Zacks Research Analysts Boost Earnings Estimates for SFM

Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. (NASDAQ:SFM) – Research analysts at Zacks Research increased their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for Sprouts Farmers Market in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, March 6th. Zacks Research analyst S. Singh now forecasts that the company will earn $1.53 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $1.28. 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 FY2025 earnings at $4.65 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.74 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $5.26 EPS.

Sprouts Farmers Market (NASDAQ:SFM) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, February 20th. The company reported $0.79 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.72 by $0.07. The business had revenue of $2 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.96 billion. Sprouts Farmers Market had a net margin of 4.93% and a return on equity of 29.86%.

Several other research analysts also recently weighed in on the stock. Jefferies Financial Group upped their target price on shares of Sprouts Farmers Market from $119.00 to $139.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 25th. Evercore ISI increased their price objective on shares of Sprouts Farmers Market from $155.00 to $160.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, December 3rd. Bank of America increased their price objective on shares of Sprouts Farmers Market from $165.00 to $185.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 11th. The Goldman Sachs Group increased their price objective on shares of Sprouts Farmers Market from $174.00 to $200.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, February 21st. Finally, Roth Mkm increased their price objective on shares of Sprouts Farmers Market from $105.00 to $146.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, February 21st. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $154.00.

Sprouts Farmers Market Price Performance

Shares of SFM stock opened at $136.97 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $13.50 billion, a PE ratio of 36.43, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.31 and a beta of 0.67. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $150.28 and a 200-day simple moving average of $133.42. The company has a current ratio of 1.13, a quick ratio of 0.59 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01. Sprouts Farmers Market has a twelve month low of $60.46 and a twelve month high of $178.99.

Insider Transactions at Sprouts Farmers Market

In related news, CEO Jack Sinclair sold 30,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated 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 sale, the chief executive officer now owns 163,862 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $24,454,764.88. This trade represents a 15.47 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director Joe Fortunato sold 5,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, March 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $144.80, for a total transaction of $724,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now directly owns 28,571 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,137,080.80. This trade represents a 14.89 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders have sold 47,264 shares of company stock worth $6,995,193. 1.10% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Trading of Sprouts Farmers Market

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Total Wealth Planning & Management Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Sprouts Farmers Market in the 4th quarter worth about $613,000. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH acquired a new position in Sprouts Farmers Market during the 4th quarter valued at about $14,198,000. Brucke Financial Inc. acquired a new position in Sprouts Farmers Market during the 4th quarter valued at about $271,000. Jefferies Financial Group Inc. increased its stake 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 during the period. Finally, Virtue Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in Sprouts Farmers Market during the 4th quarter valued at about $996,000.

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.