Sysco (SYY) Competitors

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

Which has better earnings and valuation, SYY or CHEF?

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
Sysco	$78.84B	0.46	$1.96B	$3.89	18.93
Chefs' Warehouse	$3.43B	0.51	$34.59M	$1.14	38.56

Do analysts recommend SYY or CHEF?

Sysco presently has a consensus price target of $85.77, suggesting a potential upside of 16.49%. Chefs' Warehouse has a consensus price target of $50.50, suggesting a potential upside of 14.88%. Given Sysco's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Sysco is more favorable than Chefs' Warehouse.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sysco	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.85
Chefs' Warehouse	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media prefer SYY or CHEF?

In the previous week, Sysco had 24 more articles in the media than Chefs' Warehouse. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for Sysco and 3 mentions for Chefs' Warehouse. Sysco's average media sentiment score of 1.01 beat Chefs' Warehouse's score of 0.35 indicating that Sysco is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Sysco	19 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 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

Is SYY or CHEF more profitable?

Sysco has a net margin of 2.44% compared to Chefs' Warehouse's net margin of 1.28%. Sysco's return on equity of 101.04% beat Chefs' Warehouse's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sysco	2.44%	101.04%	8.64%
Chefs' Warehouse	1.28%	12.67%	3.41%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in SYY or CHEF?

83.4% of Sysco shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.6% of Chefs' Warehouse shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Sysco shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 12.9% of Chefs' Warehouse shares are held by company 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.

Which has more risk and volatility, SYY or CHEF?

Sysco has a beta of 1.2, indicating that its share price is 20% more 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.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor SYY or CHEF?

Sysco received 101 more outperform votes than Chefs' Warehouse when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 62.06% of users gave Chefs' Warehouse an outperform vote while only 58.55% of users gave Sysco an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Sysco	Outperform Votes 510 58.55%	Underperform Votes 361 41.45%
Chefs' Warehouse	Outperform Votes 409 62.06%	Underperform Votes 250 37.94%

Summary

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