Sysco (SYY) Competitors

Sysco (NYSE:SYY) and Chefs' Warehouse (NASDAQ:CHEF) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, profitability and institutional ownership.

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, SYY or CHEF?

Sysco has higher revenue and earnings than Chefs' Warehouse. Sysco 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
Sysco	$81.37B	0.47	$1.83B	$3.73	21.45
Chefs' Warehouse	$3.79B	0.62	$55.48M	$1.60	36.22

Is SYY or CHEF more profitable?

Sysco has a net margin of 2.25% compared to Chefs' Warehouse's net margin of 1.76%. Sysco's return on equity of 109.52% beat Chefs' Warehouse's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sysco	2.25%	109.52%	8.37%
Chefs' Warehouse	1.76%	13.60%	3.90%

Does the media prefer SYY or CHEF?

In the previous week, Sysco had 28 more articles in the media than Chefs' Warehouse. MarketBeat recorded 31 mentions for Sysco and 3 mentions for Chefs' Warehouse. Sysco's average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat Chefs' Warehouse's score of -0.02 indicating that Sysco is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Sysco	23 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Chefs' Warehouse	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts rate SYY or CHEF?

Sysco currently has a consensus price target of $85.85, suggesting a potential upside of 7.28%. Chefs' Warehouse has a consensus price target of $69.67, suggesting a potential upside of 20.23%. Given Chefs' Warehouse's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Chefs' Warehouse is more favorable than Sysco.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sysco	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Chefs' Warehouse	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of SYY or CHEF?

83.4% of Sysco shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.6% of Chefs' Warehouse shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Sysco shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.5% of Chefs' Warehouse shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk and volatility, SYY or CHEF?

Sysco has a beta of 0.82, indicating that its share price is 18% 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.

Summary

Sysco beats Chefs' Warehouse on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.