Campbell's (CPB) Competitors $32.51 +0.11 (+0.34%) Closing price 08/15/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$32.67 +0.16 (+0.51%) As of 08/15/2025 07:20 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock CPB vs. CHEF, KHC, CAG, FLO, GIS, HRL, LW, SJM, SYY, and HSYShould you be buying Campbell's stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Campbell's include Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF), Kraft Heinz (KHC), Conagra Brands (CAG), Flowers Foods (FLO), General Mills (GIS), Hormel Foods (HRL), Lamb Weston (LW), J. M. Smucker (SJM), Sysco (SYY), and Hershey (HSY). These companies are all part of the "consumer staples" sector. Campbell's vs. Its Competitors Chefs' Warehouse Kraft Heinz Conagra Brands Flowers Foods General Mills Hormel Foods Lamb Weston J. M. Smucker Sysco Hershey Campbell's (NASDAQ:CPB) and Chefs' Warehouse (NASDAQ:CHEF) are both mid-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations and profitability. Do insiders & institutionals believe 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. 20.2% of Campbell's shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.9% of Chefs' Warehouse shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Does the media refer more to CPB or CHEF? In the previous week, Campbell's had 14 more articles in the media than Chefs' Warehouse. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Campbell's and 4 mentions for Chefs' Warehouse. Chefs' Warehouse's average media sentiment score of 1.48 beat Campbell's' score of 1.22 indicating that Chefs' Warehouse is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Campbell's 12 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Chefs' Warehouse 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has better 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCampbell's$10.23B0.95$567M$1.5121.53Chefs' Warehouse$3.95B0.64$55.48M$1.6038.47 Do analysts rate CPB or CHEF? Campbell's currently has a consensus price target of $39.06, suggesting a potential upside of 20.13%. Chefs' Warehouse has a consensus price target of $70.40, suggesting a potential upside of 14.38%. Given Campbell's' higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Campbell's is more favorable than Chefs' Warehouse.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Campbell's 5 Sell rating(s) 12 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.90Chefs' Warehouse 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Is CPB or CHEF more profitable? Campbell's has a net margin of 4.44% compared to Chefs' Warehouse's net margin of 1.76%. Campbell's' return on equity of 23.22% beat Chefs' Warehouse's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Campbell's4.44% 23.22% 5.77% Chefs' Warehouse 1.76%13.60%3.90% Which has more volatility and risk, CPB or CHEF? Campbell's has a beta of 0.08, indicating that its share price is 92% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Chefs' Warehouse has a beta of 1.83, indicating that its share price is 83% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryCampbell's beats Chefs' Warehouse on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Campbell's News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CPB 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 CPB 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 CPB vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCampbell'sFOOD IndustryStaples SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$9.66B$8.31B$16.00B$9.81BDividend Yield4.79%3.44%3.09%4.11%P/E Ratio21.5321.9819.1325.11Price / Sales0.951.7347.14115.16Price / Cash7.1512.6314.8159.05Price / Book2.563.335.746.18Net Income$567M$401.57M$687.66M$265.11M7 Day Performance0.22%0.30%2.47%4.21%1 Month Performance5.01%-0.86%-0.10%2.01%1 Year Performance-33.79%-0.83%6.14%23.74% Campbell's Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CPBCampbell's3.6113 of 5 stars$32.51+0.3%$39.06+20.1%-33.6%$9.66B$10.23B21.5314,400News CoveragePositive NewsCHEFChefs' Warehouse3.2214 of 5 stars$65.76+0.4%$70.40+7.1%+61.2%$2.68B$3.79B41.085,029KHCKraft Heinz4.3088 of 5 stars$27.36+1.2%$30.35+11.0%-19.1%$32.38B$25.85B-6.0936,000Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst RevisionCAGConagra Brands4.8272 of 5 stars$19.03+1.2%$22.58+18.7%-36.5%$9.08B$11.61B7.9618,300News CoveragePositive NewsFLOFlowers Foods4.5954 of 5 stars$15.99-0.7%$19.00+18.9%-30.6%$3.38B$5.10B14.8110,200Trending NewsEarnings ReportGap DownGISGeneral Mills4.5329 of 5 stars$49.57+0.8%$59.73+20.5%-27.8%$26.88B$19.49B12.0933,000Positive NewsHRLHormel Foods4.5877 of 5 stars$28.26-0.1%$32.86+16.3%-11.1%$15.55B$11.92B20.7920,000Positive NewsLWLamb Weston4.5125 of 5 stars$51.91-2.3%$67.40+29.8%-11.3%$7.23B$6.45B20.6910,100SJMJ. M. Smucker4.1718 of 5 stars$109.81+0.2%$117.67+7.2%-7.5%$11.70B$8.73B-9.508,000SYYSysco4.6425 of 5 stars$80.51+1.6%$85.69+6.4%+4.9%$39.00B$81.37B21.5776,000Positive NewsInsider TradeHSYHershey3.9049 of 5 stars$189.04+0.1%$169.68-10.2%-9.5%$38.31B$11.20B25.1120,030Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CHEF Alternatives KHC Alternatives CAG Alternatives FLO Alternatives GIS Alternatives HRL Alternatives LW Alternatives SJM Alternatives SYY Alternatives HSY Alternatives 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 (NASDAQ:CPB) was last updated on 8/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhen the levee breaksThe U.S. Treasury just confirmed it plans to borrow $1.01 trillion this quarter—nearly double what was project...Porter & Company | SponsoredBut this $20 American company could control the secretThe "Impossible" Chip That Runs on Pure Light Google's quantum computer shocked the world... but China DEMO...The Oxford Club | SponsoredIs Elon's empire crumbling?The Tesla Shock Nobody Sees Coming While headlines scream "Tesla is doomed"... 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