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. CHEF, UNFI, ANDE, SYY, NGVC, WILC, FARM, PFGC, SFM, and BH.AShould 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 Biglari (BH.A). 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 Biglari Chefs' Warehouse (NASDAQ:CHEF) and SpartanNash (NASDAQ:SPTN) are both food distributors companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, earnings, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and media sentiment. Do institutionals & insiders believe in CHEF or SPTN? 91.6% of Chefs' Warehouse shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.6% of SpartanNash shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.5% of Chefs' Warehouse shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of SpartanNash shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has stronger earnings and valuation, 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$3.79B0.59$55.48M$1.6034.04SpartanNash$9.69B0.09$300K-$0.48-56.04 Does the media prefer CHEF or SPTN? In the previous week, Chefs' Warehouse had 9 more articles in the media than SpartanNash. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Chefs' Warehouse and 0 mentions for SpartanNash. SpartanNash's average media sentiment score of 1.79 beat Chefs' Warehouse's score of 0.19 indicating that SpartanNash is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Chefs' Warehouse Neutral SpartanNash Very Positive Is CHEF or SPTN 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 Chefs' Warehouse1.76% 13.60% 3.90% SpartanNash -0.16%8.19%2.41% Do analysts recommend CHEF or SPTN? Chefs' Warehouse currently has a consensus price target of $69.67, indicating a potential upside of 27.92%. SpartanNash has a consensus price target of $18.45, indicating a potential downside of 31.41%. Given Chefs' Warehouse's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, 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) 2 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.78SpartanNash 0 Sell rating(s) 3 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 1.75, suggesting that its share price is 75% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SpartanNash has a beta of 0.5, suggesting that its share price is 50% 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. 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. Messages will consist of stock alerts, news stories, and partner advertisements/offers. Consent is not a condition of the purchase of any goods or services. Text HELP for help/customer support. Unsubscribe at any time by replying "STOP" to any text message that you receive from MarketBeat or by visiting our mailing preferences page. Read our full terms of service and privacy policy. 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$910.78M$4.17B$27.43B$10.62BDividend Yield3.27%3.08%172.46%4.70%P/E Ratio-56.0420.0020.1227.10Price / Sales0.090.799.67205.33Price / Cash5.2610.6917.7131.12Price / Book1.223.385.206.67Net Income$300K$125.01M$914.89M$275.95M7 Day PerformanceN/A0.31%-0.08%3.05%1 Month Performance0.30%-6.20%2.31%10.44%1 Year Performance26.35%19.44%15.45%33.51% SpartanNash Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SPTNSpartanNash2.6482 of 5 stars$26.90flat$18.45-31.4%N/A$910.78M$9.69B-56.0419,000Positive NewsCHEFChefs' Warehouse3.9321 of 5 stars$58.48-0.1%$69.67+19.1%+37.9%$2.39B$3.79B36.555,029Positive NewsAnalyst DowngradeUNFIUnited Natural Foods3.7389 of 5 stars$31.87+0.8%$29.50-7.4%+105.0%$1.92B$30.98B-27.7128,333Positive NewsEarnings ReportUpcoming EarningsAnalyst RevisionANDEAndersons4.7345 of 5 stars$39.67-2.4%$51.67+30.2%-17.2%$1.39B$11.26B16.882,299SYYSysco4.5489 of 5 stars$81.83-0.1%$85.69+4.7%+9.0%$39.72B$81.37B21.9475,000Positive NewsEx-DividendAnalyst ForecastNGVCNatural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage0.8992 of 5 stars$38.47+2.3%N/A+54.4%$863.30M$1.24B20.464,145WILCG. Willi-Food InternationalN/A$20.20+5.5%N/A+78.7%$265.55M$157.88M10.80180FARMFarmer Brothers3.9882 of 5 stars$1.73-2.8%$2.50+44.5%-14.3%$38.44M$342.28M-2.541,003PFGCPerformance Food Group4.1795 of 5 stars$104.35+0.1%$111.00+6.4%+30.5%$16.32B$63.30B48.0943,000Analyst DowngradeSFMSprouts Farmers Market4.1603 of 5 stars$109.45-0.4%$178.64+63.2%-6.2%$10.74B$7.72B22.5235,000Analyst ForecastBH.ABiglariN/A$1,548.54-2.0%N/A+92.2%$3.60B$362.11M10.582,560 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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