Chefs’ Warehouse Inc (NASDAQ: CHEF) has a price-to-earnings ratio of 41.33x that is above its average ratio. Additionally, the 36-month beta value for CHEF is 1.73. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 6 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 2 rating it as “overweight,” 0 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for CHEF is 36.53M and currently, short sellers hold a 8.96% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of CHEF on April 18, 2025 was 548.42K shares.
CHEF) stock’s latest price update
The stock price of Chefs’ Warehouse Inc (NASDAQ: CHEF) has surged by 1.40 when compared to previous closing price of 52.96, but the company has seen a 4.19% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. seekingalpha.com reported 2025-02-12 that The Chefs’ Warehouse, Inc. (NASDAQ:CHEF ) Q4 2024 Earnings Conference Call February 12, 2025 8:30 AM ET Company Participants Alexandros Aldous – General Counsel, Corporate Secretary, Chief Government Relations Officer & Chief Administrative Officer Christopher Pappas – Founder, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer James Leddy – Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants Mark Carden – UBS Alex Slagle – Jefferies Peter Sarra – BTIG Todd Brooks – The Benchmark Company Eli Niebuhr – Lake Street Capital Markets Kelly Bania – BMO Capital Markets Andrew Wolf – CL King Operator Greetings, and welcome to The Chefs’ Warehouse Fourth Quarter 2024 Earnings Conference Call. As a reminder, this conference is being recorded.
CHEF’s Market Performance
Chefs’ Warehouse Inc (CHEF) has seen a 4.19% rise in stock performance for the week, with a 2.62% gain in the past month and a 1.84% surge in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.29%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 4.75% for CHEF. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 1.47% for CHEF’s stock, with a 14.77% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of CHEF
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for CHEF stocks, with UBS repeating the rating for CHEF by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for CHEF in the upcoming period, according to UBS is $37 based on the research report published on September 25, 2023 of the previous year 2023.
Jefferies, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see CHEF reach a price target of $43. The rating they have provided for CHEF stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on December 21st, 2022.
The Benchmark Company gave a rating of “Buy” to CHEF, setting the target price at $41 in the report published on December 17th of the previous year.
CHEF Trading at -4.65% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought CHEF to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -19.26% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 4.75%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.29%, as shares surge +3.09% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -2.58% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, CHEF rose by +4.19%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +37.06% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $52.92. In addition, Chefs’ Warehouse Inc saw 8.88% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at CHEF starting from Pappas John, who sale 100,000 shares at the price of $54.19 back on Mar 10 ’25. After this action, Pappas John now owns 754,930 shares of Chefs’ Warehouse Inc, valued at $5,419,177 using the latest closing price.
Leddy James, the Chief Financial Officer of Chefs’ Warehouse Inc, sale 4,000 shares at $62.00 during a trade that took place back on Mar 06 ’25, which means that Leddy James is holding 147,892 shares at $248,000 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for CHEF
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.03 for the present operating margin
- 0.24 for the gross margin
The net margin for Chefs’ Warehouse Inc stands at 0.01. The total capital return value is set at 0.09. Equity return is now at value 11.18, with 2.95 for asset returns.
Based on Chefs’ Warehouse Inc (CHEF), the company’s capital structure generated 0.26 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.82. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.35. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 2.65.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 128.21 million with net debt to EBITDA at 0.41. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.6. The receivables turnover for the company is 10.36for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 2.04. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 2.04.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Chefs’ Warehouse Inc (CHEF) has seen better performance in recent times. Analysts have a bullish opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others rating it as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
