SpartanNash (SPTN) Competitors $26.29 -0.19 (-0.72%) Closing price 09/15/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$26.28 0.00 (-0.02%) As of 09/15/2025 04:20 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, PFGC, SFM, 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), Performance Food Group (PFGC), Sprouts Farmers Market (SFM), 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 Performance Food Group Sprouts Farmers Market Ermenegildo Zegna SpartanNash (NASDAQ:SPTN) and Chefs' Warehouse (NASDAQ:CHEF) are both food distributors companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, dividends and analyst recommendations. Do institutionals and insiders believe in SPTN or CHEF? 84.6% of SpartanNash shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.6% of Chefs' Warehouse shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of SpartanNash 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 endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Does the media refer more to SPTN or CHEF? In the previous week, SpartanNash and SpartanNash both had 6 articles in the media. Chefs' Warehouse's average media sentiment score of 1.54 beat SpartanNash's score of 1.41 indicating that Chefs' Warehouse is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment SpartanNash 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Chefs' Warehouse 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very 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 higher earnings and valuation, 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$9.55B0.09$300K-$0.48-54.77Chefs' Warehouse$3.79B0.72$55.48M$1.6041.64 Which has more volatility & risk, SPTN or CHEF? SpartanNash has a beta of 0.5, suggesting that its stock price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Chefs' Warehouse has a beta of 1.76, suggesting that its stock price is 76% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts recommend SPTN or CHEF? SpartanNash presently has a consensus price target of $18.45, indicating a potential downside of 29.82%. Chefs' Warehouse has a consensus price target of $69.67, indicating a potential upside of 4.57%. Given Chefs' Warehouse's stronger consensus rating and higher probable 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 16 factors compared between the two stocks. 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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$896.56M$4.72B$27.98B$10.17BDividend Yield3.32%3.02%173.91%4.61%P/E Ratio-54.7720.9720.7226.39Price / Sales0.090.848.46190.76Price / Cash5.1811.4117.5129.91Price / Book1.193.665.056.28Net Income$300K$125.01M$872.22M$270.38M7 Day Performance-1.54%-1.92%1.09%1.89%1 Month Performance-0.87%-1.52%5.18%6.01%1 Year Performance19.39%22.12%19.02%25.26% SpartanNash Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SPTNSpartanNash2.9017 of 5 stars$26.29-0.7%$18.45-29.8%+19.3%$896.56M$9.55B-54.7719,000Positive NewsCHEFChefs' Warehouse2.9218 of 5 stars$66.62+0.7%$69.67+4.6%+63.6%$2.70B$3.79B41.645,029Positive NewsUNFIUnited Natural Foods2.9565 of 5 stars$28.02-4.0%$28.13+0.4%+81.7%$1.77B$30.98B-24.3728,333Positive NewsANDEAndersons4.6136 of 5 stars$38.45-4.4%$51.67+34.4%-19.7%$1.38B$11.26B16.362,299High Trading VolumeSYYSysco4.7965 of 5 stars$79.91-1.7%$85.69+7.2%+4.4%$39.41B$81.37B21.4275,000Positive NewsAnalyst DowngradeNGVCNatural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage1.9886 of 5 stars$36.10-3.5%N/A+26.1%$858.71M$1.24B19.204,145Positive NewsWILCG. Willi-Food International2.9499 of 5 stars$20.90-0.9%N/A+95.1%$292.75M$157.88M11.18180FARMFarmer Brothers4.0501 of 5 stars$1.85+1.1%$3.50+89.2%-19.9%$39.51M$342.28M-2.721,003Earnings ReportShort Interest ↑High Trading VolumePFGCPerformance Food Group4.2746 of 5 stars$104.09-1.7%$109.67+5.4%+41.6%$16.57B$63.30B47.9743,000Positive NewsSFMSprouts Farmers Market4.3732 of 5 stars$128.88-5.2%$173.73+34.8%+26.2%$13.29B$7.72B26.5235,000Positive NewsAnalyst DowngradeInsider TradeZGNErmenegildo Zegna1.3024 of 5 stars$9.39+7.4%$9.28-1.2%-5.6%$3.56B$2.11B17.727,395News CoverageAnalyst ForecastGap UpHigh Trading Volume 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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