At the time of writing, Chefs’ Warehouse Inc [CHEF] stock is trading at $51.54, down -1.88%. One of the good ways to gauge the recent performance is if the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The CHEF shares have lost -0.62% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -3.30%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Chefs’ Warehouse Inc [NASDAQ: CHEF] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on September 25, 2023, when UBS initiated its Buy rating and assigned the stock a price target of $37. Previously, Jefferies upgraded its rating to Buy on December 21, 2022, and kept the price target unchanged to $43. On December 17, 2021, The Benchmark Company initiated with a Buy rating and assigned a price target of $41 on the stock. Wolfe Research started tracking the stock assigning a Outperform rating and suggested a price target of $38 on September 30, 2021. Lake Street initiated its recommendation with a Buy and recommended $38 as its price target on April 05, 2021. BMO Capital Markets upgraded its rating to Outperform for this stock on November 10, 2020, and upped its price target to $30.
For the past year, the stock price of Chefs’ Warehouse Inc fluctuated between $31.96 and $66.51. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $55 within the next 12 months. Chefs’ Warehouse Inc [NASDAQ: CHEF] shares were valued at $51.54 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 6.71% based on the average CHEF price forecast.
Analyzing the CHEF fundamentals
According to Chefs’ Warehouse Inc [NASDAQ:CHEF], the company’s sales were 3.79B for trailing twelve months, which represents an 8.74% jump. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.24% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.03%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.02%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.01%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.03, Equity is 0.12 and Total Capital is 0.09. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.35.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 50.63 points at the first support level, and at 49.73 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 52.59, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 53.65.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that Chefs’ Warehouse Inc [NASDAQ:CHEF] has a current ratio of 2.04. Also, the Quick Ratio is 1.30, while the Cash Ratio stands at 0.27. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 0.56, the price to book ratio is 3.86 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 39.67.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Pappas John, Vice Chairman and COO, that happened on Mar 10 ’25 when 100000.0 shares were sold. Chief Financial Officer, Leddy James completed a deal on Mar 06 ’25 to sell 4000.0 shares. Meanwhile, Officer Pappas John bought 100000.0 shares on Mar 07 ’25.
