Research Analysts Issue Forecasts for Sweetgreen Q1 Earnings

Sweetgreen, Inc. (NYSE:SG) – Analysts at William Blair issued their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for Sweetgreen in a report released on Monday, January 20th. William Blair analyst S. Zackfia anticipates that the company will earn ($0.17) per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Sweetgreen’s current full-year earnings is ($0.74) per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Sweetgreen’s Q3 2025 earnings at ($0.11) EPS and Q4 2025 earnings at ($0.14) EPS.

Several other equities analysts also recently weighed in on SG. KeyCorp began coverage on shares of Sweetgreen in a research note on Wednesday, December 11th. They issued a “sector weight” rating on the stock. Citigroup upgraded shares of Sweetgreen from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and lifted their price objective for the company from $44.00 to $49.00 in a report on Friday, January 10th. The Goldman Sachs Group reissued a “neutral” rating and issued a $40.00 price objective on shares of Sweetgreen in a research report on Friday, November 8th. Morgan Stanley dropped their price target on shares of Sweetgreen from $32.00 to $28.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday. Finally, UBS Group raised their price target on Sweetgreen from $37.00 to $45.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, November 8th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $41.20.

Sweetgreen Stock Performance

NYSE:SG opened at $29.13 on Wednesday. The company has a fifty day moving average of $35.64 and a two-hundred day moving average of $33.85. Sweetgreen has a fifty-two week low of $10.09 and a fifty-two week high of $45.12. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.37 billion, a PE ratio of -37.35 and a beta of 2.38.

Sweetgreen (NYSE:SG) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, November 7th. The company reported ($0.18) EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.16) by ($0.02). The firm had revenue of $173.43 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $173.67 million. Sweetgreen had a negative return on equity of 18.82% and a negative net margin of 13.27%. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned ($0.22) EPS.

Insider Buying and Selling at Sweetgreen

In related news, CFO Mitch Reback sold 8,000 shares of Sweetgreen stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, January 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $33.13, for a total transaction of $265,040.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer now owns 350,981 shares in the company, valued at approximately $11,628,000.53. This trade represents a 2.23 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, insider Nicolas Jammet sold 170,199 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, December 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $37.73, for a total transaction of $6,421,608.27. Following the transaction, the insider now directly owns 1,760,034 shares in the company, valued at $66,406,082.82. The trade was a 8.82 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders sold 648,838 shares of company stock valued at $25,065,773. Corporate insiders own 21.52% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Hollencrest Capital Management acquired a new position in shares of Sweetgreen during the 3rd quarter valued at $35,000. KBC Group NV grew its stake in Sweetgreen by 29.1% in the third quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 3,127 shares of the company’s stock worth $111,000 after purchasing an additional 704 shares in the last quarter. Quest Partners LLC lifted its stake in Sweetgreen by 68.4% during the third quarter. Quest Partners LLC now owns 4,256 shares of the company’s stock worth $151,000 after purchasing an additional 1,728 shares during the last quarter. Sachetta LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Sweetgreen by 37.6% in the 4th quarter. Sachetta LLC now owns 4,324 shares of the company’s stock valued at $139,000 after buying an additional 1,182 shares during the period. Finally, Daiwa Securities Group Inc. bought a new position in shares of Sweetgreen during the third quarter valued at approximately $155,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 95.75% of the company’s stock.

Sweetgreen Company Profile

Sweetgreen, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, operates fast food restaurants serving healthy foods at scale in the United States. The company also accepts orders through its online and mobile ordering platforms, as well as sells gift cards that do not have an expiration date and can be redeemed. The company was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.