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The closing price of Chefs’ Warehouse Inc (NASDAQ: CHEF) was $60.08 for the day, down -1.20% from the previous closing price of $60.81. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.20 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.68 million shares were traded. CHEF stock price reached its highest trading level at $62.05 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $59.945.
Ratios:
Our analysis of CHEF’s different ratios will help us gain a deeper understanding of the company. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 37.57 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 28.21. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.19 and its Current Ratio is at 2.14. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.65 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.58.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In the most recent recommendation for this company, Morgan Stanley on October 27, 2025, initiated with a Overweight rating and assigned the stock a target price of $75.
On August 27, 2025, Piper Sandler started tracking the stock assigning a Neutral rating and target price of $66.
On September 25, 2023, UBS started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $37.UBS initiated its Buy rating on September 25, 2023, with a $37 target price.
Insider Transactions:
Also, insider trades can serve as a great indicator of what management thinks about the future direction of a stock’s price. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Nov 04 ’25 when Leddy James sold 22,000 shares for $62.11 per share. The transaction valued at 1,366,420 led to the insider holds 125,892 shares of the business.
James Leddy bought 22,000 shares of CHEF for $1,366,200 on Nov 04 ’25. On Jul 14 ’25, another insider, McCauley Tim, who serves as the Chief Accounting Officer of the company, sold 17,500 shares for $65.07 each. As a result, the insider received 1,138,675 and left with 52,050 shares of the company.
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 2449020416 and an Enterprise Value of 3333445888. As of this moment, Chefs”s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 34.74, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 27.99. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.44. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.60 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 4.24. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.825 whereas that against EBITDA is 15.356.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for CHEF is 1.30, which has changed by 0.24279583 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.19182634 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 $45.00. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -1.89%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -1.32%.
Shares Statistics:
CHEF traded an average of 410.70K shares per day over the past three months and 282810 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 40.67M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 36.40M. Insiders hold about 10.53% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 94.87% stake in the company. Shares short for CHEF as of 1765756800 were 5124427 with a Short Ratio of 12.48, compared to 1763078400 on 4333642. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 5124427 and a Short% of Float of 16.71.
Earnings Estimates
As of right now, 8.0 analysts gave their recommendation on the stock of the company. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.28, with high estimates of $0.3 and low estimates of $0.25.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $1.91 and $1.78 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $1.86. EPS for the following year is $2.12, with 8.0 analysts recommending between $2.24 and $1.95.
Revenue Estimates
It is expected that $90B in revenue will be generated in . The current quarter, according to 6 analysts. It ranges from a high estimate of $1.11B to a low estimate of $1.09B. As of . The current estimate, Chefs’ Warehouse Inc’s year-ago sales were $1.03BFor the next quarter, 6 analysts are estimating revenue of $1.02B. There is a high estimate of $1.03B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $1.01B.
A total of 8 analysts have provided revenue estimates for CHEF’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $4.11B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $4.09B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $4.1B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $3.79BBased on 8 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $4.4B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $4.43B and the low estimate is $4.37B.
