Campbell's (CPB) Competitors

Campbell's (NASDAQ:CPB) and Chefs' Warehouse (NASDAQ:CHEF) are both mid-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, earnings and dividends.

Is CPB or CHEF more profitable?

Campbell's has a net margin of 5.87% compared to Chefs' Warehouse's net margin of 1.76%. Campbell's' return on equity of 22.95% beat Chefs' Warehouse's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Campbell's	5.87%	22.95%	5.77%
Chefs' Warehouse	1.76%	13.60%	3.90%

Does the media refer more to CPB or CHEF?

In the previous week, Chefs' Warehouse had 1 more articles in the media than Campbell's. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Chefs' Warehouse and 4 mentions for Campbell's. Campbell's' average media sentiment score of 1.05 beat Chefs' Warehouse's score of -0.01 indicating that Campbell's is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Campbell's	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Chefs' Warehouse	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, CPB or CHEF?

Campbell's has higher revenue and earnings than Chefs' Warehouse. Campbell's 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
Campbell's	$10.25B	0.89	$602M	$2.00	15.25
Chefs' Warehouse	$3.95B	0.59	$55.48M	$1.60	35.98

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

52.3% of Campbell's shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.6% of Chefs' Warehouse shares are held by institutional investors. 19.8% of Campbell's shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 11.9% of Chefs' Warehouse shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts recommend CPB or CHEF?

Campbell's presently has a consensus target price of $34.82, suggesting a potential upside of 14.16%. Chefs' Warehouse has a consensus target price of $69.67, suggesting a potential upside of 21.03%. Given Chefs' Warehouse's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Chefs' Warehouse is more favorable than Campbell's.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Campbell's	5 Sell rating(s)	15 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.91
Chefs' Warehouse	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Which has more volatility and risk, CPB or CHEF?

Campbell's has a beta of 0.02, suggesting that its stock price is 98% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Chefs' Warehouse has a beta of 1.75, suggesting that its stock price is 75% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Campbell's beats Chefs' Warehouse on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.