Sysco (SYY) Competitors

Chefs' Warehouse (NASDAQ:CHEF) and Sysco (NYSE:SYY) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, risk, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, valuation and community ranking.

Does the media refer more to CHEF or SYY?

In the previous week, Sysco had 16 more articles in the media than Chefs' Warehouse. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Sysco and 8 mentions for Chefs' Warehouse. Sysco's average media sentiment score of 1.44 beat Chefs' Warehouse's score of 0.47 indicating that Sysco is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Chefs' Warehouse	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Sysco	19 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community favor CHEF or SYY?

Sysco received 105 more outperform votes than Chefs' Warehouse when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 62.46% of users gave Chefs' Warehouse an outperform vote while only 58.80% of users gave Sysco an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Chefs' Warehouse	Outperform Votes 416 62.46%	Underperform Votes 250 37.54%
Sysco	Outperform Votes 521 58.80%	Underperform Votes 365 41.20%

Do insiders & institutionals believe in CHEF or SYY?

91.6% of Chefs' Warehouse shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.4% of Sysco shares are held by institutional investors. 11.9% of Chefs' Warehouse shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Sysco shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, CHEF or SYY?

Sysco has higher revenue and earnings than Chefs' Warehouse. Sysco 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
Chefs' Warehouse	$3.79B	0.66	$55.48M	$1.31	48.37
Sysco	$78.84B	0.45	$1.96B	$3.89	18.82

Which has more risk and volatility, CHEF or SYY?

Chefs' Warehouse has a beta of 2.29, suggesting that its share price is 129% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sysco has a beta of 1.17, suggesting that its share price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend CHEF or SYY?

Chefs' Warehouse presently has a consensus target price of $67.60, indicating a potential upside of 6.68%. Sysco has a consensus target price of $84.38, indicating a potential upside of 15.26%. Given Sysco's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Sysco is more favorable than Chefs' Warehouse.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Chefs' Warehouse	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Sysco	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71

Is CHEF or SYY more profitable?

Sysco has a net margin of 2.40% compared to Chefs' Warehouse's net margin of 1.46%. Sysco's return on equity of 106.30% beat Chefs' Warehouse's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Chefs' Warehouse	1.46%	12.90%	3.54%
Sysco	2.40%	106.30%	8.63%

Summary

Sysco beats Chefs' Warehouse on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.