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UNFI vs. CHEF, MED, ANDE, SYY, and SJM

Should you buy United Natural Foods stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares United Natural Foods with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with United Natural Foods include Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF), Medifast (MED), Andersons (ANDE), Sysco (SYY), and J. M. Smucker (SJM).

How does United Natural Foods compare to Chefs' Warehouse?

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

Chefs' Warehouse has a net margin of 1.87% compared to United Natural Foods' net margin of -0.25%. Chefs' Warehouse's return on equity of 15.54% beat United Natural Foods' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
United Natural Foods	-0.25%	6.05%	1.27%
Chefs' Warehouse	1.87%	15.54%	4.65%

United Natural Foods presently has a consensus price target of $43.63, suggesting a potential downside of 13.71%. Chefs' Warehouse has a consensus price target of $80.83, suggesting a potential upside of 0.61%. Given Chefs' Warehouse's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Chefs' Warehouse is more favorable than United Natural Foods.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
United Natural Foods	1 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.20
Chefs' Warehouse	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86

Chefs' Warehouse has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
United Natural Foods	$31.54B	0.10	-$118M	-$1.30	N/A
Chefs' Warehouse	$4.26B	0.77	$72.36M	$1.80	44.63

87.6% of United Natural Foods shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.6% of Chefs' Warehouse shares are held by institutional investors. 2.4% of United Natural Foods shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 11.1% of Chefs' Warehouse shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

United Natural Foods has a beta of 0.82, suggesting that its stock price is 18% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Chefs' Warehouse has a beta of 1.47, suggesting that its stock price is 47% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Chefs' Warehouse had 1 more articles in the media than United Natural Foods. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Chefs' Warehouse and 6 mentions for United Natural Foods. Chefs' Warehouse's average media sentiment score of 0.98 beat United Natural Foods' score of 0.85 indicating that Chefs' Warehouse is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
United Natural Foods	2 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Chefs' Warehouse	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Chefs' Warehouse beats United Natural Foods on 16 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does United Natural Foods compare to Medifast?

United Natural Foods (NYSE:UNFI) and Medifast (NYSE:MED) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation and earnings.

Medifast has lower revenue, but higher earnings than United Natural Foods. United Natural Foods is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Medifast, 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
United Natural Foods	$31.54B	0.10	-$118M	-$1.30	N/A
Medifast	$385.79M	0.36	-$18.67M	-$1.83	N/A

United Natural Foods has a beta of 0.82, indicating that its share price is 18% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Medifast has a beta of 0.55, indicating that its share price is 45% less volatile than the broader market.

87.6% of United Natural Foods shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.5% of Medifast shares are held by institutional investors. 2.4% of United Natural Foods shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.7% of Medifast shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Medifast had 1 more articles in the media than United Natural Foods. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Medifast and 6 mentions for United Natural Foods. United Natural Foods' average media sentiment score of 0.85 beat Medifast's score of 0.74 indicating that United Natural Foods is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
United Natural Foods	2 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Medifast	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

United Natural Foods presently has a consensus price target of $43.63, indicating a potential downside of 13.71%. Medifast has a consensus price target of $12.00, indicating a potential downside of 4.34%. Given Medifast's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Medifast is more favorable than United Natural Foods.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
United Natural Foods	1 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.20
Medifast	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.50

United Natural Foods has a net margin of -0.25% compared to Medifast's net margin of -5.78%. United Natural Foods' return on equity of 6.05% beat Medifast's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
United Natural Foods	-0.25%	6.05%	1.27%
Medifast	-5.78%	-4.80%	-3.83%

Summary

United Natural Foods beats Medifast on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does United Natural Foods compare to Andersons?

United Natural Foods (NYSE:UNFI) and Andersons (NASDAQ:ANDE) are both mid-cap food distributors companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, media sentiment, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability and risk.

United Natural Foods has a beta of 0.82, meaning that its share price is 18% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Andersons has a beta of 0.69, meaning that its share price is 31% less volatile than the broader market.

Andersons has a net margin of 1.17% compared to United Natural Foods' net margin of -0.25%. Andersons' return on equity of 10.68% beat United Natural Foods' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
United Natural Foods	-0.25%	6.05%	1.27%
Andersons	1.17%	10.68%	4.04%

In the previous week, United Natural Foods had 2 more articles in the media than Andersons. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for United Natural Foods and 4 mentions for Andersons. Andersons' average media sentiment score of 1.27 beat United Natural Foods' score of 0.85 indicating that Andersons is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
United Natural Foods	2 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Andersons	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

87.6% of United Natural Foods shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.1% of Andersons shares are held by institutional investors. 2.4% of United Natural Foods shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.3% of Andersons shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Andersons has lower revenue, but higher earnings than United Natural Foods. United Natural Foods is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Andersons, 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
United Natural Foods	$31.54B	0.10	-$118M	-$1.30	N/A
Andersons	$11.01B	0.22	$95.71M	$3.76	19.01

United Natural Foods presently has a consensus price target of $43.63, suggesting a potential downside of 13.71%. Andersons has a consensus price target of $82.50, suggesting a potential upside of 15.45%. Given Andersons' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Andersons is more favorable than United Natural Foods.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
United Natural Foods	1 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.20
Andersons	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Summary

Andersons beats United Natural Foods on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does United Natural Foods compare to Sysco?

United Natural Foods (NYSE:UNFI) and Sysco (NYSE:SYY) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, risk, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership and earnings.

United Natural Foods has a beta of 0.82, suggesting that its stock price is 18% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Sysco has a beta of 0.66, suggesting that its stock price is 34% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Sysco had 4 more articles in the media than United Natural Foods. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Sysco and 6 mentions for United Natural Foods. Sysco's average media sentiment score of 0.86 beat United Natural Foods' score of 0.85 indicating that Sysco is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
United Natural Foods	2 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Sysco	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

87.6% of United Natural Foods shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.4% of Sysco shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.4% of United Natural Foods shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Sysco shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Sysco has higher revenue and earnings than United Natural Foods. United Natural Foods is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sysco, 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
United Natural Foods	$31.54B	0.10	-$118M	-$1.30	N/A
Sysco	$81.37B	0.43	$1.83B	$3.61	20.09

Sysco has a net margin of 2.08% compared to United Natural Foods' net margin of -0.25%. Sysco's return on equity of 103.57% beat United Natural Foods' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
United Natural Foods	-0.25%	6.05%	1.27%
Sysco	2.08%	103.57%	8.06%

United Natural Foods currently has a consensus target price of $43.63, indicating a potential downside of 13.71%. Sysco has a consensus target price of $88.15, indicating a potential upside of 21.54%. Given Sysco's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Sysco is more favorable than United Natural Foods.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
United Natural Foods	1 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.20
Sysco	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.56

Summary

Sysco beats United Natural Foods on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does United Natural Foods compare to J. M. Smucker?

J. M. Smucker (NYSE:SJM) 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 risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, media sentiment and earnings.

J. M. Smucker has a beta of 0.25, suggesting that its share price is 75% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, United Natural Foods has a beta of 0.82, suggesting that its share price is 18% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, J. M. Smucker had 3 more articles in the media than United Natural Foods. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for J. M. Smucker and 6 mentions for United Natural Foods. J. M. Smucker's average media sentiment score of 0.88 beat United Natural Foods' score of 0.85 indicating that J. M. Smucker is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
J. M. Smucker	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
United Natural Foods	2 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

United Natural Foods has a net margin of -0.25% compared to J. M. Smucker's net margin of -14.07%. J. M. Smucker's return on equity of 15.94% beat United Natural Foods' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
J. M. Smucker	-14.07%	15.94%	5.37%
United Natural Foods	-0.25%	6.05%	1.27%

J. M. Smucker presently has a consensus target price of $116.59, indicating a potential upside of 16.05%. United Natural Foods has a consensus target price of $43.63, indicating a potential downside of 13.71%. Given J. M. Smucker's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe J. M. Smucker is more favorable than United Natural Foods.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
J. M. Smucker	1 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.48
United Natural Foods	1 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.20

81.7% of J. M. Smucker shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.6% of United Natural Foods shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.2% of J. M. Smucker shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.4% of United Natural Foods shares are owned by company 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.

United Natural Foods has higher revenue and earnings than J. M. Smucker. United Natural Foods is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than J. M. Smucker, 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
J. M. Smucker	$8.73B	1.23	-$1.23B	-$11.79	N/A
United Natural Foods	$31.54B	0.10	-$118M	-$1.30	N/A

Summary

J. M. Smucker beats United Natural Foods on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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UNFI vs. The Competition

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Metric	United Natural Foods	FOOD Industry	Staples Sector	NYSE Exchange
Market Cap	$3.07B	$7.36B	$15.97B	$22.74B
Dividend Yield	N/A	4.32%	3.55%	4.12%
P/E Ratio	-38.89	15.55	26.30	29.73
Price / Sales	0.10	1.15	47.60	23.27
Price / Cash	8.39	9.79	16.27	24.79
Price / Book	1.97	2.52	5.23	4.60
Net Income	-$118M	$224.26M	$674.08M	$1.06B
7 Day Performance	-3.21%	-1.76%	-2.08%	-2.27%
1 Month Performance	3.29%	-5.00%	-3.71%	-1.66%
1 Year Performance	62.46%	-14.14%	-13.66%	21.94%

United Natural Foods Competitors List

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
UNFI United Natural Foods	1.7294 of 5 stars	$50.56 -2.1%	$43.63 -13.7%	+62.5%	$3.07B	$31.54B	N/A	25,600
CHEF Chefs' Warehouse	2.8728 of 5 stars	$79.83 -0.4%	$80.83 +1.3%	+23.4%	$3.26B	$4.15B	44.35	5,156	Analyst Upgrade
MED Medifast	1.7274 of 5 stars	$12.71 +0.1%	$12.00 -5.5%	-10.4%	$140.16M	$346.10M	N/A	870
ANDE Andersons	3.9951 of 5 stars	$70.37 +3.1%	$73.33 +4.2%	+98.1%	$2.41B	$10.98B	18.79	2,137	Positive News
SYY Sysco	4.8218 of 5 stars	$72.36 -1.3%	$88.15 +21.8%	+0.3%	$34.60B	$83.57B	20.04	75,000

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United Natural Foods (UNFI) Competitors

UNFI vs. CHEF, MED, ANDE, SYY, and SJM

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United Natural Foods (UNFI) Competitors

UNFI vs. CHEF, MED, ANDE, SYY, and SJM

How does United Natural Foods compare to Chefs' Warehouse?

Is UNFI or CHEF more profitable?

Do analysts recommend UNFI or CHEF?

Which has higher earnings & valuation, UNFI or CHEF?

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in UNFI or CHEF?

Which has more risk & volatility, UNFI or CHEF?

Does the media refer more to UNFI or CHEF?

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How does United Natural Foods compare to Medifast?

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, UNFI or MED?

Which has more volatility & risk, UNFI or MED?

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in UNFI or MED?

Does the media prefer UNFI or MED?

Do analysts prefer UNFI or MED?

Is UNFI or MED more profitable?

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How does United Natural Foods compare to Andersons?

Which has more volatility & risk, UNFI or ANDE?

Is UNFI or ANDE more profitable?

Does the media prefer UNFI or ANDE?

Do institutionals & insiders believe in UNFI or ANDE?

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, UNFI or ANDE?

Do analysts recommend UNFI or ANDE?

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How does United Natural Foods compare to Sysco?

Which has more volatility and risk, UNFI or SYY?

Does the media refer more to UNFI or SYY?

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in UNFI or SYY?

Which has better valuation & earnings, UNFI or SYY?

Is UNFI or SYY more profitable?

Do analysts prefer UNFI or SYY?

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How does United Natural Foods compare to J. M. Smucker?

Which has more risk and volatility, SJM or UNFI?

Does the media refer more to SJM or UNFI?

Is SJM or UNFI more profitable?

Do analysts recommend SJM or UNFI?

Do institutionals & insiders believe in SJM or UNFI?

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, SJM or UNFI?

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