SpartanNash (SPTN) Competitors $26.86 +0.07 (+0.24%) As of 10:51 AM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock SPTN vs. CHEF, UNFI, ANDE, SYY, NGVC, WILC, FARM, PFGC, SFM, and SIGShould you be buying SpartanNash stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of SpartanNash include Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF), United Natural Foods (UNFI), 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 Signet Jewelers (SIG). SpartanNash vs. Its Competitors Chefs' Warehouse United Natural Foods Andersons Sysco Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage G. Willi-Food International Farmer Brothers Performance Food Group Sprouts Farmers Market Signet Jewelers SpartanNash (NASDAQ:SPTN) and Chefs' Warehouse (NASDAQ:CHEF) are both food distributors companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, profitability and institutional ownership. Does the media favor SPTN or CHEF? In the previous week, Chefs' Warehouse had 7 more articles in the media than SpartanNash. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Chefs' Warehouse and 7 mentions for SpartanNash. SpartanNash's average media sentiment score of 1.39 beat Chefs' Warehouse's score of 0.87 indicating that SpartanNash is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment SpartanNash 3 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Chefs' Warehouse 5 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is SPTN or CHEF more profitable? Chefs' Warehouse has a net margin of 1.76% compared to SpartanNash's net margin of -0.16%. Chefs' Warehouse's return on equity of 13.60% beat SpartanNash's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets SpartanNash-0.16% 8.19% 2.41% Chefs' Warehouse 1.76%13.60%3.90% Which has more risk and volatility, SPTN or CHEF? SpartanNash has a beta of 0.5, meaning that its stock price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Chefs' Warehouse has a beta of 1.76, meaning that its stock price is 76% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in SPTN or CHEF? 84.6% of SpartanNash shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.6% of Chefs' Warehouse shares are held by institutional investors. 1.4% of SpartanNash shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 11.5% of Chefs' Warehouse shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has higher valuation and earnings, SPTN or CHEF? Chefs' Warehouse has lower revenue, but higher earnings than SpartanNash. SpartanNash 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 RatioSpartanNash$9.55B0.10$300K-$0.48-55.97Chefs' Warehouse$3.79B0.69$55.48M$1.6040.00 Do analysts rate SPTN or CHEF? SpartanNash presently has a consensus target price of $18.45, suggesting a potential downside of 31.32%. Chefs' Warehouse has a consensus target price of $69.67, suggesting a potential upside of 8.85%. Given Chefs' Warehouse's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Chefs' Warehouse 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) 2.00Chefs' Warehouse 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 SummaryChefs' Warehouse beats SpartanNash on 15 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. 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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 SPTN vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricSpartanNashFOOD ITEMS IndustryRetail SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$909.65M$4.72B$26.75B$9.67BDividend Yield3.28%3.06%171.11%4.48%P/E Ratio-55.9721.5027.2026.35Price / Sales0.100.853.61112.92Price / Cash5.2412.1417.3028.92Price / Book1.223.835.066.08Net Income$300K$126.53M$872.89M$265.75M7 Day Performance0.32%-2.63%-0.49%-0.05%1 Month Performance1.26%-1.13%4.82%5.82%1 Year Performance21.62%22.97%15.21%17.97% SpartanNash Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SPTNSpartanNash2.9807 of 5 stars$26.87+0.2%$18.45-31.3%+21.3%$909.65M$9.55B-55.9719,000Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementCHEFChefs' Warehouse3.1868 of 5 stars$63.14+0.4%$69.67+10.3%+47.4%$2.57B$3.79B39.465,029Positive NewsUNFIUnited Natural Foods3.3285 of 5 stars$28.26+1.2%$28.13-0.5%+86.8%$1.71B$30.98B-24.5828,333Positive NewsANDEAndersons4.8403 of 5 stars$40.90+0.2%$51.67+26.3%-19.8%$1.40B$11.26B17.402,299Positive NewsSYYSysco4.4478 of 5 stars$80.51+1.2%$85.69+6.4%+3.3%$39.01B$81.37B21.5875,000Positive NewsAnalyst UpgradeNGVCNatural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage1.586 of 5 stars$38.35-0.5%N/A+44.1%$882.59M$1.24B20.404,145Positive NewsWILCG. Willi-Food International2.297 of 5 stars$20.38+0.6%N/A+84.9%$284.27M$157.88M10.90180Analyst DowngradeGap DownFARMFarmer Brothers4.2666 of 5 stars$2.00-0.5%$4.50+125.0%-29.1%$43.11M$341.09M-2.941,003Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumePFGCPerformance Food Group4.0637 of 5 stars$101.35+0.4%$107.67+6.2%+35.8%$15.87B$63.30B46.7143,000Analyst UpgradeSFMSprouts Farmers Market3.9953 of 5 stars$140.54-0.6%$173.73+23.6%+35.1%$13.73B$7.72B28.9235,000Positive NewsSIGSignet Jewelers3.101 of 5 stars$87.59-2.5%$88.86+1.5%+4.1%$3.62B$6.70B95.2027,595Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastGap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Chefs' Warehouse Competitors United Natural Foods Competitors Andersons Competitors Sysco Competitors Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage Competitors G. 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