Chefs’ Warehouse (NASDAQ:CHEF – Get Free Report) and Jeronimo Martins SGPS (OTCMKTS:JRONY – Get Free Report) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, dividends, risk and institutional ownership.
Profitability
This table compares Chefs’ Warehouse and Jeronimo Martins SGPS’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Chefs’ Warehouse | 2.09% | 16.95% | 5.19% |
| Jeronimo Martins SGPS | 1.73% | 20.03% | 4.24% |
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for Chefs’ Warehouse and Jeronimo Martins SGPS, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Chefs’ Warehouse | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3.00 |
| Jeronimo Martins SGPS | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3.00 |
Insider and Institutional Ownership
91.5% of Chefs’ Warehouse shares are held by institutional investors. 11.1% of Chefs’ Warehouse shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Chefs’ Warehouse and Jeronimo Martins SGPS”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Chefs’ Warehouse | $4.15 billion | 1.08 | $72.36 million | $2.10 | 52.18 |
| Jeronimo Martins SGPS | $40.71 billion | 0.31 | $732.02 million | $2.35 | 17.28 |
Jeronimo Martins SGPS has higher revenue and earnings than Chefs’ Warehouse. Jeronimo Martins SGPS is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Chefs’ Warehouse, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Risk and Volatility
Chefs’ Warehouse has a beta of 1.38, indicating that its share price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Jeronimo Martins SGPS has a beta of 0.79, indicating that its share price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Chefs’ Warehouse beats Jeronimo Martins SGPS on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Chefs’ Warehouse
The Chefs’ Warehouse, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, distributes specialty food and center-of-the-plate products in the United States, the Middle East, and Canada. The company’s product portfolio includes specialty food products, such as artisan charcuterie, specialty cheeses, unique oils and vinegars, truffles, caviar, chocolate, and pastry products; and center-of-the-plate products consisting of custom cut beef, seafood, and hormone-free poultry, as well as broadline food products comprising cooking oils, butter, eggs, milk, and flour. The company serves menu-driven independent restaurants, fine dining establishments, country clubs, hotels, caterers, culinary schools, bakeries, patisseries, chocolatiers, cruise lines, casinos, and specialty food stores. It markets its center-of-the-plate products directly to consumers through a mail and e-commerce platform. The Chefs’ Warehouse, Inc. was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in Ridgefield, Connecticut.
About Jeronimo Martins SGPS
Jerónimo Martins, SGPS, S.A. operates in the food distribution and specialized retail sectors in Portugal, Poland, and Colombia. The company operates through Portugal Retail; Portugal Cash & Carry; Poland Retail; Colombia Retail; and Others, Eliminations and Adjustments segments. It operates food stores under the Biedronka name; and a chain of health and beauty stores under the Hebe banner in Poland, as well as food stores under the Ara name in Colombia. The company also operates supermarkets under the Pingo Doce banner; and cash and carry stores under the Recheio name in Portugal, and under the Bodega del Canasto name in Colombia. In addition, it operates restaurants under the Pingo Doce name; para-pharmacies and petrol stations under Bem-Estar brand; and clothing under Code brand. Further, the company operates coffee shops and kiosks under the Jeronymo name; and chocolates and confectionary retail stores under Hussel name. Additionally, the company engages in human resources top management, real estate management and administration, training, and saline brackish waters aquaculture; wholesale of fruit and vegetables; retail management, consultancy, and logistics activities; purchase and sale of real estate; growing of crops and farming of animals; retail sale of health and beauty products; manufacture of milk and dairy products; rental of air transport equipment; and provision of business portfolio management, financial, and sea passenger water transport services. It is also involved in the trading and distribution of consumer goods; retail and wholesale of non-food products; other business support service activities; and provision of services in the area of wholesale and retail distribution. The company was founded in 1792 and is headquartered in Lisbon, Portugal. Jerónimo Martins, SGPS, S.A. operates as a subsidiary of Sociedade Francisco Manuel Dos Santos, S.G.P.S., S.A.
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