SpartanNash (SPTN) Competitors

SpartanNash (NASDAQ:SPTN) and Chefs' Warehouse (NASDAQ:CHEF) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability, community ranking and analyst recommendations.

Which has more volatility and risk, SPTN or CHEF?

SpartanNash has a beta of 0.39, indicating that its share price is 61% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Chefs' Warehouse has a beta of 2.33, indicating that its share price is 133% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better valuation and earnings, SPTN or CHEF?

SpartanNash has higher revenue and earnings than Chefs' Warehouse. SpartanNash 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
SpartanNash	$9.73B	0.06	$52.24M	$1.33	13.59
Chefs' Warehouse	$3.43B	0.47	$34.59M	$1.14	35.96

Do analysts prefer SPTN or CHEF?

SpartanNash currently has a consensus target price of $20.00, indicating a potential upside of 10.68%. Chefs' Warehouse has a consensus target price of $50.50, indicating a potential upside of 23.20%. Given Chefs' Warehouse's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Chefs' Warehouse is more favorable than SpartanNash.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
SpartanNash	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Chefs' Warehouse	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media favor SPTN or CHEF?

In the previous week, Chefs' Warehouse had 2 more articles in the media than SpartanNash. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Chefs' Warehouse and 3 mentions for SpartanNash. SpartanNash's average media sentiment score of 0.78 beat Chefs' Warehouse's score of 0.31 indicating that SpartanNash is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
SpartanNash	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Chefs' Warehouse	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in SPTN or CHEF?

Chefs' Warehouse received 153 more outperform votes than SpartanNash when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.06% of users gave Chefs' Warehouse an outperform vote while only 49.23% of users gave SpartanNash an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
SpartanNash	Outperform Votes 256 49.23%	Underperform Votes 264 50.77%
Chefs' Warehouse	Outperform Votes 409 62.06%	Underperform Votes 250 37.94%

Do insiders & institutionals believe in SPTN or CHEF?

84.6% of SpartanNash shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.6% of Chefs' Warehouse shares are held by institutional investors. 1.4% of SpartanNash shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 11.9% of Chefs' Warehouse shares are held 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.

Is SPTN or CHEF more profitable?

Chefs' Warehouse has a net margin of 1.28% compared to SpartanNash's net margin of 0.48%. Chefs' Warehouse's return on equity of 12.67% beat SpartanNash's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SpartanNash	0.48%	8.57%	2.81%
Chefs' Warehouse	1.28%	12.67%	3.41%

Summary

Chefs' Warehouse beats SpartanNash on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.