United Natural Foods (UNFI) Competitors $26.08 -0.50 (-1.87%) Closing price 08/8/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$26.10 +0.01 (+0.05%) As of 08/8/2025 07:55 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 ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock UNFI vs. CHEF, MED, ANDE, SPTN, SYY, POST, DAR, LANC, BRFS, and FRPTShould you be buying United Natural Foods stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of United Natural Foods include Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF), Medifast (MED), Andersons (ANDE), SpartanNash (SPTN), Sysco (SYY), Post (POST), Darling Ingredients (DAR), Lancaster Colony (LANC), BRF (BRFS), and Freshpet (FRPT). United Natural Foods vs. Its Competitors Chefs' Warehouse Medifast Andersons SpartanNash Sysco Post Darling Ingredients Lancaster Colony BRF Freshpet Chefs' Warehouse (NASDAQ:CHEF) and United Natural Foods (NYSE:UNFI) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability, risk and earnings. Does the media favor CHEF or UNFI? In the previous week, United Natural Foods had 7 more articles in the media than Chefs' Warehouse. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for United Natural Foods and 5 mentions for Chefs' Warehouse. Chefs' Warehouse's average media sentiment score of 0.91 beat United Natural Foods' score of 0.75 indicating that Chefs' Warehouse is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Chefs' Warehouse 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive United Natural Foods 6 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do insiders & institutionals believe in CHEF or UNFI? 91.6% of Chefs' Warehouse shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.6% of United Natural Foods shares are held by institutional investors. 11.9% of Chefs' Warehouse shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of United Natural Foods shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts recommend CHEF or UNFI? Chefs' Warehouse currently has a consensus price target of $70.40, indicating a potential upside of 11.96%. United Natural Foods has a consensus price target of $28.13, indicating a potential upside of 7.83%. Given Chefs' Warehouse's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Chefs' Warehouse is more favorable than United Natural Foods.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Chefs' Warehouse 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00United Natural Foods 0 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.22 Is CHEF or UNFI more profitable? Chefs' Warehouse has a net margin of 1.76% compared to United Natural Foods' net margin of -0.21%. Chefs' Warehouse's return on equity of 13.60% beat United Natural Foods' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Chefs' Warehouse1.76% 13.60% 3.90% United Natural Foods -0.21%3.13%0.66% Which has more volatility and risk, CHEF or UNFI? Chefs' Warehouse has a beta of 1.83, meaning that its stock price is 83% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, United Natural Foods has a beta of 0.82, meaning that its stock price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has stronger valuation and earnings, CHEF or UNFI? Chefs' Warehouse has higher earnings, but lower revenue than United Natural Foods. United Natural Foods 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 RatioChefs' Warehouse$3.79B0.68$55.48M$1.6039.30United Natural Foods$30.98B0.05-$112M-$1.15-22.68 SummaryChefs' Warehouse beats United Natural Foods on 14 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get United Natural Foods News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for UNFI 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 UNFI 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 NYSE 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 UNFI vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricUnited Natural FoodsFOOD IndustryStaples SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$1.61B$8.28B$16.05B$20.70BDividend YieldN/A3.49%3.18%3.67%P/E Ratio-22.6821.6718.6028.45Price / Sales0.051.7745.9856.07Price / Cash4.8212.3914.5823.21Price / Book0.953.315.634.33Net Income-$112M$401.57M$690.19M$996.14M7 Day Performance-3.47%1.22%1.48%1.98%1 Month Performance13.30%4.13%-0.45%-0.84%1 Year Performance108.99%-0.79%7.42%14.36% United Natural Foods Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)UNFIUnited Natural Foods3.5446 of 5 stars$26.08-1.9%$28.13+7.8%+102.3%$1.61B$30.98B-22.6828,333Positive NewsCHEFChefs' Warehouse2.5503 of 5 stars$66.90-0.8%$70.40+5.2%+69.6%$2.73B$3.79B41.815,029High Trading VolumeMEDMedifast4.0727 of 5 stars$13.50-1.8%$16.50+22.2%-35.0%$148.37M$602.46M-20.77870Earnings ReportANDEAndersons4.661 of 5 stars$34.65-0.1%$51.67+49.1%-21.2%$1.18B$11.26B10.932,299Earnings ReportSPTNSpartanNash2.8579 of 5 stars$26.53flat$18.45-30.5%+36.3%$898.04M$9.55B-82.9119,000Upcoming EarningsSYYSysco4.5692 of 5 stars$79.45-0.5%$85.54+7.7%+6.7%$38.51B$81.37B21.3076,000Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastPOSTPost4.0222 of 5 stars$105.19-0.3%$130.00+23.6%-4.3%$5.86B$7.92B18.7211,480Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst UpgradeDARDarling Ingredients4.47 of 5 stars$31.63+0.4%$45.86+45.0%-16.0%$5.00B$5.72B47.9215,500Positive NewsLANCLancaster ColonyN/A$172.77+0.6%$203.50+17.8%N/A$4.76B$1.87B28.093,200News CoverageBRFSBRF3.394 of 5 stars$3.52-2.4%$13.75+291.2%-8.0%$3.80B$63.51B8.57100,747Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↑Gap UpFRPTFreshpet3.6882 of 5 stars$69.99+6.3%$119.14+70.2%-51.5%$3.41B$975.18M225.771,296Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastHigh Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CHEF Competitors MED Competitors ANDE Competitors SPTN Competitors SYY Competitors POST Competitors DAR Competitors LANC Competitors BRFS Competitors FRPT Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:UNFI) was last updated on 8/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s national nightmare is herePorter Stansberry and Jeff Brown say a new U.S. national emergency is already underway — and it could trigger ...Porter & Company | SponsoredMan Who Called Nvidia at $1.10 Says Buy This Now...In 2004, one man called Nvidia before just about anyone knew it existed. 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