SpartanNash (SPTN) Competitors $26.53 -0.01 (-0.04%) Closing price 08/1/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$26.65 +0.12 (+0.44%) As of 08/1/2025 07:16 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 InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock SPTN vs. CHEF, UNFI, ANDE, SYY, NGVC, WILC, FARM, SFM, PFGC, and BH.AShould you be buying SpartanNash stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of SpartanNash include Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF), United Natural Foods (UNFI), Andersons (ANDE), Sysco (SYY), Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage (NGVC), G. Willi-Food International (WILC), Farmer Brothers (FARM), Sprouts Farmers Market (SFM), Performance Food Group (PFGC), and Biglari (BH.A). SpartanNash vs. Its Competitors Chefs' Warehouse United Natural Foods Andersons Sysco Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage G. Willi-Food International Farmer Brothers Sprouts Farmers Market Performance Food Group Biglari SpartanNash (NASDAQ:SPTN) and Chefs' Warehouse (NASDAQ:CHEF) are both food distributors companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, media sentiment, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings and valuation. Does the media favor SPTN or CHEF? In the previous week, Chefs' Warehouse had 26 more articles in the media than SpartanNash. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for Chefs' Warehouse and 1 mentions for SpartanNash. Chefs' Warehouse's average media sentiment score of 0.74 beat SpartanNash's score of 0.00 indicating that Chefs' Warehouse is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment SpartanNash 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Chefs' Warehouse 7 Very Positive mention(s) 6 Positive mention(s) 10 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do insiders and 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 endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts rate SPTN or CHEF? SpartanNash presently has a consensus price target of $18.45, indicating a potential downside of 30.46%. Chefs' Warehouse has a consensus price target of $70.40, indicating a potential upside of 4.42%. Given Chefs' Warehouse's stronger consensus rating and higher possible 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) 2 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Chefs' Warehouse 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Is SPTN or CHEF more profitable? Chefs' Warehouse has a net margin of 1.76% compared to SpartanNash's net margin of -0.11%. Chefs' Warehouse's return on equity of 13.60% beat SpartanNash's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets SpartanNash-0.11% 8.26% 2.51% Chefs' Warehouse 1.76%13.60%3.90% Which has more risk & volatility, SPTN or CHEF? SpartanNash has a beta of 0.44, indicating that its stock price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Chefs' Warehouse has a beta of 1.83, indicating that its stock price is 83% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has preferable valuation and earnings, SPTN or CHEF? Chefs' Warehouse has lower revenue, but higher earnings than SpartanNash. 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioSpartanNash$9.65B0.09$300K-$0.32-82.91Chefs' Warehouse$3.79B0.72$55.48M$1.6042.14 SummaryChefs' Warehouse beats SpartanNash on 15 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get SpartanNash News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for SPTN 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 SPTN 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 SPTN vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricSpartanNashFOOD ITEMS IndustryRetail SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$898.38M$4.84B$26.70B$9.53BDividend Yield3.32%3.06%177.15%4.09%P/E Ratio-82.9122.0628.0423.83Price / Sales0.090.938.3766.13Price / Cash5.1913.0153.6657.96Price / Book1.203.945.435.54Net Income$300K$140.20M$880.44M$259.28M7 Day Performance-0.04%-1.85%-5.24%-4.67%1 Month Performance-0.04%4.61%-2.45%4.38%1 Year Performance28.66%37.12%17.83%17.90% SpartanNash Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SPTNSpartanNash2.1382 of 5 stars$26.530.0%$18.45-30.5%+26.8%$898.38M$9.65B-82.9119,000CHEFChefs' Warehouse1.9668 of 5 stars$65.61+1.2%$67.40+2.7%+66.1%$2.67B$3.79B43.455,029News CoverageEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastUNFIUnited Natural Foods3.4689 of 5 stars$26.49-2.9%$27.00+1.9%+83.3%$1.60B$30.98B-23.0328,333Short Interest ↑ANDEAndersons4.7142 of 5 stars$35.82-0.9%$51.67+44.2%-34.8%$1.22B$11.26B11.302,299Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsSYYSysco4.5939 of 5 stars$78.72+0.4%$83.23+5.7%+5.4%$38.16B$78.84B20.3976,000Positive NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastNGVCNatural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage1.3447 of 5 stars$39.55+0.3%N/A+48.1%$906.97M$1.30B22.224,145Upcoming EarningsWILCG. Willi-Food International2.5387 of 5 stars$21.05+6.2%N/A+115.8%$291.96M$157.88M15.14180News CoverageAnalyst UpgradeGap DownHigh Trading VolumeFARMFarmer Brothers3.8259 of 5 stars$1.36-3.5%$4.50+230.9%-37.5%$29.32M$341.09M-2.001,003High Trading VolumeSFMSprouts Farmers Market3.4365 of 5 stars$166.21+0.3%$168.20+1.2%+52.9%$16.27B$8.07B37.3535,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionPFGCPerformance Food Group3.9679 of 5 stars$98.98+0.2%$100.31+1.3%+47.1%$15.45B$61.55B41.2437,000BH.ABiglariN/A$1,541.23+3.8%N/A+47.4%$3.51B$362.11M-7.002,560 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Chefs' Warehouse Competitors United Natural Foods Competitors Andersons Competitors Sysco Competitors Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage Competitors G. 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