Q2 EPS Forecast for Sprouts Farmers Market Lifted by Analyst

Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. (NASDAQ:SFM) – Research analysts at Zacks Research upped their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Sprouts Farmers Market in a research note issued on Thursday, March 6th. Zacks Research analyst S. Singh now forecasts that the company will earn $1.12 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $1.10. The consensus estimate for Sprouts Farmers Market’s current full-year earnings is $4.29 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Sprouts Farmers Market’s Q3 2025 earnings at $1.06 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.94 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.29 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.20 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.04 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $5.86 EPS.

Sprouts Farmers Market (NASDAQ:SFM) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 20th. The company reported $0.79 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.72 by $0.07. The firm had revenue of $2 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.96 billion. Sprouts Farmers Market had a return on equity of 29.86% and a net margin of 4.93%.

A number of other brokerages have also weighed in on SFM. Wells Fargo & Company upped their target price on Sprouts Farmers Market from $140.00 to $170.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Friday, February 21st. Bank of America upped their target price on Sprouts Farmers Market from $165.00 to $185.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 11th. BMO Capital Markets upped their target price on Sprouts Farmers Market from $140.00 to $180.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a research note on Friday, February 21st. Jefferies Financial Group upped their target price on Sprouts Farmers Market from $119.00 to $139.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 25th. Finally, StockNews.com upgraded Sprouts Farmers Market from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, February 21st. Nine equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Sprouts Farmers Market has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $154.00.

Sprouts Farmers Market Stock Performance

Shares of SFM opened at $136.97 on Friday. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $150.11 and its 200 day simple moving average is $132.66. The stock has a market capitalization of $13.50 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.43, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.31 and a beta of 0.63. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01, a quick ratio of 0.59 and a current ratio of 1.13. Sprouts Farmers Market has a 52-week low of $60.46 and a 52-week high of $178.99.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Total Wealth Planning & Management Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Sprouts Farmers Market in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $613,000. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH bought a new position in Sprouts Farmers Market during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $14,198,000. Brucke Financial Inc. bought a new position in Sprouts Farmers Market during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $271,000. Jefferies Financial Group Inc. increased its position in Sprouts Farmers Market by 16.9% during the 4th quarter. Jefferies Financial Group Inc. now owns 26,238 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,334,000 after buying an additional 3,788 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Virtue Capital Management LLC bought a new position in Sprouts Farmers Market during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $996,000.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director Joe Fortunato sold 5,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, March 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $144.80, for a total value of $724,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 28,571 shares in the company, valued at $4,137,080.80. This trade represents a 14.89 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Jack Sinclair sold 30,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, December 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $149.24, for a total value of $4,477,200.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 163,862 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $24,454,764.88. The trade was a 15.47 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 47,264 shares of company stock worth $6,995,193. 1.10% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Sprouts Farmers Market Company Profile

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.