CAG vs. CHEF, CPB, KHC, MDLZ, K, LW, MKC, POST, SJM, and STZ
Should you be buying Conagra Brands stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Conagra Brands include Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF), Campbell's (CPB), Kraft Heinz (KHC), Mondelez International (MDLZ), Kellanova (K), Lamb Weston (LW), McCormick & Company, Incorporated (MKC), Post (POST), J. M. Smucker (SJM), and Constellation Brands (STZ).
Conagra Brands vs. Its Competitors
Conagra Brands (NYSE:CAG) and Chefs' Warehouse (NASDAQ:CHEF) are both mid-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, valuation and earnings.
In the previous week, Conagra Brands had 14 more articles in the media than Chefs' Warehouse. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Conagra Brands and 3 mentions for Chefs' Warehouse. Conagra Brands' average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat Chefs' Warehouse's score of -0.02 indicating that Conagra Brands is being referred to more favorably in the media.
83.8% of Conagra Brands shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.6% of Chefs' Warehouse shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of Conagra Brands shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 11.5% of Chefs' Warehouse shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Conagra Brands has higher revenue and earnings than Chefs' Warehouse. Conagra Brands is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Chefs' Warehouse, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Conagra Brands has a net margin of 7.42% compared to Chefs' Warehouse's net margin of 1.76%. Chefs' Warehouse's return on equity of 13.60% beat Conagra Brands' return on equity.
Conagra Brands has a beta of 0.03, meaning that its share price is 97% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Chefs' Warehouse has a beta of 1.75, meaning that its share price is 75% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Conagra Brands presently has a consensus target price of $21.92, indicating a potential upside of 18.37%. Chefs' Warehouse has a consensus target price of $69.67, indicating a potential upside of 20.14%. Given Chefs' Warehouse's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Chefs' Warehouse is more favorable than Conagra Brands.
Summary
Conagra Brands and Chefs' Warehouse tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE 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.
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This page (NYSE:CAG) was last updated on 10/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
