SpartanNash (SPTN) Competitors $26.50 +0.01 (+0.04%) Closing price 07/1/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$26.45 -0.05 (-0.19%) As of 08:24 AM 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 SpartanNash (NASDAQ:SPTN) and Chefs' Warehouse (NASDAQ:CHEF) are both food distributors companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, risk, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and valuation. Is SPTN or CHEF 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 SpartanNash-0.11% 8.26% 2.51% Chefs' Warehouse 1.65%13.15%3.70% Do analysts rate SPTN or CHEF? SpartanNash currently has a consensus target price of $18.45, indicating a potential downside of 30.38%. Chefs' Warehouse has a consensus target price of $67.40, indicating a potential upside of 7.36%. 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) 2 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Chefs' Warehouse 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Which has higher earnings & 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-$0.32-82.81Chefs' Warehouse$3.79B0.67$55.48M$1.5141.58 Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of 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 large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more volatility & risk, SPTN or CHEF? SpartanNash has a beta of 0.44, indicating that its share price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Chefs' Warehouse has a beta of 1.75, indicating that its share price is 75% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to SPTN or CHEF? In the previous week, Chefs' Warehouse had 2 more articles in the media than SpartanNash. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Chefs' Warehouse and 3 mentions for SpartanNash. Chefs' Warehouse's average media sentiment score of 1.21 beat SpartanNash's score of 0.51 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 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Chefs' Warehouse 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryChefs' Warehouse beats SpartanNash on 15 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$896.68M$4.76B$26.40B$8.94BDividend Yield3.32%2.98%175.66%4.12%P/E Ratio-82.8121.8729.2819.74Price / Sales0.090.954.59109.12Price / Cash5.1813.1145.3057.06Price / Book1.204.045.855.37Net Income$300K$140.20M$872.48M$248.34M7 Day Performance0.23%2.90%3.85%1.67%1 Month Performance39.03%3.97%4.96%4.56%1 Year Performance45.29%47.98%18.74%18.42% SpartanNash Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SPTNSpartanNash3.4712 of 5 stars$26.50+0.0%$18.45-30.4%+45.1%$896.68M$9.55B-82.8119,000High Trading VolumeCHEFChefs' Warehouse1.4151 of 5 stars$62.88+2.2%$67.40+7.2%+60.2%$2.56B$3.79B41.645,029Positive NewsUNFIUnited Natural Foods4.1261 of 5 stars$22.49+5.1%$26.43+17.5%+78.8%$1.36B$30.98B-19.5628,333ANDEAndersons4.8791 of 5 stars$36.51-0.8%$51.67+41.5%-22.3%$1.25B$11.26B11.522,299SYYSysco4.6632 of 5 stars$75.97+1.7%$83.00+9.3%+10.7%$36.83B$78.84B19.6876,000Positive NewsNGVCNatural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage1.494 of 5 stars$44.07+6.8%N/A+86.9%$1.01B$1.24B24.764,145High Trading VolumeWILCG. Willi-Food International2.3013 of 5 stars$17.47+3.3%N/A+112.1%$242.31M$157.88M12.57180News CoverageHigh Trading VolumeFARMFarmer Brothers4.4893 of 5 stars$1.37-5.5%$4.50+228.5%-44.4%$29.54M$341.09M-2.011,003News CoveragePositive NewsSFMSprouts Farmers Market3.2717 of 5 stars$173.29+4.4%$167.79-3.2%+94.0%$16.96B$7.72B38.9435,000Positive NewsInsider TradePFGCPerformance Food Group4.4716 of 5 stars$87.21+1.5%$100.08+14.8%+35.5%$13.61B$58.28B36.3437,000ZGNErmenegildo Zegna1.5519 of 5 stars$8.73-1.2%$8.70-0.4%-25.0%$3.56B$2.11B16.487,395 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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