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Chefs’ Warehouse Inc (NASDAQ: CHEF) closed the day trading at $52.88 down -6.70% from the previous closing price of $56.68. In other words, the price has decreased by -$6.70 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.92 million shares were traded.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of CHEF, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 18.57 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 20.56. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.30 and its Current Ratio is at 2.04. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.70 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.63.
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:
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 Mar 06 ’25 when Leddy James sold 4,000 shares for $62.00 per share. The transaction valued at 248,000 led to the insider holds 147,892 shares of the business.
Pappas John bought 100,000 shares of CHEF for $5,907,000 on Mar 07 ’25. On Mar 06 ’25, another insider, Leddy James, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 4,000 shares for $61.97 each.
Valuation Measures:
As of this moment, Chefs”s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 40.70, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 25.96. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.56. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.56 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 3.96.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, CHEF has reached a high of $66.51, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $31.96. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -5.39%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 17.94%.
Shares Statistics:
A total of 40.25M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 35.69M. Insiders hold about 11.37% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 93.86% stake in the company.
