United Natural Foods (UNFI) Competitors $25.88 -0.33 (-1.26%) (As of 12/20/2024 05:40 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends UNFI vs. CHEF, ANDE, SPTN, SYY, WILC, PFGC, COTY, FMC, DAR, and LANCShould you be buying United Natural Foods stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of United Natural Foods include Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF), Andersons (ANDE), SpartanNash (SPTN), Sysco (SYY), G. Willi-Food International (WILC), Performance Food Group (PFGC), Coty (COTY), FMC (FMC), Darling Ingredients (DAR), and Lancaster Colony (LANC). United Natural Foods vs. Chefs' Warehouse Andersons SpartanNash Sysco G. Willi-Food International Performance Food Group Coty FMC Darling Ingredients Lancaster Colony Chefs' Warehouse (NASDAQ:CHEF) and United Natural Foods (NYSE:UNFI) are both small-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, analyst recommendations, valuation, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, dividends and earnings. Does the media favor CHEF or UNFI? In the previous week, Chefs' Warehouse and Chefs' Warehouse both had 12 articles in the media. Chefs' Warehouse's average media sentiment score of 0.78 beat United Natural Foods' score of 0.47 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 5 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive United Natural Foods 4 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do analysts recommend CHEF or UNFI? Chefs' Warehouse presently has a consensus target price of $53.40, indicating a potential upside of 10.47%. United Natural Foods has a consensus target price of $22.60, indicating a potential downside of 12.67%. Given Chefs' Warehouse's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities 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) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00United Natural Foods 1 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Which has more risk and volatility, CHEF or UNFI? Chefs' Warehouse has a beta of 2.33, meaning that its stock price is 133% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, United Natural Foods has a beta of 0.64, meaning that its stock price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of CHEF or UNFI? 91.6% of Chefs' Warehouse shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.6% of United Natural Foods shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.9% of Chefs' Warehouse shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of United Natural Foods shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Does the MarketBeat Community favor CHEF or UNFI? United Natural Foods received 222 more outperform votes than Chefs' Warehouse when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 62.18% of users gave Chefs' Warehouse an outperform vote while only 55.28% of users gave United Natural Foods an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformChefs' WarehouseOutperform Votes41162.18% Underperform Votes25037.82% United Natural FoodsOutperform Votes63355.28% Underperform Votes51244.72% Which has stronger valuation & 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$3.71B0.52$34.59M$1.1442.40United Natural Foods$31.30B0.05-$112M-$1.57-16.48 Is CHEF or UNFI more profitable? Chefs' Warehouse has a net margin of 1.28% compared to United Natural Foods' net margin of -0.30%. Chefs' Warehouse's return on equity of 12.67% beat United Natural Foods' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Chefs' Warehouse1.28% 12.67% 3.41% United Natural Foods -0.30%1.27%0.27% SummaryChefs' Warehouse beats United Natural Foods on 15 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad WealthPressYour chance to get on the next “60-Second Trade”Ever heard of the “60-Second Trade”? It’s a unique cash flow strategy that lets regular traders target anywhere from $100 to a couple of thousand in extra cash flow in as little as 7 days… In on Monday, out on Friday!Just head over here! 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 FoodsGroceries, general line IndustryStaples SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$1.55B$2.51B$14.03B$19.18BDividend YieldN/A2.07%2.79%3.60%P/E Ratio-16.4820.3021.9641.28Price / Sales0.050.222.6017.60Price / Cash5.1710.9521.1421.28Price / Book0.951.925.855.32Net Income-$112M$70.63M$572.90M$989.88M7 Day Performance-9.16%-2.80%-1.84%-3.54%1 Month Performance9.61%7.48%-3.05%-3.68%1 Year Performance59.56%42.82%2.93%12.14% United Natural Foods Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)UNFIUnited Natural Foods3.8156 of 5 stars$25.88-1.3%$22.60-12.7%+57.4%$1.55B$31.30B-16.4828,333Positive NewsGap DownHigh Trading VolumeCHEFChefs' Warehouse2.9452 of 5 stars$49.25+1.0%$52.40+6.4%+66.6%$1.95B$3.43B43.174,873ANDEAndersons4.9557 of 5 stars$44.09-2.0%$65.00+47.4%-27.9%$1.50B$11.35B12.852,334SPTNSpartanNash3.8572 of 5 stars$19.55-0.4%$20.00+2.3%-16.2%$660.01M$9.73B14.6917,000SYYSysco4.592 of 5 stars$79.70-0.3%$85.77+7.6%+5.1%$39.15B$78.84B20.5076,000Analyst DowngradeWILCG. Willi-Food International1.9495 of 5 stars$16.85+2.6%N/A+76.9%$233.71M$149.78M14.54180News CoveragePositive NewsPFGCPerformance Food Group4.8337 of 5 stars$89.16+0.6%$94.27+5.7%+23.6%$13.89B$58.76B32.7137,000Analyst ForecastPositive NewsCOTYCoty4.7177 of 5 stars$7.50flat$11.41+52.2%-42.7%$6.52B$6.15B44.1211,791Analyst ForecastFMCFMC4.7347 of 5 stars$52.12-2.6%$68.00+30.5%-16.0%$6.51B$4.17B4.606,600Dividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastDARDarling Ingredients4.4255 of 5 stars$33.89-3.4%$53.44+57.7%-32.2%$5.58B$5.91B20.9215,800Positive NewsLANCLancaster Colony4.8286 of 5 stars$194.01-2.1%$211.50+9.0%+10.0%$5.35B$1.88B34.273,400Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CHEF Competitors ANDE Competitors SPTN Competitors SYY Competitors WILC Competitors PFGC Competitors COTY Competitors FMC Competitors DAR Competitors LANC Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:UNFI) was last updated on 12/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAmazon coin set to soar 25X – starting December 16th?This tiny 3-cent crypto just partnered with one of the biggest companies in the world… Amazon. 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