Andersons (ANDE) Competitors $44.40 +0.22 (+0.50%) As of 01/17/2025 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends ANDE vs. CHEF, UNFI, SPTN, SYY, UVV, STKL, DTCK, CHSCP, GGB, and HMYShould you be buying Andersons stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Andersons include Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF), United Natural Foods (UNFI), SpartanNash (SPTN), Sysco (SYY), Universal (UVV), SunOpta (STKL), Davis Commodities (DTCK), CHS (CHSCP), Gerdau (GGB), and Harmony Gold Mining (HMY). Andersons vs. Chefs' Warehouse United Natural Foods SpartanNash Sysco Universal SunOpta Davis Commodities CHS Gerdau Harmony Gold Mining Andersons (NASDAQ:ANDE) and Chefs' Warehouse (NASDAQ:CHEF) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, community ranking, analyst recommendations, earnings, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, valuation and profitability. Do insiders and institutionals believe in ANDE or CHEF? 87.1% of Andersons shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.6% of Chefs' Warehouse shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.1% of Andersons shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 12.9% of Chefs' Warehouse shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Does the MarketBeat Community favor ANDE or CHEF? Chefs' Warehouse received 106 more outperform votes than Andersons when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.24% of users gave Chefs' Warehouse an outperform vote while only 56.88% of users gave Andersons an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAndersonsOutperform Votes30656.88% Underperform Votes23243.12% Chefs' WarehouseOutperform Votes41262.24% Underperform Votes25037.76% Does the media refer more to ANDE or CHEF? In the previous week, Andersons had 1 more articles in the media than Chefs' Warehouse. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Andersons and 12 mentions for Chefs' Warehouse. Andersons' average media sentiment score of 0.45 beat Chefs' Warehouse's score of 0.44 indicating that Andersons is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Andersons 3 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Chefs' Warehouse 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Which has more volatility & risk, ANDE or CHEF? Andersons has a beta of 0.59, suggesting that its share price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Chefs' Warehouse has a beta of 2.29, suggesting that its share price is 129% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts recommend ANDE or CHEF? Andersons currently has a consensus price target of $62.50, indicating a potential upside of 40.77%. Chefs' Warehouse has a consensus price target of $53.80, indicating a potential upside of 1.61%. Given Andersons' higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Andersons is more favorable than Chefs' Warehouse.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Andersons 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Chefs' Warehouse 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Is ANDE or CHEF more profitable? Chefs' Warehouse has a net margin of 1.28% compared to Andersons' net margin of 1.06%. Chefs' Warehouse's return on equity of 12.67% beat Andersons' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Andersons1.06% 8.21% 3.59% Chefs' Warehouse 1.28%12.67%3.41% Which has stronger earnings & valuation, ANDE or CHEF? Andersons has higher revenue and earnings than Chefs' Warehouse. Andersons 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 RatioAndersons$14.75B0.10$101.19M$3.5012.69Chefs' Warehouse$3.43B0.61$34.59M$1.1446.45 SummaryChefs' Warehouse beats Andersons on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Andersons News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for ANDE 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 NASDAQ 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 ANDE vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAndersonsFarm IndustryMaterials SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$1.51B$1.21B$2.94B$9.07BDividend Yield1.85%2.89%5.10%4.02%P/E Ratio12.695.79110.1917.34Price / Sales0.100.47869,796.69134.70Price / Cash5.8612.2724.2835.97Price / Book0.992.083.724.80Net Income$101.19M$229.20M$152.70M$224.91M7 Day Performance5.16%1.79%1.51%1.90%1 Month Performance8.29%3.34%3.92%5.08%1 Year Performance-14.65%2.83%26.53%21.15% Andersons Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ANDEAndersons4.9842 of 5 stars$44.40+0.5%$62.50+40.8%-14.0%$1.51B$14.75B12.692,334Short Interest ↓News CoverageCHEFChefs' Warehouse2.0218 of 5 stars$50.17+2.5%$53.40+6.4%+79.2%$1.98B$3.71B44.014,120Analyst ForecastNews CoverageUNFIUnited Natural Foods2.6571 of 5 stars$27.51+0.8%$25.20-8.4%+96.3%$1.65B$31.30B-17.5228,333Positive NewsSPTNSpartanNash4.6561 of 5 stars$17.52+0.5%$20.00+14.2%-19.7%$591.39M$9.53B13.1716,500Analyst UpgradeShort Interest ↑News CoverageSYYSysco4.8394 of 5 stars$73.90+0.4%$85.93+16.3%-2.2%$36.30B$79.71B19.0071,000News CoverageUVVUniversal3.0498 of 5 stars$49.87+0.7%N/A-13.0%$1.23B$2.83B10.2627,000STKLSunOpta3.792 of 5 stars$7.35+1.1%$9.50+29.3%+30.6%$878.63M$711.68M-40.831,450News CoveragePositive NewsDTCKDavis Commodities1.3361 of 5 stars$1.13+2.3%N/A+28.0%$27.69M$159.84M0.0022Short Interest ↓Positive NewsCHSCPCHSN/A$28.35-0.5%N/A-6.5%$0.00$32.64B0.0010,000Short Interest ↓Positive NewsGGBGerdau3.9959 of 5 stars$2.76+1.5%$5.00+81.2%-18.8%$5.74B$64.92B6.0230,000Short Interest ↑HMYHarmony Gold Mining2.327 of 5 stars$8.98-1.4%$8.40-6.5%+75.9%$5.70B$61.38B5.8743,667Positive NewsGap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Chefs' Warehouse Alternatives United Natural Foods Alternatives SpartanNash Alternatives Sysco Alternatives Universal Alternatives SunOpta Alternatives Davis Commodities Alternatives CHS Alternatives Gerdau Alternatives Harmony Gold Mining Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:ANDE) was last updated on 1/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersLast time you’ll see this priced at $1.00When was the last time you bought something for a buck? 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