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After finishing at $64.44 in the prior trading day, Chefs’ Warehouse Inc (NASDAQ: CHEF) closed at $65.99, up 2.41%. In other words, the price has increased by $2.41 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.59 million shares were traded. CHEF stock price reached its highest trading level at $66.13 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $64.5.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of CHEF by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 27.77 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 22.76. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.17 and its Current Ratio is at 2.01. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.67 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.59.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Piper Sandler on August 27, 2025, initiated with a Neutral rating and assigned the stock a target price of $66.
On September 25, 2023, UBS started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $37. Jefferies Upgraded its Hold to Buy on December 21, 2022, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $43.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jul 14 ’25 when McCauley Tim sold 17,500 shares for $65.07 per share. The transaction valued at 1,138,675 led to the insider holds 52,050 shares of the business.
McCauley Tim bought 25,000 shares of CHEF for $1,644,000 on Jul 14 ’25. On May 15 ’25, another insider, OLIVER KATHERINE, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 3,585 shares for $64.23 each.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, CHEF now has a Market Capitalization of 2689930496 and an Enterprise Value of 3523103744. As of this moment, Chefs”s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 40.73, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 30.61. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.95. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.68 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 4.82. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.892 whereas that against EBITDA is 17.051.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for CHEF is 1.78, which has changed by 0.62097764 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.17089343 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, CHEF has reached a high of $68.94, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $37.72. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 3.04%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 14.09%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 475.43K shares per day over the past 3-months and 380970 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 40.74M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 36.35M. Insiders hold about 10.82% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 95.75% stake in the company. Shares short for CHEF as of 1756425600 were 4015303 with a Short Ratio of 8.45, compared to 1753920000 on 3927712. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 4015303 and a Short% of Float of 13.059999999999999.
Earnings Estimates
The dynamic stock of Chefs’ Warehouse Inc (CHEF) is currently being evaluated by a team of 7.0 analysts, each contributing to its current rating.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.62, with high estimates of $0.68 and low estimates of $0.58.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $1.86 and $1.68 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $1.78. EPS for the following year is $2.09, with 7.0 analysts recommending between $2.21 and $1.94.
Revenue Estimates
8 analysts predict $986.36M in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $994.7M to a low estimate of $979.93M. As of the current estimate, Chefs’ Warehouse Inc’s year-ago sales were $931.45MFor the next quarter, 8 analysts are estimating revenue of $1.08B. There is a high estimate of $1.1B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $1.07B.
A total of 8 analysts have provided revenue estimates for CHEF’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $4.07B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $4.04B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $4.06B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $3.79BBased on 8 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $4.36B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $4.41B and the low estimate is $4.3B.
