CAG vs. CHEF, CPB, KHC, MDLZ, FLO, 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), Flowers Foods (FLO), Lamb Weston (LW), McCormick & Company, Incorporated (MKC), Post (POST), J. M. Smucker (SJM), and Constellation Brands (STZ). These companies are all part of the "consumer staples" sector.
Conagra Brands vs. Its Competitors
Chefs' Warehouse (NASDAQ:CHEF) and Conagra Brands (NYSE:CAG) are both mid-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, media sentiment, risk, valuation and earnings.
In the previous week, Conagra Brands had 47 more articles in the media than Chefs' Warehouse. MarketBeat recorded 58 mentions for Conagra Brands and 11 mentions for Chefs' Warehouse. Chefs' Warehouse's average media sentiment score of 0.74 beat Conagra Brands' score of -0.01 indicating that Chefs' Warehouse is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Chefs' Warehouse has a beta of 1.74, suggesting that its stock price is 74% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Conagra Brands has a beta of 0.11, suggesting that its stock price is 89% less volatile than the S&P 500.
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 9.92% compared to Chefs' Warehouse's net margin of 1.65%. Chefs' Warehouse's return on equity of 13.15% beat Conagra Brands' return on equity.
Chefs' Warehouse currently has a consensus price target of $67.40, suggesting a potential upside of 2.67%. Conagra Brands has a consensus price target of $22.58, suggesting a potential upside of 18.14%. Given Conagra Brands' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Conagra Brands is more favorable than Chefs' Warehouse.
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, 0.5% of Conagra Brands shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Conagra Brands beats Chefs' Warehouse on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:CAG) was last updated on 7/17/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff