United Natural Foods (UNFI) Competitors $26.75 +0.51 (+1.94%) As of 03:58 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock UNFI vs. CHEF, ANDE, SPTN, SYY, WILC, DIT, PFGC, LANC, FMC, and DARShould you be buying United Natural Foods stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of United Natural Foods include Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF), Andersons (ANDE), SpartanNash (SPTN), Sysco (SYY), G. Willi-Food International (WILC), Amcon Distributing (DIT), Performance Food Group (PFGC), Lancaster Colony (LANC), FMC (FMC), and Darling Ingredients (DAR). United Natural Foods vs. Chefs' Warehouse Andersons SpartanNash Sysco G. Willi-Food International Amcon Distributing Performance Food Group Lancaster Colony FMC Darling Ingredients Chefs' Warehouse (NASDAQ:CHEF) and United Natural Foods (NYSE:UNFI) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, risk and earnings. Which has preferable earnings & valuation, CHEF or UNFI? Chefs' Warehouse has higher earnings, but lower revenue than United Natural Foods. United Natural Foods is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Chefs' Warehouse, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioChefs' Warehouse$3.79B0.62$55.48M$1.3143.49United Natural Foods$31.68B0.05-$112M-$1.37-19.53 Do analysts recommend CHEF or UNFI? Chefs' Warehouse presently has a consensus target price of $67.60, suggesting a potential upside of 18.66%. United Natural Foods has a consensus target price of $27.50, suggesting a potential upside of 2.80%. Given Chefs' Warehouse's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Chefs' Warehouse is more favorable than United Natural Foods.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Chefs' Warehouse 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00United Natural Foods 1 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.13 Which has more risk & volatility, CHEF or UNFI? Chefs' Warehouse has a beta of 1.89, meaning that its stock price is 89% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, United Natural Foods has a beta of 1.08, meaning that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is CHEF or UNFI more profitable? Chefs' Warehouse has a net margin of 1.46% compared to United Natural Foods' net margin of -0.30%. Chefs' Warehouse's return on equity of 12.90% beat United Natural Foods' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Chefs' Warehouse1.46% 12.90% 3.54% United Natural Foods -0.30%1.27%0.27% Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in CHEF or UNFI? 91.6% of Chefs' Warehouse shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.6% of United Natural Foods shares are held by institutional investors. 11.9% of Chefs' Warehouse shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of United Natural Foods shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Does the media favor CHEF or UNFI? In the previous week, Chefs' Warehouse had 8 more articles in the media than United Natural Foods. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Chefs' Warehouse and 10 mentions for United Natural Foods. United Natural Foods' average media sentiment score of 1.77 beat Chefs' Warehouse's score of 1.17 indicating that United Natural Foods is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Chefs' Warehouse 9 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive United Natural Foods 9 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CHEF or UNFI? United Natural Foods received 219 more outperform votes than Chefs' Warehouse when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 62.52% of users gave Chefs' Warehouse an outperform vote while only 55.30% of users gave United Natural Foods an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformChefs' WarehouseOutperform Votes41762.52% Underperform Votes25037.48% United Natural FoodsOutperform Votes63655.30% Underperform Votes51444.70% SummaryChefs' Warehouse beats United Natural Foods on 15 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get United Natural Foods News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for UNFI and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?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.Skip Chart UNFI vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricUnited Natural FoodsGroceries, general line IndustryStaples SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$1.62B$2.20B$17.46B$18.97BDividend YieldN/A2.30%2.91%4.03%P/E Ratio-17.0420.9915.5432.71Price / Sales0.050.197.8827.90Price / Cash5.8611.1316.3917.53Price / Book0.971.686.324.47Net Income-$112M$56.73M$731.54M$1.02B7 Day Performance4.02%1.41%1.18%2.26%1 Month Performance0.30%1.26%-0.58%-2.86%1 Year Performance198.88%70.73%-1.30%5.48% United Natural Foods Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)UNFIUnited Natural Foods2.7135 of 5 stars$26.75+1.9%$27.50+2.8%+183.4%$1.62B$31.68B-17.0430,300Positive NewsCHEFChefs' Warehouse2.327 of 5 stars$53.08-0.1%$67.60+27.4%+54.8%$2.18B$3.79B40.524,120Earnings ReportNews CoveragePositive NewsANDEAndersons4.9249 of 5 stars$38.14+0.3%$55.00+44.2%-33.6%$1.30B$11.26B11.492,280Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↓Positive NewsSPTNSpartanNash3.313 of 5 stars$19.79-0.9%$15.00-24.2%+3.1%$669.81M$9.55B-1,979.0016,500Positive NewsSYYSysco4.6955 of 5 stars$70.24-1.0%$85.07+21.1%-9.1%$34.36B$80.57B18.0671,000Earnings ReportDividend IncreaseAnalyst ForecastNews CoverageWILCG. Willi-Food International1.9289 of 5 stars$15.00-4.2%N/A+63.3%$208.11M$575.80M13.27180Short Interest ↑News CoverageDITAmcon DistributingN/A$105.01-3.3%N/AN/A$67.73M$2.79B17.621,220Dividend AnnouncementNews CoverageGap UpPFGCPerformance Food Group3.8448 of 5 stars$79.61+0.2%$95.09+19.4%+17.5%$12.44B$60.10B32.1035,000Upcoming EarningsNews CoveragePositive NewsLANCLancaster Colony4.7875 of 5 stars$189.71-0.3%$211.33+11.4%+1.3%$5.23B$1.90B33.343,200Short Interest ↑News CoveragePositive NewsGap DownFMCFMC4.2565 of 5 stars$41.62+1.1%$48.92+17.5%-30.6%$5.20B$4.25B15.306,600Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementGap DownDARDarling Ingredients4.0347 of 5 stars$31.84-0.1%$50.33+58.1%-27.2%$5.04B$5.68B18.4014,600Earnings Report Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CHEF Competitors ANDE Competitors SPTN Competitors SYY Competitors WILC Competitors DIT Competitors PFGC Competitors LANC Competitors FMC Competitors DAR Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:UNFI) was last updated on 4/30/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump Orders 'National Digital Asset Stockpile'‘Digital Asset Reserve’ for THIS Coin??? 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