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The price of Chefs’ Warehouse Inc (NASDAQ: CHEF) closed at $41.59 in the last session, up 0.87% from day before closing price of $41.23. In other words, the price has increased by $0.87 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.64 million shares were traded. CHEF stock price reached its highest trading level at $43.39 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $39.4971.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at CHEF’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 39.13 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 57.04. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.17 and its Current Ratio is at 1.92. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 2.07 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.89.
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:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jul 08 ’24 when Aldous Alexandros sold 10,000 shares for $42.50 per share. The transaction valued at 425,000 led to the insider holds 119,342 shares of the business.
Aldous Alexandros sold 7,809 shares of CHEF for $312,360 on Jul 03 ’24. The General Counsel now owns 129,342 shares after completing the transaction at $40.00 per share. On Jun 25 ’24, another insider, Aldous Alexandros, who serves as the General Counsel of the company, sold 2,191 shares for $40.00 each. As a result, the insider received 87,640 and left with 136,477 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 1654104960 and an Enterprise Value of 2522225152. As of this moment, Chefs”s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 51.65, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 24.53. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.44. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.46 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 3.69. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.703 whereas that against EBITDA is 15.017.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, CHEF has reached a high of $44.58, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $17.29. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 4.37%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 25.09%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, CHEF traded on average about 304.74K shares per day over the past 3-months and 461840 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 39.67M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 34.48M. Insiders hold about 13.32% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 93.14% stake in the company. Shares short for CHEF as of 1721001600 were 3743508 with a Short Ratio of 12.28, compared to 1718323200 on 3103145. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3743508 and a Short% of Float of 12.879999999999999.
