Conagra Brands (CAG) Competitors

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

Which has better valuation and earnings, CAG or CHEF?

Conagra Brands has higher revenue and earnings than Chefs' Warehouse. Conagra Brands 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
Conagra Brands	$11.61B	0.79	$1.15B	$2.39	8.02
Chefs' Warehouse	$3.95B	0.64	$55.48M	$1.60	38.47

Which has more volatility & risk, CAG or CHEF?

Conagra Brands 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.

Do analysts rate CAG or CHEF?

Conagra Brands presently has a consensus target price of $22.58, indicating a potential upside of 17.87%. Chefs' Warehouse has a consensus target price of $70.40, indicating a potential upside of 14.38%. Given Conagra Brands' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Conagra Brands is more favorable than Chefs' Warehouse.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Conagra Brands	2 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.08
Chefs' Warehouse	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Do insiders & institutionals believe in CAG or CHEF?

83.8% of Conagra Brands shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.6% of Chefs' Warehouse shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Conagra Brands shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 11.9% of Chefs' Warehouse shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is CAG or CHEF more profitable?

Conagra Brands has a net margin of 9.92% compared to Chefs' Warehouse's net margin of 1.76%. Chefs' Warehouse's return on equity of 13.60% beat Conagra Brands' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Conagra Brands	9.92%	12.52%	5.25%
Chefs' Warehouse	1.76%	13.60%	3.90%

Does the media refer more to CAG or CHEF?

In the previous week, Conagra Brands had 12 more articles in the media than Chefs' Warehouse. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Conagra Brands and 4 mentions for Chefs' Warehouse. Conagra Brands' average media sentiment score of 1.61 beat Chefs' Warehouse's score of 1.48 indicating that Conagra Brands is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Conagra Brands	15 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very 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

Summary

Conagra Brands beats Chefs' Warehouse on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.