (NGVC), G. Willi-Food International (WILC), Farmer Brothers (FARM), Performance Food Group (PFGC), Sprouts Farmers Market (SFM), and Ermenegildo Zegna (ZGN). SpartanNash vs. Its Competitors United Natural Foods Chefs' Warehouse Andersons Sysco Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage G. Willi-Food International Farmer Brothers Performance Food Group Sprouts Farmers Market Ermenegildo Zegna SpartanNash (NASDAQ:SPTN) and United Natural Foods (NYSE:UNFI) are both food distributors companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations and risk. Which has more risk and volatility, SPTN or UNFI? SpartanNash has a beta of 0.5, meaning that its share price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, United Natural Foods has a beta of 0.88, meaning that its share price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate SPTN or UNFI? SpartanNash presently has a consensus target price of $18.45, suggesting a potential downside of 31.41%. United Natural Foods has a consensus target price of $36.00, suggesting a potential downside of 14.37%. Given United Natural Foods' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe United Natural Foods is more favorable than SpartanNash.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score SpartanNash 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00United Natural Foods 1 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.31 Is SPTN or UNFI more profitable? SpartanNash has a net margin of -0.16% compared to United Natural Foods' net margin of -0.37%. SpartanNash's return on equity of 8.19% beat United Natural Foods' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets SpartanNash-0.16% 8.19% 2.41% United Natural Foods -0.37%2.74%0.57% Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in SPTN or UNFI? 84.6% of SpartanNash shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.6% of United Natural Foods shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of SpartanNash shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of United Natural Foods shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Does the media prefer SPTN or UNFI? In the previous week, United Natural Foods had 8 more articles in the media than SpartanNash. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for United Natural Foods and 0 mentions for SpartanNash. United Natural Foods' average media sentiment score of 1.28 beat SpartanNash's score of 0.00 indicating that United Natural Foods is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment SpartanNash Neutral United Natural Foods Positive Which has better earnings & valuation, SPTN or UNFI? SpartanNash has higher earnings, but lower revenue than United Natural Foods. SpartanNash is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than United Natural Foods, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioSpartanNash$9.69B0.09$300K-$0.48-56.04United Natural Foods$31.78B0.08-$118M-$1.95-21.56 SummaryUnited Natural Foods beats SpartanNash on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get SpartanNash News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for SPTN and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. 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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 SPTN vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricSpartanNashFOOD ITEMS IndustryRetail SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$910.78M$4.25B$26.97B$10.50BDividend Yield3.27%3.13%172.47%4.81%P/E Ratio-56.0420.2319.4527.09Price / Sales0.090.798.96210.72Price / Cash5.2610.6362.7261.22Price / Book1.223.475.086.52Net Income$300K$125.01M$911.72M$276.75M7 Day PerformanceN/A2.05%2.15%2.00%1 Month Performance1.66%-2.53%-4.68%2.26%1 Year Performance22.16%16.74%12.50%35.58% SpartanNash Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SPTNSpartanNash1.0688 of 5 stars$26.90flat$18.45-31.4%N/A$910.78M$9.69B-56.0419,000UNFIUnited Natural Foods3.3758 of 5 stars$41.39+0.5%$36.00-13.0%+90.6%$2.50B$31.78B-21.2325,600Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastCHEFChefs' Warehouse3.7778 of 5 stars$57.61+0.9%$69.67+20.9%+39.5%$2.33B$3.79B36.015,029ANDEAndersons3.9143 of 5 stars$42.02+2.5%$51.67+23.0%-3.7%$1.40B$11.26B17.882,299SYYSysco4.8613 of 5 stars$78.21-0.3%$85.85+9.8%+6.0%$37.54B$81.37B20.9775,000Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastNGVCNatural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage0.9048 of 5 stars$38.12+2.3%N/A+39.8%$855.73M$1.24B20.284,145News CoverageWILCG. Willi-Food International1.9424 of 5 stars$21.05+0.0%N/A+71.4%$291.90M$157.88M11.26180Gap DownFARMFarmer Brothers3.9856 of 5 stars$1.73-0.6%$2.50+44.5%-12.6%$37.57M$342.28M-2.541,003News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↓PFGCPerformance Food Group4.1881 of 5 stars$100.79+0.8%$111.00+10.1%+21.7%$15.64B$63.30B46.4543,000News CoveragePositive NewsSFMSprouts Farmers Market4.1151 of 5 stars$106.59+3.7%$175.21+64.4%-4.2%$10.04B$7.72B21.9335,000Analyst ForecastZGNErmenegildo Zegna1.4934 of 5 stars$8.72-1.7%$9.94+14.0%+25.4%$3.61B$1.91B16.457,395Analyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies United Natural Foods Competitors Chefs' Warehouse Competitors Andersons Competitors Sysco Competitors Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage Competitors G. 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