Conagra Brands (CAG) Competitors

Chefs' Warehouse (NASDAQ:CHEF) and Conagra Brands (NYSE:CAG) are both mid-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends and earnings.

Does the media favor CHEF or CAG?

In the previous week, Conagra Brands had 11 more articles in the media than Chefs' Warehouse. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Conagra Brands and 10 mentions for Chefs' Warehouse. Conagra Brands' average media sentiment score of 1.15 beat Chefs' Warehouse's score of 0.98 indicating that Conagra Brands is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Chefs' Warehouse	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Conagra Brands	14 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in CHEF or CAG?

91.6% of Chefs' Warehouse shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.8% of Conagra Brands shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.9% of Chefs' Warehouse shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Conagra Brands shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts prefer CHEF or CAG?

Chefs' Warehouse currently has a consensus price target of $69.67, indicating a potential upside of 10.83%. Conagra Brands has a consensus price target of $22.17, indicating a potential upside of 18.82%. Given Conagra Brands' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Conagra Brands is more favorable than Chefs' Warehouse.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Chefs' Warehouse	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86
Conagra Brands	2 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.08

Is CHEF or CAG more profitable?

Conagra Brands has a net margin of 9.92% 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.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Chefs' Warehouse	1.76%	13.60%	3.90%
Conagra Brands	9.92%	12.52%	5.25%

Which has more volatility and risk, CHEF or CAG?

Chefs' Warehouse has a beta of 1.83, suggesting that its stock price is 83% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Conagra Brands has a beta of 0.08, suggesting that its stock price is 92% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, CHEF or CAG?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Chefs' Warehouse	$3.95B	0.65	$55.48M	$1.60	39.29
Conagra Brands	$11.61B	0.77	$1.15B	$2.39	7.81

Summary

Conagra Brands beats Chefs' Warehouse on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.