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As of close of business last night, Chefs’ Warehouse Inc’s stock clocked out at $62.88, down -1.68% from its previous closing price of $63.95. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.68 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.57 million shares were traded. CHEF stock price reached its highest trading level at $64.7583 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $62.75.
Ratios:
To gain a deeper understanding of CHEF’s stock, we examine its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 26.46 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 21.68. 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, UBS on September 25, 2023, initiated with a Buy rating and assigned the stock a target price of $37.
On December 21, 2022, Jefferies Upgraded its rating to Buy which previously was Hold but kept the price unchanged to $43.
On December 17, 2021, The Benchmark Company started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $41.The Benchmark Company initiated its Buy rating on December 17, 2021, with a $41 target price.
Insider Transactions:
Investing in insider trades can also provide an investor with insight into how management views future stock prices. 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 2562954752 and an Enterprise Value of 3396128000. As of this moment, Chefs”s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 38.81, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 30.02. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.11. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.65 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 4.59. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.86 whereas that against EBITDA is 16.437.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for CHEF is 1.78, which has changed by 0.7227397 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.19554341 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 $35.99. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -1.47%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 13.73%.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that CHEF traded 487.90K shares on average per day over the past three months and 710740 shares per day over the past ten days. 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 94.05% stake in the company. Shares short for CHEF as of 1752537600 were 4209421 with a Short Ratio of 8.63, compared to 1749772800 on 4056706. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 4209421 and a Short% of Float of 13.71.
Earnings Estimates
The stock of Chefs’ Warehouse Inc (CHEF) is currently being evaluated by 7.0 analysts who are actively contributing to its market 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 $1.77. EPS for the following year is $2.09, with 7.0 analysts recommending between $2.21 and $1.94.
Revenue Estimates
In the current quarter, 7 analysts expect revenue to total $987.45M. 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, 7 analysts are estimating revenue of $1.09B. There is a high estimate of $1.1B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $1.07B.
A total of 7 analysts have provided revenue estimates for CHEF’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $4.07B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $4.03B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $4.05B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $3.79BBased on 7 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.
