Roth Capital Issues Positive Outlook for SFM Earnings

Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. (NASDAQ:SFM) – Investment analysts at Roth Capital boosted their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Sprouts Farmers Market in a research note issued on Thursday, October 31st. Roth Capital analyst W. Kirk now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $1.32 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $1.19. The consensus estimate for Sprouts Farmers Market’s current full-year earnings is $3.40 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Sprouts Farmers Market’s Q2 2025 earnings at $1.16 EPS.

Sprouts Farmers Market (NASDAQ:SFM) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 30th. The company reported $0.91 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.77 by $0.14. Sprouts Farmers Market had a net margin of 4.73% and a return on equity of 29.02%. The firm had revenue of $1.95 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.88 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $0.65 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 13.6% on a year-over-year basis.

Several other research analysts have also weighed in on the company. Bank of America lifted their target price on Sprouts Farmers Market from $115.00 to $135.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, October 25th. BMO Capital Markets lifted their price objective on Sprouts Farmers Market from $102.00 to $140.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a report on Thursday. Royal Bank of Canada initiated coverage on Sprouts Farmers Market in a research note on Thursday, September 12th. They set a “sector perform” rating and a $107.00 target price for the company. Evercore ISI lifted their price target on shares of Sprouts Farmers Market from $125.00 to $130.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 22nd. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company upped their price target on shares of Sprouts Farmers Market from $90.00 to $130.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Thursday. Nine equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Sprouts Farmers Market presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $115.40.

Sprouts Farmers Market Trading Up 1.4 %

Shares of NASDAQ SFM opened at $130.21 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.44, a current ratio of 1.03 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01. Sprouts Farmers Market has a twelve month low of $39.98 and a twelve month high of $135.10. The company’s fifty day moving average is $109.56 and its 200-day moving average is $90.87. The stock has a market cap of $13.04 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 37.63, a P/E/G ratio of 2.73 and a beta of 0.56.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Crewe Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Sprouts Farmers Market by 223.5% in the second quarter. Crewe Advisors LLC now owns 317 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,000 after buying an additional 219 shares during the last quarter. V Square Quantitative Management LLC acquired a new stake in Sprouts Farmers Market during the 3rd quarter valued at $38,000. Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. bought a new position in Sprouts Farmers Market during the second quarter worth $29,000. Quarry LP increased its holdings in shares of Sprouts Farmers Market by 1,425.8% in the second quarter. Quarry LP now owns 473 shares of the company’s stock valued at $40,000 after purchasing an additional 442 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Waldron Private Wealth LLC acquired a new position in shares of Sprouts Farmers Market in the third quarter valued at $60,000.

Insider Transactions at Sprouts Farmers Market

In other Sprouts Farmers Market news, insider Dustin Hamilton sold 500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, August 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $97.52, for a total transaction of $48,760.00. Following the sale, the insider now directly owns 27,188 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,651,373.76. The trade was a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. In other Sprouts Farmers Market news, insider Dustin Hamilton sold 500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, August 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $97.52, for a total transaction of $48,760.00. Following the transaction, the insider now owns 27,188 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,651,373.76. The trade was a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, CEO Jack Sinclair sold 5,714 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, October 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $112.41, for a total value of $642,310.74. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 211,004 shares in the company, valued at approximately $23,718,959.64. This represents a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 57,543 shares of company stock valued at $5,751,870 over the last 90 days. 1.10% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

About Sprouts Farmers Market

Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the retailing of fresh, natural, and organic food products under the Sprouts brand in the United States. It offers perishable product categories, including fresh produce, meat and meat alternatives, seafood, deli, bakery, floral, and dairy and dairy alternatives; and non-perishable product categories, such as grocery, vitamins and supplements, bulk items, frozen foods, beer and wine, and natural health and body care.