SpartanNash (SPTN) Competitors $26.58 +0.01 (+0.04%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$26.58 +0.01 (+0.02%) As of 06:55 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours 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, SFM, PFGC, and ZGNShould 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), Sprouts Farmers Market (SFM), Performance Food Group (PFGC), and Ermenegildo Zegna (ZGN). SpartanNash vs. Its Competitors Chefs' Warehouse United Natural Foods Andersons Sysco Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage G. Willi-Food International Farmer Brothers Sprouts Farmers Market Performance Food Group Ermenegildo Zegna Chefs' Warehouse (NASDAQ:CHEF) and SpartanNash (NASDAQ:SPTN) are both food distributors companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation and media sentiment. Is CHEF or SPTN more profitable? Chefs' Warehouse has a net margin of 1.65% compared to SpartanNash's net margin of -0.11%. Chefs' Warehouse's return on equity of 13.15% beat SpartanNash's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Chefs' Warehouse1.65% 13.15% 3.70% SpartanNash -0.11%8.26%2.51% Do insiders & institutionals believe in CHEF or SPTN? 91.6% of Chefs' Warehouse shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.6% of SpartanNash shares are held by institutional investors. 11.9% of Chefs' Warehouse shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of SpartanNash shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has higher valuation and earnings, CHEF or SPTN? Chefs' Warehouse has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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 RatioChefs' Warehouse$3.87B0.67$55.48M$1.5142.46SpartanNash$9.55B0.09$300K-$0.32-83.06 Does the media favor CHEF or SPTN? In the previous week, Chefs' Warehouse had 7 more articles in the media than SpartanNash. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Chefs' Warehouse and 2 mentions for SpartanNash. SpartanNash's average media sentiment score of 1.68 beat Chefs' Warehouse's score of 0.98 indicating that SpartanNash is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Chefs' Warehouse 7 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SpartanNash 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Do analysts recommend CHEF or SPTN? Chefs' Warehouse presently has a consensus target price of $67.40, indicating a potential upside of 5.13%. SpartanNash has a consensus target price of $18.45, indicating a potential downside of 30.59%. Given Chefs' Warehouse's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Chefs' Warehouse is more favorable than SpartanNash.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Chefs' Warehouse 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00SpartanNash 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Which has more risk & volatility, CHEF or SPTN? Chefs' Warehouse has a beta of 1.74, meaning that its stock price is 74% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SpartanNash has a beta of 0.44, meaning that its stock price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryChefs' Warehouse beats SpartanNash on 14 of the 16 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. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding SPTN and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. 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$899.73M$5.03B$26.82B$9.41BDividend Yield3.31%3.01%177.11%4.03%P/E Ratio-83.0623.2930.7919.89Price / Sales0.090.776.09196.39Price / Cash5.1913.3717.0928.17Price / Book1.214.205.885.73Net Income$300K$140.20M$880.45M$258.18M7 Day Performance0.26%4.90%4.34%3.92%1 Month Performance50.68%15.49%8.77%14.31%1 Year Performance32.24%43.79%25.15%17.29% SpartanNash Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SPTNSpartanNash3.0521 of 5 stars$26.58+0.0%$18.45-30.6%+34.0%$899.73M$9.55B-83.0619,000Positive NewsCHEFChefs' Warehouse2.3621 of 5 stars$65.76+0.8%$67.40+2.5%+58.3%$2.68B$3.79B43.555,029UNFIUnited Natural Foods4.2295 of 5 stars$23.78-0.1%$26.43+11.1%+86.0%$1.44B$30.98B-20.6828,333Analyst UpgradeANDEAndersons4.8124 of 5 stars$37.80-1.5%$51.67+36.7%-30.4%$1.29B$11.20B11.922,299SYYSysco4.7549 of 5 stars$77.69+1.1%$82.77+6.5%+6.9%$37.66B$80.79B20.1376,000Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsNGVCNatural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage1.3917 of 5 stars$40.11+2.6%N/A+62.8%$919.81M$1.24B22.544,145WILCG. Willi-Food International1.2896 of 5 stars$19.83+4.6%N/A+118.9%$275.04M$157.88M14.27180FARMFarmer Brothers4.4877 of 5 stars$1.46-0.7%$4.50+208.2%-51.9%$31.47M$341.54M-2.151,003Gap UpSFMSprouts Farmers Market3.3915 of 5 stars$164.54+3.0%$167.79+2.0%+102.6%$16.10B$7.72B36.9835,000Analyst ForecastPFGCPerformance Food Group4.3298 of 5 stars$97.43+2.8%$100.31+3.0%+51.6%$15.21B$61.55B40.5937,000Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeZGNErmenegildo Zegna2.0394 of 5 stars$8.81-0.7%$8.70-1.2%-19.4%$3.59B$1.95B16.617,395 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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